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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.
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New reader photo!

It’s been a while since I’ve featured a reader photo — all my photos feature my OLD book cover, but finally a reader took a shot with the new (and in my opinion, much lovelier) second edition.

megan and coco alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

Offbeat staff photographers WEST: Megan Finley Photography in Los Angeles, CA

When you book Megan Finley Photography to shoot your wedding you get TWO offbeat editors showing up on your wedding day. Hell, for all you know I might crash the wedding and start photo bombing.

bells alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

Ringing bearers: for weddings with lots of children

I went to some friends’ wedding a couple weeks ago, and they began their wedding-in-the-round ceremony with this wonderful thing I’d never seen before…

Dina Douglass of Andrena Photography alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

Bridesmaids: honored friends or henchwomen?

“If they aren’t even going to be able to help me, should I just avoid having them at all?”