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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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How early is “too early” for a morning wedding?

Based on the weddings I’ve featured here on Offbeat Bride, I’m going to go for “dawn” as my answer.

Many readers may remember a sunrise wedding we featureed. This wedding was remarkable for a lot of reasons, but it’s worth noting is that an 8:30am wedding allowed the couple to have essentially an open guestlist, thanks to know that only the most dedicated family would make it that early, combined with the fact that they weren’t feeding everyone a sit-down dinner.

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First photos from Andrea & Pete’s wedding, paid for by recyling 400,000 aluminum cans

Remember Andrea and Pete, the couple who paid for their wedding by recycling aluminum cans? We’ve got a first look at their wedding pictures!

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Open letter to wedding photographers about their websites

Dear wedding photographers,

I think you’re swell but, as a whole, your websites suck. Can we sit down for a minute? I’d love to give you some constructive feedback…

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Rainbow ribbons & curls

We all know I’m a sucker for ribbon veils, but I’m LURVING Teresa’s curls wrapped around rainbow ribbons.