Support Group

We're realizing more and more that there's an innate connection between engaged couples. Whether they had something to talk about or relate over before doesn't matter once the engagement ring is out of the box.

There are three or four other couples we know who are at various stages of planning their weddings, ranging from getting married next week to getting married in August next year. When we see either half of these couples, it's non-stop wedding talk. Even though you're conscious of how bored the people around you are or that it's all you talk about together, you just can't stop yourselves.

It makes sense, however. Just as new high school graduates, or transplanted people with the same origin find a bond over the positive stress in their lives, so too do engaged couples. We have shared tips and gotten opinions on absolutely everything possible - from photographers to reception sites to how big is too big for a wedding party to whether the garter toss is still a good idea or if it's appropriate to tackle Uncle Joe when he's had too much to drink and steals the mic from behind the DJs booth. We brag about our bargains and bookings and stress about decisions yet to be made, hoping someone else has the answer.

If someone started a weekly support group for engaged couples in their area, they'd be the next big thing.