We wanted a small, intimate wedding.

Then we tried to trim the guest list and realized our definition of 'immediate family' included second cousins twice removed and everyone we'd ever met in line for coffee.

I've been thinking, marriage is like a great recipe

it takes a little bit of love, a lot of patience, and somehow, no matter what you put in, the in-laws are always a surprise ingredient

We started planning our wedding with a simple vision: close friends, family, and a modest budget.

Then we added our parents' friends, and their friends' friends, and now we're just crowd-funding a small town.

We thought we'd found the perfect wedding venue

until we realized the 'romantic garden' was actually just the groundskeeper's enthusiastic weed collection