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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. You can read her latest writing here.
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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 […]

How to tell dad that another man is walking you down the aisle

How to tell dad that another man is walking you down the aisle

“How do I tell my biological father that another man is going to walk me down the aisle?”

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Vintage wedding in Prague

For those of you on the vintage side of things, feast your eyes on this top hats ‘n’ tails wonderfulness: See more photos of this gorgeous Czech wedding below… All photos courtesy of Tomasz Slota Photography and found via the Offbeat Bride Flickr pool!