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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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Now THAT’S a red wedding dress

If you’re going to wear a red wedding dress, you owe it to yourself to have fun with it — like Puck is doing here, as captured by PixieVisionProductions. Throw up your arms! Throw back your head! Live it up! And no, I don’t know who made the dress — but I can tell you […]

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The VAIN giveaway winner

Remember back in April when I co-sponsored the VAIN Hot Hair giveaway for Seattle-area brides? Well, I wanted to share this awesome photo of the winner, Shayla, rocking her wedding day hair and custom Hair Poison fascinator alongside VAIN stylist, Kelly. LOOK AT THE HOTNESS! For more info about hot wedding hair in Seattle and […]

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Russian Goth wedding

I wish I could tell you more about this fabulous Russian couple, but I’m limited by what we can see in the online gallery. I CAN tell you that I’m positively in love with the way she’s wearing all black and he’s wearing all white. That I adore the groom’s big ol’ boots and the […]

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How do you have a wedding ceremony without a Bible?

We’re ALL for Christian couples having religious ceremonies, but find it disrespectful for non-Christians to smile and nod through a religious service they don’t actually believe in. So, how do you craft a secular ceremony?