The REAL Reasons I'm Not Married

Akoshia Yoba, 05/28/12

Co-author, 'Please Return My Phone Call: Preventing the Demise of Personal and Professional Relationships'

Passion is the rocket fuel of life; it is the energetic driving force behind anything that is done with excellence. When we bring passion to what we do, others can feel it.

Natasha Burton, 05/24/12

Staff Writer, HuffPost Weddings and HuffPost Divorce

But lest these remarks paint me as an irritated, bitter (no, I'm not yet married myself) observer of this behavior, I should let you in on a little secret: I'm going to give all these Facebook-updating gals a run for their money when it's my turn.

Jason Alderman, 05/23/12

Senior Director, Visa Inc.

What bride- or groom-to-be hasn't had nightmares about hurricane-force winds blowing over the reception tent or a drunken cousin falling into the wedding cake?

Cathy Alter, 05/20/12

DC-Based Author

All this overzealous preparedness was probably a way of managing my anxiety, a belief that as long as I packed those fourteen tubes of lipstick, I'd avoid another kind of travel emergency.

Sarah Pekkanen, 05/10/12

Author

As a former journalist, I was taught to look for telling details that illustrate a larger truth. And I knew the homes Glenn and I grew up with summarized the differences we would need to bridge.

Anne Naylor, 05/16/12

Personal motivation consultant and author

To learn about what makes a marriage work, I talked to several couples who are still happily married after 30 years or more, and explored the advice of professional relationship counsellors.

Darcie Maranich, 05/14/12

Blogger

Four and a half months after his sudden deployment, Jeff was sent home. The girls and I made T-shirts with catchy slogans: Welcome Home Baghdaddy; Glad You're Back from Iraq.

Kathryn Hamm, 05/10/12

Gay and lesbian wedding pioneer

On an otherwise unremarkable day -- May 9, 2012 -- you touched my heart when you 'came out' and said publicly that you have come to believe that same-sex couples deserve more than civil unions and should be allowed to marry legally.

Stephanie Hallett, 05/08/12

Associate Editor, HuffPost Weddings

You should only propose to someone because you love them and because you want to spend the rest of your life with them. Not for any other reason. If you propose out of guilt, both parties will become resentful.

Sharon Sacks, 04/26/12

President and Founder, Sacks Productions

A destination wedding is much more intimate than a large, grand wedding, and intimacy is the key reason destinations are so popular, whether you have a guest list of 10 or 100.

Meredith Bodgas, 05/04/12

Blogger, MeritalBliss.com

My sister got the invite, and since she's not seeing anyone and I live a quick cab ride away from the venue, I'm coming along as her guest -- which made me think of some things I wish plus-ones didn't do at weddings.

Kate L. Harrison, 05/01/12

CEO, Green Bride Guide

As an engaged couple, you have a nearly infinite number of choices to make. Incorporating earth-friendly elements takes little, if any, additional effort when you have the right resources.

Devan Sipher, 04/05/12

Author, 'The Wedding Beat'

Not everyone wants to have their wedding announced in The New York Times. It just seems like they do when you write for the wedding section.

Linh Calhoun, 05/01/12

COO at Exclusively Weddings

Gone are the days when the only choice a bride had was to go into her local stationery store and turn page after page after page of enormous wedding invitation binders.

Vikki Ziegler, 04/30/12

Family law attorney, TV Analyst, Author, Adjunct Professor at Fordham Law

Because Brad and Angelina have a lot to lose in the event they divorce, both financially and emotionally, they need to truly work on staying happily married from the beginning.

Gina Visram, 04/27/12

Founder, Limitless Coaching

Inspired by some of the events of the royal couple's first year of marriage, here are three tips for newlyweds who want to move swiftly from the post-wedding blues to post-wedding productivity!

Nicole Janowicz, 04/25/12

One bride in particular asked my advice on how to wear different ceremony and reception dresses, while maintaining a consistent style. My conversation with said bride inspired this article because I know she is not the only woman grappling how to wear two different dresses, while maintaining one overall look.