Rebels' Guide

If you spend a few moments in a  glossy wedding magazine, or reading some stupid article about weddings from the mainstream media within the first few moments you’re often provided the timely reminder that a wedding is either: the most important day of your life, the best day of your life, or the most expensive day of your life It’s more than likely that your wedding is one or all of those statuses. I’ve got a crazy proposal however. Maybe your wedding isn’t the most important day, maybe the day you’re currently in, the now is the most important day. There’s no such thing as future love, or past love. Love, and loving someone can’t exist outside of the present, it’s an activity that can only occur in the now. Maybe your marriage is more important than your wedding. Maybe your wedding isn’t the best day, but your best is yet to come. Maybe your marriage is one that didn’t peak on day zero, but your marriage is a union that has t...

I’m sorry. The headline was designed to  make you feel something. Designed to get you into the article, I really wanted you to read it! In the media world this kind of thing is called clickbait, but this article isn’t. There’s not even a top 10 list! The headline is an actual thought I had last week as I was scrolling through Instagram. I thought, why is everyone wearing the same kind of dress when they get married. It’s like some sort of uniform. I’m also acutely aware of my position in this argument. Firstly, I’m not a dress-wearer. I’m also a caucasian Australian male, which places me dead in the middle of the group of people identified by the label of “people with too many options being shared” but I’m hoping I could provide some food for thought in this noisy court of opinion nonetheless. So, back to the wedding dresses. I’ve got a problem with them. And it’s got nothing to do with being white, or laced, or puffy, or strapless. It’s with the fact that there’s a category, a genre, ...