Rona Barrett was a guilty pleasure and she was definitely a hard worker, but she is not the pioneering queen of Hollywood gossip. that title is shared by Louella Parsons and Hedda Hopper. Hedda and Louella were absolutely feared and placated in Hollywood because they could make and destroy careers. Hedda even…

Wilmette is about 2 hundred yards north of me right now. How strange when national news happens where you live.

OMG I would love it if one of my clients did this. And they passed out ponchos to the first few pews a la Gallagher.

Yes. There are so many options for every price point that no one should feel like they are not in control of their wedding. If a vendor makes you feel pressured, look elsewhere and tell them why! I would be mortified if one of my clients told me they felt pushed into spending more than they want. The paper stuff isn’t…

HOLY SHIT THIS IS TOTALLY BRILLIANT

They’re hardy animals, unlike those sissy longhorns.

Don’t worry, the muddy goat will be trailed by the RSVP donkey. Just dip your hand in any type of grime and leave a handprint on the donkey indicating your requested number of guests.

It reminds me of the scorn heaped upon romance novels, a genre written and read almost entirely by women. Mystery, horror, thriller - also genre, but by pure coincidence, male-dominated and respectable. Industries devoted to the obsessive planning of car detailing, model airplane painting, and lifting heavy things?…

To be fair, wedding clients take up much, much more time. Months. I spend anywhere from 4-9 months with my wedding clients, whereas a shower invitation may only take up 2 weeks of my time. If someone were to meet with me and have everything wrapped up in two weeks, their price would be the same as if it was a 1yo’s…

Oh, I AM judging. She wrote that I Thee Dread article just a few years ago shitting on single people who don’t plan on marrying for wanting some attention, then turns around a few years later and gets her wedding placed (and, trust me, you have to pursue that publicity) in the fucking New York Times. Oh, I guess her…

It sounds like you’re one of the good ones in the Wedding Industrial Complex, but I’m pretty sure that I read that Halliburton is the largest supplier of wedding flowers and most cake toppers are constructed by Lockheed-Martin.

People that need extra money don’t spend the money they do have on things they don’t need or want in the hopes that someone will pay them more than it’s worth. I’ve been on eBay for 11 years and most resellers are either students spending their parents’ money or bored housewives.

If you buy one of each item, that’s whatever. It’s more so the people who clean house and leave nothing for people trying to actually something at an affordable price.

It’s opening a semi-permanent outpost in Chicago next year. Simultaneously as they put a touring company on the road. It’s ambitious as hell, but LMM is nothing less than committed to making the show accessible to those who otherwise wouldn’t have much of an option.

And that, ladies and gentleman, is how LaComtesse finally scored a ticket for Novemeber*. Now, if you’ll excuse me...

Wow, you’re dumb.

You should go back and read her comment. And then maybe tone down your own.

You want to hear something funny? Here is a funny story. These days, legislatures are going crazy with imposing fingerprinting and background check requirements on ALL kinds of crap, sure, strippers, but also, for example, little league coaches. I work in government affairs, so I have seen who lobbies for this…

A degree of regulations for ride-sharing is a good idea and Uber and Lyft are being shady and ridiculous, but Austin is a fucking mess. As a resident, it has been frustrating as hell to vote time after time for better infrastructure, only to have the majority of voters go against the, admittedly imperfect,…

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