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By day, Suki teaches screenwriting and sketch comedy. By night, she's the Assistant Editor and Social Media Manager of Offbeat Wed. She loves exploring the intersections of diversity, culture, and money in the wedding industry on her IG account @2buckchuckbride. In between crying over strangers' wedding photos and making herself laugh, she likes to pretends she's a sommelier.
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My fiancé and I got laid off before the wedding

Did you get laid off before the wedding? This happens more often than you think. One former bride recounts how she and her now husband were both laid off in the midst of wedding planning, and how they navigated life leading up to the wedding day.

Ladies of the Lake: Nimue marries Morgan Le Fay in this Arthurian wedding shoot

Fantasy for all: Our favorite Lord of the Rings weddings with BIPOC folks

BIPOC folks have infiltrated Middle Earth, and we’re here to stay, bay-beee! With the recent conversations (er, racist grumpiness) around BIPOC actors in the new Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power show, we’ve put together a few of our favorite Lord of the Rings weddings featuring BIPOC newlyweds!

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2022 Lord of the Rings-inspired wedding ideas

We were so excited by the new The Rings of Power series that we had to put together these Lord of the Rings-inspired wedding ideas. From Middle Earth wedding attire to Tolkien-approved wedding ceremony ideas, you’ll want to steal all of these for your own LOTR celebration.

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I did my first boudoir shoot and I have thoughts

Should you do a boudoir photo shoot? Our Assistant Editor booked her first boudoir shoot and is here to answer all of your questions!

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Inclusive boudoir is for EVERY BODY

We’ve put together our favorite inclusive boudoir photos to prove that every body type, gender expression, and all forms of love are welcome in a boudoir photography session. Oh, and you don’t just have to do them for your wedding day!

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This funny wedding ceremony script is packed with science & pop culture references

When a reader told us they had a reading from Brooklyn 99 in their wedding ceremony, we had to learn more! Here’s how the couple incorporated their favorite quotes from TV shows like The Good Place and Star Trek in their wedding ceremony script.