Tomberlin has expanded her accompaniment with strings and a rhythm section to reach a new intensity that was not as present on previous recordings. She writes some of the most heart-rendering and emotionally vulnerable lyrics, her words imparted with a hushed tenderness and an underlying strength and determination.

At Weddings has a very confessional feel to it, highlighted by the masterful use of empty spaces, echo and general atmosphere that hammers home the deep and heavy emotional searching.