Layne Ransom

I *love* winter wedding style + vibe options! From warm, cheery Christmastime to elegant, icy silvers and whites to New Year's Eve disco flashy fun! Here are gown and outfit options for these aesthetics (and more!) to help create your perfect winter wedding look.

Ex-wedding blogger here! If you wanna stand out from the crowd (in a like, good way) on your wedding day, you're in the right place.

Ex-wedding blogger here! Plus size wedding + formalwear recs from countless hours of ~research~ (online window shopping). I love drama, lace, fringe, color, and ethereal, unconventional pieces made with couture-level fit and attention to detail. Includes made-to-measure pieces and pieces with plus sizes on a standard size chart. Sections for both individual garments and designers/labels since a) some designers/labels do have some plus items, but aren't as fully size inclusive and b) it's fun to highlight the garments I'm really into!

Whether your Halloween wedding vibe is "moody floral centerpiece with a deer skull" or "our friend Derek got ordained so he can officiate as Dracula," here are great picks for mischievous, dramatic, creative, unforgettable Halloween weddings!

Flawless finishing touches for every wedding look.

No holds barred Halloween wedding? Just want an elegant black dress? Somewhere in between? Whatever your level of non-traditional, find your goth and/or black gown or outfit (and accessories to match) here.

I love sharing recs for all kinds of weddings, ceremonies, elopements, you name it! But I have a soft spot for fairy tale weddings. A fairy tale wedding isn't just one aesthetic--it can be an intimate boho elopement in the forest, a chic modern garden party affair with corset dresses for the bride(s) and wedding party, or a truly royal, luxurious ceremony at a castle in a princess gown and tiara. Fairy tale weddings are about what enchantment and romance look and feel like to the betrotheds, and sharing that with their loved ones. Below are outfit, accessories, decor, makeup, venue, and overall ~mood~ recs for making your fairy tale wedding come true.

"Modest wedding dress" does NOT = "boring wedding dress!" There’s no reason a modest gown can’t be stunning, unique, and exactly what you’re looking for. Find the modest wedding gown or outfit of your dreams!

Fall is a weighty yet whimsical season: the melancholy of falling leaves and children who play in them. Harvest means work, but also a feast! And of course, turning to the veil between the dead and living, a solemn occasion but with tricks and treats. For fall 2024, I’m feeling dresses that invoke majesty and grandeur with hints of playfulness and surprise, plus seasonally on theme, nature-inspired details. Here are my picks!

Summer is when everything feels fully alive. Backyards filled with fireflies. Bike rides by the beach, the smell of ocean air. Desert flowers, strawberry ice cream just starting to melt on the cone, golden sunsets, how the sunlight sparkles in blue water. And of course, sweet, nostalgic summer love. For my 2024 summer picks, I'm feeling celebratory color, unabashed drama, free-spirited festival-esque details, and butterflies-in-stomach romance. Here are my picks!

Spring 2024 bridal vibes: white blossoms, sunlight through branches, waking to the smell of rain and droplets on the window. Bright and fresh, romantic and airy, simple yet stunning. Here are my picks!

Recs from a plus size woman (12-18) who wants better for us than cold shoulder cut-outs! Designers/labels and individual garments.

Weird, shiny stuff for wonderful people!

I'm an amateur aerialist with 5ish years' total experience and started as a 100% beginner in my 20s. There's one aerials question friends ask the most: “so, how did you get started?”TL;DR: I found a studio in my area that welcomes total beginners of all ages and sizes, got WAY better at showing myself kindness about challenges and making mistakes, and leaned into everything that made me daydream-y and excited about challenging myself physically and creatively. (Note: do NOT try to teach yourself or train aerials on your own as a beginner! Huge safety issue and responsible instructors won't recommend it. It's why I don't include equipment or rig recs on this list; a studio should provide those to you.)The part about giving yourself kindness—well, that's all you! But this list—with studios, training and performance wear, learning aids, and performances to get you inspired—compiles the kind of info I can pass along. Since my training's focused almost exclusively on lyra/aerial hoop this list is slanted that direction, but there are good things here regardless of what apparatus you're into! Let's help you get in the air for the first time (and hopefully me, currently on a long hiatus due to work stress and injury, in a good mindset to for when I get back in the air too.)

Legit options for high filtration masks! No fakes here. Good for protection from COVID and other viruses, wildfire smoke, and environmental allergies.

Let me be so real for a sec: I’m a night owl. I like doing fun things. I love Austin. I’m also 35 and TIRED. If you’re like “me too” (literally and/or spiritually), hello! This list focuses on options that are a bit different, reasonably cheap, and kinda chill. I also HAVE to be COVID conscious + careful for my health and know it can be hard for folks like me to find ways to be a part of the community + just unwind, so this list is explicitly geared toward ideas + places that have more spacious outdoor areas that aren't bursting with people every single night, including weeknight options.

Been living in Austin 10+ years! Love our green spaces and swimming holes, excellent food of so many kinds, and witchy, oddball events and attractions. Here are my favorite things to see, taste, and experience!

Been living in Austin 10+ years! Here's the stuff I love to order.

Need an easy way to make money on the couch? Survey apps are a great option! Apps that pay in both cash and/or gift cards included.