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Follow on Google News |  APracticalWedding.com Transitions from Blog to Online Magazine with New Website DesignBy: A Practical Wedding APW has grown immensely since its inception 5-and-half years ago, and the thousands of pages of inspiration, wisdom, real weddings and resources have — until now — been buried under a blog-like navigation system. Keene and her stalwart team have implemented a complete redesign of the website, and in this, have grown their blog-like community to a full-fledged online magazine with hordes of real weddings in courthouses, backyards, restaurants, churches and the like. Readers may now get happily lost in browsing, clicking and commenting on the wedding features, along with smartly written essays on relevant and interesting topics ranging from not ever making it to the altar, to change or not change your name, combining finances, equality in marriage, marriage equality, making decisions as a couple, retaining your identity, children changing everything (or not), and Keene’s brilliant side section: Reclaiming Wife, which explores a woman’s “role” in marriage, life and society at large in a “critical theorist meets best friend let’s discuss this over wine” kind of way that envelops her readers in an “I understand you” format. With the newly minted layout, readers new and old will be able to expertly navigate nearly six years of articles, as well as join the conversations, suggest new threads and be welcomed into the folds of the heartfelt, supportive community that Keene and her team have built. THE NEW HOME FOR A PRACTICAL WEDDING Designed and developed by Cooper House, A Practical Wedding’s new online home is as colorful and fun as a Kate Spade Christmas ad and as inviting as a bustling, aromatic coffeehouse with an open seat always reserved for you. What’s new on apracticalwedding.com: “Wedding trends come and go, which means that most of the information featured on popular wedding websites becomes irrelevant before it's even had a chance to sink in,” says Keene. “But the stories featured on APW never go out of style, because they're about the parts of wedding planning that really matter, like navigating complicated family relationships and staying true to yourself while planning a wedding (without going into debt.) Our new navigation and information display allows users to easily find content that speaks to the exact situation they might be facing at this very moment, from someone who's lived it. With our archives displayed in a new user-friendly calendar-format (with the option to display in list or thumbnail format), readers can scroll through the robust history of APW's content to find everything from how to self-DJ your wedding with an iPod to how to plan a wedding with divorced parents and everything in between. For new users, our Pre-Engaged, Engaged, and Married pages introduce readers to the basic philosophies of APW and direct them to some of the most helpful articles we've ever published (because posts on how to merge finances never go out of style, right?) We used to joke that APW's tagline was ‘The best content you can't find.’ We consider that problem solved. Now we've just got some of the best content on weddings, marriage and life that you'll come across online, all contained within the supportive online community that you've been looking for.” Team Practical continues to publish new articles daily with a unifying theme each month, such as family, feminism and friendship. “This hybrid format merges the best of what blogs provide — new daily content rich in storytelling and visual appeal — and what magazines provide — regular features organized under a cohesive monthly theme,” explains Keene. 1,000 BRIDES IN PANTS Especially exciting with the re-launch of apracticalwedding.com is Keene’s newest brainchild: 1,000 Brides in Pants. “1,000 Brides in Pants was born of a bit of a verbal barroom brawl,” says Keene. She was discussing APW's mission of promoting feminist weddings over some whisky, and a friend asked, "How can feminist weddings even be a thing, if women don't feel like they can wear pants on their wedding days?" Challenge accepted, and 1,000 Brides in Pants was born. “One of the early feminist fights was getting women the right to wear pants,” says Keene. “As hard fought as that right was, most of us don't think about when we pull on our jeans in the morning. On our wedding day, however, different rules apply. Outside of the queer community, very few women even consider pants to be an option when getting hitched. You may not own a single skirt, but when it comes to shopping for your wedding outfit, the only acceptable option seems to be a dress.” To celebrate the re-launch of A Practical Wedding, Meg Keene and her team of editors have launched the 1,000 Brides in Pants project. They aim to collect inspiration to prove that you can wear a (hot as hell) pants ensemble, and still feel as bridal as you wanna. They'll be sharing photos of women who wore pants to their weddings, along with information about that First Wave Feminist fight to give us sartorial options. The goal is not to convince women that they should wear pants to get hitched (because we all still love a good dress), but to start a conversation about why we feel like our wedding options are limited to dresses. Beyond that, we hope to discuss the basic rights that the feminist movement has gotten us, and where we can go next. Hi-res images of Meg Keene, copies of A Practical Wedding: Creative Solutions for Planning a Beautiful, Affordable, and Meaningful Celebration, artwork and website screenshots are available upon request. http://apracticalwedding.com End
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