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Welcome to Twenty & Change! Here, you'll find stories from York Daily Record's Generation Y'ers as they blog the many changes that come along in your 20s -- good and bad -- and, essentially, how to survive until you’re 30.
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Category Archives: Marriage
Take a break from wedding frenzy with movies
Sometimes wedding planning can get a bit overwhelming. Why not take a break and watch a movie about your upcoming big day!
Posted in Bethany Fehlinger, Entertainment, Marriage, Wedding
Tagged 27 Dresses, Bride Wars, dresses, Father of the Bride, License to Wed, Made of Honor, marriage, Monster-in-Law, My Best Friend's Wedding, My Big Fat Greek Wedding, nuptials, Runaway Bride, The Hangover, the proposal, The Wedding Singer, wedding, wedding crashers
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The high price of a wedding
Weddings now cost a small fortune — close to $30,000. However, 20-somethings have a larger debt load at about $45,000. How can we even afford to get hitched?
Posted in 20-something, Bethany Fehlinger, Generation Y, Love, Marriage, Money, Relationships, Wedding
Tagged 20-something, 20-somethings, budget, Cost of Wedding, debt, elopement, engaged, engagement, favors, flowers, marriage, rings, wedding, wedding institution
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What not to ask the newly engaged
Those who are newly engaged know they will bombarded with questions. However, this interrogation can ruin the joyful time between engaged and full-gear wedding planning. When you hear someone is engaged, do not ask these questions:
Posted in Bethany Fehlinger, Love, Marriage, Relationships, Wedding
Tagged awkward, do not ask, dress, engaged, engagement, marriage, married, questions, reception, should nots, shoulds, story, venue, wedding
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Always make time for friends and family
Sometimes life needs a little more late-night trips with friends and less bring-your-work-home-with-you stress.
Navigating my first bridal shower
Somehow, I’ve reached the age of 23 without attending a bridal shower. I’ve been invited to a few, but I was either out of town or already committed. I also skipped one accidentally because I wrote down the wrong date, … Continue reading
Posted in 20-something, Growing up, Marriage, Sarah Chain
Tagged bridal registry, bridal shower, first, gifts, lingerie shower, newbie, protocol, sarah chain, wedding
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Cohabitation not so great after all?
Cohabitation before marriage has become a hot topic as the new generation of adults emerges and screws with statistics. On Twenty & Change, we have talked about our experiences with it and study results in recent articles. We thought cohabitation … Continue reading
Posted in 20-something, Bethany Fehlinger, Cohabitating, Marriage, Relationships
Tagged cohabitation, cohabitation before marriage, cohabiting, Dr. Laurie Weiss, future, geek, marriage, Meg Jay, New York Times, prediction, Slate, The Downside of Cohabitation Before Marriage, Your Tango
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So, you’re going to be a bridesmaid? Saying ‘I do’ to more than ugly dresses
Forget the whole whiny “always a bridesmaid, never a bride” cliche. I was over the moon earlier this year when one of my best friends asked me to be part of her bridal party. OK, truthfully I cried because she … Continue reading
Posted in April Trotter, Growing up, Marriage, Uncategorized
Tagged 20-something, 20-somethings, bachelorette, bridal shower, bride, bridesmaid, budget, finance, first job, growing up, marriage, money, Pinterest, the knot
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Study: No need for a ring to be happy, healthy
I am Catholic and oh boy do I have a lot of that cradle-Catholic guilt. It doesn’t help that my parents egg it on even more. “He is sleeping on the couch, right?” is the first comment I got when … Continue reading
Posted in 20-something, Bethany Fehlinger, Cohabitating, Generation Y, Health, Marriage
Tagged cohabitation, cohabiting, cohabitors, divorce, finances, happiness, marriage, self-esteem
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New Year’s resolutions for the newly engaged
On New Year’s eve, we made a list. Last year, Andy and I made a list, too. Saturday night, we opened the sheet of paper marked with 2011′s goals and reflected on what we had and had not accomplished. Then … Continue reading
Posted in 20-something, Growing up, Love, Marriage, Relationships
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