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How I handled pressure from family during wedding planning offbeatbride.com/pressure-fr…

How I handled pressure from family during wedding planning • Offbeat Wed formerly Offbeat Bride

We just have so many people who are SO STOKED to FINALLY be able to do things that they've always wanted and expected to be able to do at a wedding! As wedding planning went on, juggling all of those...

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We've been writing about unplugged weddings since 2011 (...some say we even coined the term) but here's how to have an unplugged wedding in 2020 offbeatbride.com/how-to-have… offbeatbride.com/how-to-have…
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How to have an unplugged wedding in 2020 offbeatbride.com/how-to-have…
A laid-back, multicultural Olin Park wedding with a surprise dress swap offbeatbride.com/multicultur…

A laid-back, multicultural Olin Park wedding with a surprise dress swap • Offbeat Wed formerly...

They decided on a laid-back BBQ-style wedding, with a twist: Lia, whose mom is Chinese, wanted to surprise her with an outfit change into a traditional Chinese gown at the reception, and the results...

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Why doesn't anyone talk about how AWKWARD weddings feel? offbeatbride.com/awkward-wed…

Why doesn't anyone talk about how AWKWARD weddings feel? • Offbeat Wed formerly Offbeat Bride

I think everyone needs to talk more about the real feeling of a wedding ceremony. Hello, people: HUSHED SILENCE AND STANDING IN FRONT OF A CROWD OF PEOPLE IS AWKWARD.

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My Vows-First Wedding offbeatbride.com/vows-first-…

Why I had a Vows-First wedding • Offbeat Wed formerly Offbeat Bride

What's a vows-first wedding? A wedding where you start with the vows -- not the dress or the cake -- and work your way down to the details.

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A sweet Philadelphia elopement with an homage to some of the best photo spots in Philly offbeatbride.com/sweet-phila…

A sweet Philadelphia elopement with an homage to some of the best photo spots in Philly • Offbeat...

Angela and Vojtech are planning a larger wedding next year overseas with family, but they wanted a Philadelphia elopement just for the two of them beforehand. They had a sweet private ceremony and...

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TAG A FRIEND GETTING REMARRIED: Vows for when your wedding is you and me and kiddos make three or four or five or whatever... offbeatbride.com/blended-fam… offbeatbride.com/blended-fam…

Blended family wedding vows: 9 wedding scripts + what NOT to do • Offbeat Wed formerly Offbeat Bride

Want to include your kids in the wedding? We have blended family wedding ceremony inspiration and advice for from officiants, ministers, and couples.

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Thinking of DIYing your flowers? Maybe sure your expectations are realistic... offbeatbride.com/diy-wedding… offbeatbride.com/diy-wedding…

Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

Offbeat Wed is an industry platform for wedding professionals who care about inclusivity. We write for photographers, planners, florists, jewelers, venues, designers, and other creatives who are...

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CHILL AF: Holistic ways to reduce stress before your wedding offbeatbride.com/reduce-stre…
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When you need a break from wedding planning and your phone's endless push notifications, we suggest the wonder of a neighborhood wander... 🏙️🚶📵 facebook.com/story.php?story…

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When you need a break from wedding planning and your phone's endless push notifications, we suggest the wonder of a neighborhood wander... 🏙️🚶📵

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Should you DIY wedding flowers? What to know before you say GO offbeatbride.com/diy-wedding…

Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

Offbeat Wed is an industry platform for wedding professionals who care about inclusivity. We write for photographers, planners, florists, jewelers, venues, designers, and other creatives who are...

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Sunflowers, video games, and ribbon wands at this Kentucky mansion wedding offbeatbride.com/kentucky-ma…

Sunflowers, video games, and ribbon wands at this Kentucky mansion wedding • Offbeat Wed formerly...

A little rain, a lot of love! Deja and William included a bit of everything they love into their Kentucky wedding day at Wiedemann Hill Mansion including video games, sunflowers, ribbon wands, and...

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The evolving etiquette around asking wedding guests for money offbeatbride.com/asking-wedd…

Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

Offbeat Wed is an industry platform for wedding professionals who care about inclusivity. We write for photographers, planners, florists, jewelers, venues, designers, and other creatives who are...

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For those of you who are into behind-the-scenes biz stuff, here's our publisher's annual post about what's up with the Offbeat Empire offbeatempire.com/2020-state…

2020 State of the Empire | Offbeat Empire

The first thing you should know about the Offbeat Empire circa 2020 is that the name is even more of a humorous misnomer than it used to be: the company is just me now.

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A couple of our favorite New Year's Even weddings: offbeatbride.com/desert-new-… offbeatbride.com/new-years-e… offbeatbride.com/desert-new-…

A fab desert New Year's Eve wedding • Offbeat Wed formerly Offbeat Bride

Kendra and Thomas had a crafty, musical, beer-filled wedding day in Tuscon with heirlooms galore and so many meaningful moments: "Our priorities for the wedding were good music, good photos, good...

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Vinyl, brass bands, & epic food made this music lovers' Sonoma wedding rock offbeatbride.com/music-lover…

Vinyl, brass bands, & epic food made this music lovers' Sonoma wedding rock • Offbeat Wed formerly...

Rebecca and Oren are super music lovers, so when they were planning their Sonoma wedding, adding musical elements was a no-brainer. Here's more from the bride on how it all came to be...

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Our Unceremonious Ceremony: yes, you can improv wedding vows! offbeatbride.com/improv-wedd…

Our Unceremonious Ceremony: yes, you can improvise wedding vows! • Offbeat Wed formerly Offbeat...

I scrawled some vows on notepaper the morning of the wedding, and my partner 100% winged it in the moment. I'm sharing these really just to reiterate what Offbeat Bride is all about: I hope you get...

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Who knew a insect-themed wedding could be one of the most beautiful & avant garde EVER offbeatbride.com/insect-them…

Beautiful and avant-garde insect-themed wedding inspo • Offbeat Wed formerly Offbeat Bride

Photography and planner Chettara titled this wedding inspiration, "You Bug Me in the Best Way" and it blew our minds. I had no idea insect-themed decor, favors, and styling could be so stunning, but...

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