Couture, Cash & the Canceled Wedding
by Amalah
Amy! Please, I need help. My fiance and I just called off our wedding–not the getting married part, the wedding part. We’re going down to the courthouse with our parents and then going to dinner instead. We just can’t go through with all of that big wedding stuff–we cut it down as far as we [...]
Beauty Mythbusters: Wearing White After Labor Day
by Amalah
Hola Amalah! I’m a fairly new reader of your blogs, but that hasn’t stopped me from giving you my full attention and devotion. As such, I need some advice on the long standing “white after Labor Day” rule… and fast! My bridal shower is coming up in 2 weeks (Sept 30th), and I bought a [...]
Your Guide to Photo-Friendly Cosmetics
by Amalah
Dear Amalah, Oh my holy hell. I look like washed-up crap in photographs. Why is this? Why can’t I have skin-colored skin? I didn’t used to be so ghostly whiiiiiite! Okay, background: I am a natural strawberry-blond (glad you didn’t take the fake red route with your hair, which looks fab, BTW), pale-ish skin, some [...]
Are Tattoos a Wedding Taboo?
by Amalah
(I feel the need to confess that today’s column is being written in our basement, which is currently the only area of the house that’s NOT undergoing renovations and does not have plastic draped floor to ceiling. This would be okay, except that we never purchased any seating for down here, save for a large [...]
Can You Wear White to a Wedding?
by Amalah
I have a wedding to attend in July, and after much purchasing and returning and gnashing of teeth, I think I have my outfit picked out. Because, you know, the focus is totally going to be on ME, a random guest, and not that bride-type person. So, anyway, I’m thinking I’m good to go, right? [...]
Nice Day for a White Wedding
by Amalah
Hello Amy, I have a question about appropriate wedding attire. I’ve been invited to about 3 summer weddings. Is it okay to wear a white dress as a female guest? If it helps, this is the dress I’m trying to decide to buy. Thanks, Emily As eye-rolly as I get sometimes about weddings and bridezillas [...]
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