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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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10 blunt-but-loving ways to tell people they’re not invited to your wedding

While there’s no way to make everyone happy, I do believe that there are a few key phrases you can use to let uninvited guests to that you love them, you SO appreciate their interest, but no: they’re still not invited.

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How to deal when your wedding goes viral and people hate it

Let’s put aside all our Very Important Opinions about how other people have weddings we don’t like. I want to address the other side of this issue: how to deal when YOUR wedding (yes, YOUR incredibly tasteful, personalized, awesome wedding that you worked on for months or even years) goes viral, and then gets shit on by dozens or hundreds or even thousands of strangers.

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OMG ADORBZ: Barn Party invitations

Can we talk about these insanely adorable
Barn Party! Wedding Invitations
? First, the colors. We all know I’m a sucker for rainbows, and while this palette is a little bit washed out, it’s still definitely rainbow-influenced. Second, the FONT. That font is workin’ overtime to make these invitations feel timely and awesome. Third: PUT A BIRD ON IT!

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Nerdy props for your wedding photobooth (plus other supplies from ThinkGeek)

So you’re doing a DIY photobooth, and you’re thinking to yourself, “Self, I might need some props.” And your self replies, “Maybe, but you don’t need wooden mustaches. No, what you really need are some NERDY props.” Then you and yourself high five and are like OMG YES TOTALLY, and then you start brainstorming.