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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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The wedding dress that may change your life

I must share this photo of the wedding dress, which was designed and constructed by Jessica Hinel, a costume designer and seamstress based in the Bay Area.

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Anya’s rainbow wedding dress

We all know I’m a sucker for a colorful wedding, but my eyes almost fell out of my skull when Zahra emailed me about Anya’s full-spectrum Australian rainbow wedding …

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And the bride called it “My Black Wedding”

I am DYING to know more about this dark and sexy wedding. I’m already harassing the bride to get the full scoop for y’all soon.

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Punk-but-classy vegan wedding, as seen on Etsy Storque!

A very special thanks to @LaurenCrane for tweeting about this amazing vegan wedding that manages to be both a little punk and a lot classy: The bride (coincidentally also named Ariel — no relation!) explains that “we tried to have as classy a wedding as two scruffy punks can manage.” (photos by Andrew Kercher) For […]