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Stephanie S's avatar

There’s just so much pressure to have things done “perfectly” when at the end of the day- none of it matters.

I had a super low key wedding ceremony at the Central Park Conservatory, that we announced to family and friends 2 months prior. I didn’t want the pressure of having expectations from ANYONE, esp my Filipino family.

There, I said it.

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Kristina Rodulfo's avatar

Central Park sounds lovely to me!! 🥹 I’m a big fan of elopement’s tbh, keeps the focus on you & your partner and saves you from a lot of headaches!

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Maggie Davis Skora's avatar

I feel this sooo much! I too woke up with a swollen pimple that wouldn't go down a week before my wedding - the pressure we put on ourselves to look perfect is crazy!

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Kristina Rodulfo's avatar

truly!!

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Branda Ayo's avatar

Love how vulnerable you are about your process. It’s a lot to be the best and sometimes when I acknowledge that it helps me oddly feel at peace.

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Kristina Rodulfo's avatar

We are our own harshest critics 🥲 thank you for reading! 💜

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Lara's avatar

Definitely did this before my wedding, and thank you for reminding me not to turn myself into a project again for a beach vacation!

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Kristina Rodulfo's avatar

It’s so easy to fall into the trap!! But when I look back at all the times I killed myself to look a certain way, when the time came, I really only remembered the experience itself and how I felt vs. how I looked. And now, I’ll look back at photos from when I was so convinced I needed to lose weight or wished I had better skin think, “Wait, I looked amazing!!” 🥲

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Ella Cajayon's avatar

as a fellow filipina, this piece was everything i needed and more. thank you so much for this.

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Kristina Rodulfo's avatar

I’m so glad it resonated 💜💜

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