Lilac dream dress + bridesmaids in suits
I’m shoving Megan out of the way for a moment here — she’s been ogling dresses by Tova at [vendor-heart link="http://vendors.offbeatwed.com/listing/wedding-dress-fantasy"]Wedding Dress Fantasy[/vendor-heart] for the past few weeks, and it’s time for me to get my turn here. Ok first: how much how Jes Wolfe’s lilac dress coordinates with her husband’s dark purple velvet jacket? I’m dying.
But wait there’s so much more — wait until you see what the bride had hiding under her skirt, and the suits her bridesmaids wore!
3 reasons why you might want to avoid talking about your wedding at work (and 1 reason why you totally SHOULD talk about it)
We’ve already discussed How to talk about your wedding on Facebook without pissing people off, but how about the other social landscape fraught with gaping anxiety pits and hidden ditches of drama? The workplace.
Now, I KNOW how many of you are reading this at work right now (shh: no shame), so let’s talk this one through: you’re engaged, you’re excited, and you spend many hours a week in the same place, with the same people, doing the same stuff. But I’ve got three super important things you should consider before talking about your wedding at work… things that may make you not want to discuss it there, ever. And then I’ve got one super solid reason for why you totally SHOULD talk about your wedding at work.
The latest Minted.com invitation & save the date designs y’all are loving (plus another giveaway!)
Remember last fall when we did that Minted.com post? Well, it’s that time again! That slightly creepy time where I look deep into the bowels of my affiliate sales reports to see which Minted.com invitation designs y’all are loving the most.
I know lots of you are picking your invitations now, so let’s take a peek at the invitation designs that are getting Offbeat Brides the most excited this spring. PLUS, as an added bonus, I’ve got info from Minted about how you can enter to win $300 worth of FREE invitations.
Why you should absolutely do engagement photos if they’re included in your wedding package
“I didn’t think we wanted engagement photos. My partner hates being the center of attention and has requested we try to find a wedding photographer who won’t act like paparazzi. But a lot of the photographers I’m seeing have packages that include an engagement session. I don’t think we want to do them, even if they’re free. What do people even use them for? Is there any reason to do them?”
Yep. Because it’s really not about what you *do* with actual photos, it’s mostly just about practicing. Lemme explain…