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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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What to do with a groomsman with facial tattoos

“Most of our wedding party, including the groom and I, have multiple tattoos and piercings. My family can handle that for the most part. But the best man just got a 1/2″ hole punched into his nose and has several facial tattoos. While this couldn’t bother me in the slightest (he is a dear friend of ours), I can already see the problems it will inevitably cause with some of the older and more religious family members…”

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A slap in the face (in a good way!)

A reader writes in: “I needed a reality check so I came back to offbeatwed.com to get the slap in the face I deserved.”

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Offbeat Bride in Lavender Magazine

I recently did a Q&A about my book with Lavender Magazine, Minnesota’s gay and lesbian glossy. I rambled about transgender weddings, lesbian weddings, and het weddings alike … you can read the full interview here, but here’s a little excerpt: Lavender Writer Chats Up Offbeat Weddings: Interview with Ariel Meadow Stallings Ariel Meadow Stallings first […]

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Advice for a newlywed on her wedding night

What’s my advice to a virgin who describes herself as “Scaredy Pants” about having sex on her wedding night? Well, it comes to down to one thing: having sex with herself first.