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Author of three editions of the Offbeat Bride book and its sequel (From Shitshow To Afterglow, the ultimate offbeat breakup book) Ariel Meadow Stallings is the publisher of all the Offbeat Empire web properties. She lives in Seattle with her son. To read her latest writing, follow @arielist on Medium.
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Black wedding dress

Not only were there a lot of Converse All-Stars worn at this wedding, but they got married by a monk wearing sneakers. I did an interview with this bride about how she picked her black dress right here.

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A little wedding photo gender role reversal

it’s nice to see that someone flipping the script a bit with this shot of Brandon and Karen here. Bonus: look at how Brandon’s hair matches Karen’s bouquet!

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Pixelated save the dates

Look at this awesome pixelated super geeky save the date cards designed by David Lanham. The groom who commissioned the cards wrote a blog post recently about the design elements of his recent wedding, and if you’re looking for some inspiration like a wedding cake with pixelated flowers — RUN DO NOT WALK. Is there […]

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Wai Ching wedding party – with a dress for the groomsgirl!

We all know I love Wai Ching wedding dresses — but I’ve never seen an entire wedding party decked out in Wai Ching. It’s hot! Even the groomsgirl got her own coordinated dress: