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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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What to do when an uninvited guest RSVPs for the wedding you didn’t invite them to attend

So, we’ve talked about How to tell your guests they don’t get a +1. We’ve gone over 10 blunt-but-loving ways to tell people they’re not invited to your wedding. But what happens when a non-guest takes it a step further, and actually RSVPs to your wedding? You know, the wedding you never invited them to?

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Your favorite stuff: shoes, dresses, and mushroom lamps

Now that we’re done with 2011, I thought I’d take a look back at the ENTIRE year’s worth of affiliate sales, and see what you ladies love. See, here’s how it works: when you click a link in one of my shoe posts, and then you buy something, I can see what you buy — I can’t see WHO bought it, but even if you buy something I didn’t link (ie, not a pair of shoes), I can see the sale. This means that while I may love shoes like this, I can see that y’all are a bit more fond of these. That’s cool, man. We don’t have to like the same things.

This in mind, I thought I’d share a few of of the styles that are most popular with Offbeat Brides. I’ve got shoes, a few dresses, and some random accessories like mustache necklaces and mushroom lamps.

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Offbeat Bride’s 5th Birthday

Yesterday marked five years since the day that I launched offbeatwed.com! I wrote a whole big looooong rambling post about it over on the Offbeat Empire business blog yesterday, but to celebrate here on Offbeat Bride, I thought I’d just do a round-up of some of my very favorite shots of Offbeat Brides and their books…

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Green and purple fairy wedding dress

Oh MAN, do I love a good hit off the forest fairy wedding fashion crack pipe. The sweet colors! The peaked edges! The whimsical touches. Come with me — let’s inhale Morgan’s outfit together, all as captured by Jesse Schafer Photography.