I know, right? It’s like, one of only five or so imperfections about the city. The places I’m thinking of are in Orange County; if you’re ever up in the Tustin/Irvine area, check out Haveli, India Cook House, or (for weekday lunch only, but a great value) Vishnu.

Haha, my boyfriend is so not a planner. I am, but also, it’s hard work, and sometimes I worry about committing to someone who might leave all that work to me. But I’m feeling better about it since I asked him to plan something for my birthday last weekend, and he came through with a fun night of pizza and karaoke with…

I feel like there ought to be a site where people can share these things so others can get a good overview of their options. Maybe someone at ITD can run a feature like that? Ideally with a couple photos so you can see what $X or $Y spent on flowers will get you?

Yeah, that’s my other thing; I hate that they all do that, but at least the cheap stores pass the savings (slavings?) on to me.

I still feel like they ought to be required to disclose that upfront, but OK, at least they weren’t totally fleecing you. ;-)

I think it was especially confusing because she’s mad at the wrong person!

LOL, I have given this an ungodly amount of thought! My boyfriend and I aren’t technically engaged (I’m the one dragging her feet), but we’ve discussed marriage and weddings and I’ve realized over the past several months how completely unoriginal my own sentiments, which are very similar to yours, really are. I balk…

Somebody in a previous thread recommended this wedding budget calculator, which seems like a good way to calibrate your expectations before you start shopping around. http://www.costofwedding.com/index.cfm/acti…

Did you ever find out if this was a real tax, i.e. imposed by the government, or just some bullshit they hit you with because they could? It sounds hella shady.

Would you consider publishing your spreadsheet along with general geographic info for everyone’s edification?

I would want a fancy dress (probs not white)

I think 4 hours is pretty standard. I remember reading on a previous ITD thread a comment from a wedding photographer that s/he never took pictures toward the end of the reception anyway, because they always ended up looking terrible—by that time everyone’s hair and makeup have gotten sloppy, everyone’s drunk, and…

Honestly—no snark intended, I promise—why even go down to Mexico? If you’re in California and can drive to coastal Mexico in under an hour, can’t you also drive to the beach in San Diego? If it’s really just a few people, I bet you don’t even have to book a venue; you could just have one of them get ordained online,…

Shhh, don’t give these people ideas!

You mean well-placed resentment at Catherine (the niece/bride/college dropout), right? Because she seems to be mostly mad at Mary (her sister/mother of the bride/the one who suggested a payment on the loan in lieu of a gift, but didn’t give a gift when Anne’s daughter got married), which I think is maybe a little…

I hope you’re wrong, but you may be right. He hasn’t issued any public statements on the matter except once when he said something huffy about this session not being an appropriate forum for the topic. Maybe a few calls from constituents could shame him into doing the right thing?

This is why context is important, though. Feminists argue that it’s problematic that only conventionally attractive women get to be on TV and in movies. Others retort that of course only hot people get jobs that are obviously about looks. Feminists point out that lots of men who aren’t conventionally attractive get…

I mean, I’m kind of tempted to take a shit in your shower too, so are you sure it was his weight and not your personality?

To be fair, I have done this to smuggle alcohol onto the beach, where it is prohibited, which is fucking dumb. But I doubt that’s what was going on here. Putting vodka in a water bottle is definitely about hiding it, and in this case, probably about hiding his alcoholism too.

FWIW, I’ve found that cheap places like SuperCuts usually offer a very inexpensive dry cut with no products used at all. I usually go to this guy I’ve been seeing forever who does a very diligent (and veeeeeery slow) job on my highlights, but sometimes I just want a quick trim in between so I hit the nearby Great…