Blog We Love: East Side Bride

Confidentials 1 May 2013

About the blogger: This blog needs no introduction. No, seriously – there is no introduction.

East Side Bride (ESB) first shook up the bridal blogosphere back in 2008 with her opening post titled ‘F* Wedding Planning’. And that has pretty much set the tone ever since.

As no two brides are the same (or people for that matter), why the hell we should all have identikit poufy dress, satin chair covers and, God forbid, wedding cakes made of cupcakes, is quite frankly beyond ESB.

If you want to read five years worth of indispensable material on all things wedding then I suggest you get some snack supplies and a commode.

This blog offers unadulterated wedding advice, so if you’re easily offended by someone saying your birdcage veil idea is 'tired, been done to death and never looks good in photographs', I’d suggest you go make nice over at confetti.co.uk instead.

But if you decide to stay, you’ll soon get used to ESB and her bouquet toting army of followers.

Naturally, they don’t always agree with each other but it makes for comments that are as fun to read as the posts themselves. And occasionally heated too.

Bridal bitchiness aside, for the most part the site is made up of wry and witty posts by ESB that have become a sanctum for brides-to-be who need a break from society’s expectations of weddings and a frank look at the fine details. Interfering relatives, the overuse of the word ‘vintage’ and bridesmaid drama is all on ESB’s hit list.

Speaking of which, she also has another blog titled My Maid of Honor is a Cunt, but that’s for another ‘Blog We Love’.

What's it about?

Look down the index on the left hand side of the blog and you’ll see ESB covers all matters of matrimony or otherwise. Avid readers even send in their wedding photos, dilemmas and stories to share with the ESB massive.

In true old school blog style, it’s a scroll and be damned type affair. If you want to read five years worth of indispensable material on all things wedding then I suggest you get some snack supplies and a commode.

Why do we love it?

Don’t get it twisted - this is not an anti-wedding blog.

Much to the contrary, if you’re soooo over weddings this will have you walking to a whole new kind of wedding march in no time. And after your married? You’ll still read it anyway. It really is THAT good.

Best posts:

Too many to mention but here are a few classics...

Seeking: An engagement ring for a fat finger