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Product of the Day: Bachelorette Party Invitations
Bachelor and bachelorette parties are so odd to me. Some of them seem to undermine the symbolism of the romantic gesture of getting married. Like, how does having a stripper grind on you during a lap dance signify that you're ready to walk down the aisle with your sweetie?
Party Week Round Up!
As wedding season continues on the Sugar Network, today we wrap up Party Week! In case you missed anything, here's the wrap up:
- Do you think Ready to Party Penelope has to have her maid of honor plan her bachelorette party?
- Do you think it's a good idea or a bad idea to ask your fiance what went on at his bachelor party?
- If you're planning a shower for your friend the bride this summer, make sure to study up on shower etiquette
- If you had a "fling before the ring" at your bachelorette party, would you tell?
- What would you do if your bridesmaid was badmouthing your fiance at your bachelorette party? Some are saying you can't like everyone....
Does my Maid of Honor Have to Plan my Bachelorette Party?
Dear Sugar,
I am getting married this summer and talk of my bachelorette party is starting to swirl. My maid of honor is my best friend from childhood. Our mothers have been best friends forever and we were both the only girls in our families, so we are more like sisters than friends-- she's the best!
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Wedding Parties Week in Review
Just in case you missed any of the wedding party week coverage here on Dear, you can check out my recap below!
- Coed parties are the new trend, but are they a good idea or a bad idea?
- Learn all the proper etiquette when it comes to throwing a bachelorette party or bridal shower.
- What do you think? How many pre-wedding parties are too many?
- Managing family issues during your wedding can be a real struggle, so check out my advice for dealing with a demanding sister-in-law, estranged relatives, and a familial rift.
Grab Bag! How to Throw a Party Like a Lady
- January Jones's disappointing appearance on SNL did include one funny-ish skit on how to throw a party like a lady. — The Frisky
- Parents get warmer reactions if they reveal they're expecting a boy rather than a girl. — Salon
- 10 actors who look fierce in drag.
"What Is His Deal?"
This post comes from Group Therapy in our TrèsSugar Community. Feel free to add your advice in the comments!
My friend (let’s call her Laura) recently introduced me to a good male friend of hers (let’s call him Mark) at a Halloween party.
Ask a Party Planner: Should I Date Outside My Religion?
Conventional Wisdom is a different kind of advice column. Your questions will be answered by people from all walks of life rather than by advice experts. If you have a question you'd like answered on Conventional Wisdom, you can submit it here.
Sunday Confessional: She's Jealous of Her Daughter
We're mixing things up this week and taking an anonymous confession from our new Confession Booth group for you all to weigh in on! This confessor finds herself wanting her daughter's suitor.
Am I a bad person?
Week in Weird News: Indian Party Buys Slumdog Song
- Political Party in India Buys Rights to Slumdog Song — India's ruling party in congress has bought the rights to the Oscar-winning song "Jai Ho" from Slumdog Millionaire.
- Happy 108th (or 111th) Birthday to Woman in Michigan! — Centenarian Mattie Caldweel celebrated her birthday last week, but she can't remember what year she was born, and there are no legal records since she was born at home!
- Iowa's Department of the Elderly Ditches "DOA" Renaming — Lawmakers didn't realize that renaming the Deportment of Elder Affairs to the Department on Aging would give it the same acronym as "dead on arrival."
- Boobs Not Bombs — About 100 women in Paraguay protested nukes by going nude this week.
- Man Charged After Sitting Through Six Green Lights — A chorus of honking horns led police to a man asleep at the wheel in the middle of an intersection. The driver was later charged with a DUI.
Do Shows Like Gossip Girl Accurately Reflect College Life?
In an article in the New York Post today, real-life NYU students respond to Gossip Girl's depiction of NYU freshman orientation. What do they think of the show's fictional keg parties on rooftops, characters requesting who they want to room with to the Housing Office, and the notion that NYU is cheaper than Yale? (Here's a Buzz recap of this week's goings-on to refresh your memories!)
Although one blogger gives the thumbs up to the show's reference to an "Art & the World" class he actually took his freshman year at Tisch, another one disses the idea of a rooftop party.
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