Why the mason jar trend isn’t ruining the wedding industry

In the latest chapter of the on-going online discussion about hating trends and trashing wedding blogs, came this piece entitled, The Mason jar manifesto, wherein a photographer scolds couples, photographers, and wedding planners alike for putting effort into wedding details and trends like Mason jars and twinkly fairy lights. It’s been pretty well received by other photographers as well as wedding industry people, but I wasn’t a fan.

Maybe y’all will hate me and ride me out of the alternative wedding blogging biz on a rail when I say — details are the shit! Details make my day. Give me a great photo of some unexpected detail and I’m “dayum Ariel, did you check this out!? Let’s feature this asap.” You know why?

Who wants to rock this fancy but informal & slightly sci-fi up ‘do?

We’re always looking for more and MOAR awesome moments in bridal hair explorations. We’re loving Crochet Cloud’s double braid and bun up ‘do. Here’s how you can get this look.

The perfect Tetris piece wedding invitation

Is there anything more satisfying than getting that LONG Tetris piece right when you’ve built up that perfect pocket for it? Clearly Karen and Ian know what I’m talking about, what with their amazing interactive Tetris invitations.

Totally custom and completely unique men’s wedding bands

We got asked recently by an Offbeat Bride reader, “While on a budget, where is a good place to find unique men’s bands?”

Hands down, my FIRST suggestion is to check out offbeat sponsor Gemvara. It’s actually ALWAYS my first suggestion when someone wants to find unique wedding bands options. Inspired by the question, I took a fun trip over to Gemvara’s website and started to create some of my favorite fun men’s wedding band designs. Wanna see ’em?