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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.
cutest couple award alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

Our guestlist is lopsided!

My fiancé has a very small family, while my family is ridiculously huge … do you have any ideas on how we might be able to help his family (of about eight Polish immigrants with limited English speaking abilities) be not so intimidated by my family (of about 50 festive Mexican Americans)?

mad libs page alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

Mad libs wedding vows

ManicBride has a great idea: Let your guests write your vows with wedding vow madlibs!

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NO RINGS: how can I make no ring wedding ceremony?

To help me answer this question, I decided to pull on the expertise of two wedding officiants — my parents! They’re both Internet-ordained ministers, and between the two of them they’ve married dozens of people, often helping couple craft their ceremonies from scratch. They have different styles of officiating, though, so may I present to you the first edition of DUELING OFFICIANTS!

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Marry this, bitches — four ways to save your sanity

This is a very old post, back from Offbeat Bride’s early days. But it still holds true!