I've learned that marriage is all about finding creative ways to ask for permission

like, 'Honey, can I turn the thermostat down?' is actually just code for 'Can I still be in charge of something?'

I thought I knew my family well before planning our wedding.

Turns out, some relatives are like volatile chemicals; best kept in separate containers on the seating chart.

They say marriage is all about compromise.

Which, in our house, means I get to control the thermostat... when my wife isn't looking.

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.