My LinkedIn says I'm employed as Marie Claire's senior fashion news editor. Ask any of my friends or family to name my primary occupation, though, and they'll say "wedding guest."
I'm in a phase of life when it feels like everyone in my inner circle is getting married. Imagine Katherine Heigl's character in 27 Dresses as a tier-two, very good friend, and you'll get a sense of my social calendar. I've spent the past few years booking travel from Rio de Jainero, Brazil to Nice, France, and then Sitges, Spain—plus several cities on the U.S. East Coast—in the name of love. From April to September of this year alone, I thrashed to "Pink Pony Club" on six separate reception dance floors, and cheered as six couples cut into their six wedding cakes. I've cried at every father-daughter dance and at every bride's entrance. I am, in short, a pro at RSVP-ing "Yes."
