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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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12 wedding hair styles that have been giving me life

I mentioned earlier this week that my happy place these days is Instagram, and I see a lot of truly amazing wedding hair over there. I mean, AMAZING. I’ve seen amazing hair styles in every color of the rainbow, including rainbow! Can we take a minute to look at some of my recent favorites? We’re talking natural hair up-dos, dapper short hair looks, and of course tons of floral crowns because we all love those!

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Offbeat Evening: Happy instagramming, happy 8th anniversary, and a call for poly weddings

Oh hi there. It’s me, Ariel! Your friendly publisher of Offbeat Bride. Good evening! I’m sure y’all are all snuggled onto your couches, tucked between Netflix and a loved one, second screening away… well, ME TOO! So, from my couch to yours, I wanted to share the things I saw online today that made me happy, just like this dancing guy. Why? Just because.

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The saddest wedding items on Etsy: 12 wedding memorial ideas to make you sniffly

Today I want to chop some onions at work and take a look at some of the saddest and most touching wedding memorial ideas I found on Etsy… including the custom silhouette candlestick shown above, which you could then light at your wedding. This entire post is maybe a little macabre, but grief is weird that way. Have your hankies at the ready.

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A few of our favorite offbeat winter wedding ideas (+ a $500 invitation giveaway!)

If you’re planning a winter wedding in the Northern Hempisphere, you know how hard it can be to find ideas and inspiration for your snowy winter wedding, full of candles and romance and couples wearing boots and drinking hot chocolate. Today I’m going to put on my fuzzy gloves and collect a few of my favorite offbeat winter wedding ideas, plus a few of the coolest (HA! WINTER PUN!) winter wedding invitations from Minted… plus, announce a big ol’ giveaway they’re doing for $500’s worth of free wedding invitations, place cards, table numbers, and more! Let’s get scrolling…