An in-depth look at why Seattle wedding photographer Jonas Seaman is so insanely awesome

Jonas Seaman has a style that’s all his own, and I’m pretty stoked because he recently put out a roundup of his favorite photos from 2011 and it’s AMAZING. Before I link you to it, I want to show off some of my top 10 favorite wedding photos from Jonas AND give you a little more insider information on one of the Empire’s favorite photogs.

Rustic, DIYed, Le Temps du Sucre-inspired invitations suites

Look and lust over these DIYed wedding invitation suites, inspired by a sugary sweet tradition in Quebec, that include Moo cards, and also manage reference wild raccoons.

Downloadable fingerprint tree guestbook

Sabrina wanted to have a fingerprint guest book at her wedding. After perusing Etsy and not seeing anything that she couldn’t pull off herself, she decided to do exactly that! She made her own fingerprint guest book in about ten minutes, and she’s letting you download it for yourself.

A special interview and offbeat discount on amazing fascinators from daniAWESOME accessories

I don’t know about you, but I get super inspired by hearing stories about successful and awesome indie craft business — how they got started, how they stay inspired, their hopes for the future of their business. Here’s my interview with Iowa-based, indie crafter, and friend of the Empire, Dani Ausen of DaniAWESOME accessories. Along with inspiration, and pretty fascinator porn, she’s also offering up a special offbeat discount!

OH SHIT KIT: The wedding emergency kit filled with stuff that could save your ass

Shooting weddings has taught me a lot about common mishaps and mistakes that are prevalent and almost communal in the fact that they’ve happened in almost EVERY SINGLE WEDDING. One of the last weddings I shot, the bride had craftily brought her own “Oh Shit” Kit. That’s when the proverbial lightbulb went *ding* in my head, and I thought — like every Californian needs an Earthquake Preparedness Kit, every bride should have an “Oh Shit” Kit.

Here are the things to include in your bridal “Oh Shit” Kit…

More dreamy bridal headdress magic from The Plumed Serpent

I haven’t been able to get The Plumed Serpents’ dreamy headpieces out of my mind since Ariel first introduced us to The Plumed Serpentfirst introduced us. So now I’m REALLY excited, because I get to show you MORE works of head art from Daniella White, the crafty maven behind the headdresses. And there’s also a special discount for Offbeat Bride readers. OMG, come look!