This week Erin Ryan and Alyssa Mastromonaco deliver a State of the Uterus and talk about how to keep the spotlight on women’s reproductive rights. Then, Megan Gailey, Naomi Ekperigin, and Dana Schwartz join in studio to discuss the wedding industrial complex, the emotional and financial pressure weddings bring, and when it’s ok to wear a crown down the aisle. And, as always, the hills we’ll die on.

Show Notes:

Thoughts on marriage:

Should Marriage still Involve the Changing of a Woman’s Name?

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/it-s-man-s-and-woman-s-world/201809/should-marriage-still-involve-changing-womans-name

She Said Yes: Fourteen Times

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/17/fashion/weddings/she-said-yes-fourteen-times.html

Average Cost of Same-Sex Wedding Compared to Heterosexual Nuptials

https://www.newsmax.com/fastfeatures/same-sex-marriage-wedding-cost/2015/07/04/id/653463/

The Gay Wedding Industry Goes Mainstream

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/the-gay-wedding-industry-goes-mainstream/2015/06/08/b456c164-0a1a-11e5-95fd-d580f1c5d44e_story.html?utm_term=.2eea7abc8382