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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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Serve your beverages in mismatched ugly mugs: Muglies!

This will look familiar to those of you who’ve read my book — one offbeat bride borrowed my Muglies idea for her recent wedding, complete with using the explanation copy I wrote to explain the concept to guests. Aww. 🙂

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It’s your fingernails’ special daaaaaaaaay, too!

I just received this message from a clueless publicist who clearly didn’t actually read this website before emailing me, and it’s so funny that I have to share: [Cheezy Bridal Magazine] and [Cosmetics company] have teamed up to create a collection of must-have shades for every bride-to-be . Guided by [Cheezy Bridal Magazine], the industry’s […]

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Forget your contacts and bask in these brides wearing glasses on their wedding days!

Should you wear your glasses on your wedding day? We’ve got two strategies for you — and neither one of them is “wear contacts.”

Brides are sick of white dresses

… Or at least Canadian brides are. Just one more way in which Canadians are more progressive than us Yanks. (via)