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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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Should we say “I do” early for health insurance?

My fiancé has no insurance (health, car, dental or vision) and I do. I want him to be insured and don’t want to wait until our actual wedding for him to be able to be added to my insurance. Do you think it is a good idea to get the legal stuff done ahead of time before we do the ceremony we already have planned?

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Fabulous futuristic wedding dress for a leap day pirate ship wedding

I adore Jackie‘s amazing futuristic wedding dress — and the the fact that she made it herself makes it that much more fabulous. Further awesomeness points for also making the cocktail hat she wore, and getting married on a pirate ship in Vegas, and doing it all on Leap Day. Check out all the photos […]

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Turn a “regular cake” into a wedding cake with fruit and flowers

These cakes made me start drooling — y’all can keep your fondant-covered multi-tiered cakes. I’m sure they’re delicious! But for me, it’s all about cakes covered in flowers and fruits, like these cakes from Ivonne and Josh’s 2004 wedding. Oh and check out Ivonne’s dress! Holy hell… Anyway, for more info about how Ivonne saved […]

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Dread extension advice for brides

Part II of my series on dready weddings is a guest blog from none other than Ms. Siouxzi Rodeman, steampunk bride and fake dread aficionado. First, ask yourself… What makes you feel amazing or really brings out the sparkle in you? How far do you want to take your “offbeat” look? What do you want […]