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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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Spokane couple aims to recycle 400,000 cans to pay for their wedding

Andrea and Pete are combining two different kinds of awesome into one fabulous wedding: they’re trying to pay for their low-budget summer 2010 wedding by recycling 400,000 aluminum cans. In a move that it’s both uber-eco-friendly as well as budget minded, they’re scouring their city of Spokane, WA to find cans to recycle. I cornered […]

Transgender wedding dresses

Finding the perfect wedding dress for a transgender bride

“I’m a bridesmaid in a close friend’s wedding this summer — R is transgender, and she’s struggling to find a dress on a budget.”

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Your new favorite wedding video, featuring singing puppets (plus puppies and goats)

It’s been a long time since I featured wedding puppetry. So I couldn’t resist this video, which offbeat couple Lauren and Michael produced and played at their Chicago wedding — featuring puppet versions of themselves (plus puppies and goats) and a song that will be stuck in your head all day…

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How to make things easy for your bridesmaids — no penis cake necessary

“Is it too presumptive to tell my bridesmaids that I don’t want a bachelorette party OR a bridal shower?”