Our writers

The people behind Something Borrowed

Margot HaleFounder & editorMargot spent six years as a day-of and full-service wedding coordinator on the Oregon coast before she started writing down everything she'd learned. She built Something Borrowed around the real numbers and real timelines she used to hand couples privately, the vendor pricing, the venue questions, the planning logistics nobody puts in a glossy wedding magazine. She still negotiates a catering invoice the way she did for a decade, by asking for the breakdown line by line.Noemi CastilloStaff writer, Budget & HoneymoonNoemi worked in travel booking for several years before she started writing, which left her unable to look at a resort package without mentally breaking it into its actual components. She writes Something Borrowed's registry and honeymoon posts, comparing what guests really buy against what looks good on a gift list, and what an all-inclusive trip actually costs against piecing it together yourself. She keeps a spreadsheet of nightly rates from every resort she's priced out for a story.Theo MarchettiStaff writer, DIY & Style HistoryTheo worked in a costume shop through most of his twenties, which gave him an odd but useful fascination with where wedding traditions and styles actually came from. He writes Something Borrowed's DIY and style history posts, hand-lettered table numbers and centuries of bridal fashion alike, usually with a project he's actually made sitting on his desk as he writes. He still has the gold calligraphy pen from his first DIY project for the site.