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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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Natural history museum wedding

This is what it looks like when you get married at a Natural History Museum, like Leslie and Emory just did.

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Cyber clubwear wedding dress!? BELIEVE IT!

When I saw this photo pop up in the Offbeat Bride photo pool, I thought to myself HEY WAIT A MINUTE! That gorgeous wedding dress? I KNOW THAT DRESS! I’VE WORN THAT DRESS! It’s called the Druid Dress and it’s made by a UK clubwear company called Alienskin Clothing. It’s 100% cotton and stretchy and […]

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The ethics of a cheap off-shore wedding dress

I think that stealing a wedding dress design and having it made in China (in a place that is probably a sweatshop) is really unethical. It upsets me, as it both screws the original designer (who is probably a creative type who you would want to hang out with) and the workers … all for a dress you will wear once.

Then again, I am not poor, and I can afford to pay the designer direct for some of the dresses I like and I will check that they are not made unethically.

Am I just being a judgmental bitch cos I have the money to “do the right thing” here? Am I assuming that people have not thought about these issue, but actually they have and are fine with it?

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Offbeat Utah wedding

You don’t hear that much about offbeat Utah weddings, but you better believe they happen! Case in point, Sydney & Jordan’s classy-but-brassy wedding in American Fork, Utah, as captured by Jonathan Canlas Photography. To see a couple more photos, keep reading … or head on over to Jonathan Canlas Photography and click the roman number […]