Anyone else just started to get into the groove of wedding planning and then realize it’s almost time to move onto actual marriage?

My caffeinated brain switched from stress-mode to excitement and then back to stress all because I’m wondering how to be the best wife & future mom ever.

It’s okay. I cope by watching the most aesthetic, wifey Youtube videos in the tub, kind of like this:

I started WTF Bride a year ago to document life in the time leading up to THE WEDDING. It was a blog geared towards anyone who thought weddings were a big WTF.

You either didn’t grow up dreaming about that “princess moment”, didn’t know what the heck you were doing, thought pressure to get married was BS (because it’s the 21st century and we can have babies through science), or thought draining your wedding wallet to satisfy societal/cultural expectations SUCK (last time I checked, Society’s cheque bounced).

Then you found a friend in me!

I write for the Every Bride. The bride who can wear glass slippers on her wedding day, break those glass ceilings that are trying to crush her dreams, and take care of her family and friends.

Personally, I never saw myself getting married because I saw it as a dream-killer.

Instead, I saw myself in Givenchy-black with a croissant in hand, sitting at a cafe, and sourcing material for my novel through eavesdropped conversations. Where is marriage supposed to fit into that?

Then I found WTF Hubby, and I made room.

His love is the fuel that pushes through my bouts of resistance, not the sword that went through the heart of my creativity. So instead of being an exorcist that demonized the wedding industry, I changed my mind.

Maybe it’s because being a bride-to-be makes me the ultimate VIP passholder for mixed feelings. Maybe I hadn’t made enough bad wedding decisions to trip into a hole of false dichotomies about the industry. Whatever it is, I’m okay with my complex feelings about weddings.

There will be some thing wedding-related that we’ll love (yeah, that would be fashion, flowers, and food for me!) and decide to focus on. Then there will be other things we don’t care enough to give a side glance.

Our stories of love and resistance might never end up in the Bridal Magazines, but that doesn’t make them any less worthy! Maybe your story will empower couples to focus inwards and create a wedding vision that’s their very own. Maybe you’ll offer clarity.

The beautiful thing about weddings are the stories that come from them.

Are you ready to share your story? Use my contact form or email them to submit@wtfbride.com.

I can’t wait to hear from you!