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Burlesque bachelorette parties in Nashville from @offbeatbride

Delinquent Debutantes’ “bawdy positive” movement for all shapes, sizes, and abilities at your Nashville bachelorette party

I am officially jealous of anyone living near Nashville because you have access to one of the most amazing “bawdy positive” movement and dance classes known to offbeat-kind. Delinquent Debutantes is Nashville’s premier burlesque and circus dance studio providing classes in body positive movement for all shapes, sizes, and abilities. We’re talking a totally safe space for anyone wanting to explore their sensual side, get an awesome workout, and of course… host the most bad-ass and body positive bachelorette party.

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7 unique wedding welcome bag ideas

Decided that you want to gift your guests with some kick-ass loot to welcome them to your wedding? Maybe it’s an out-of-town wedding and you want everyone to have a good handle on the area. Or maybe you’re having a wedding outside in the summer and you want to make sure everyone doesn’t get sunburned. Either way, a wedding welcome gift bag can be a stellar way to give them some warm fuzzies right away. Let’s talk about our favorite wedding welcome bag ideas.

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Trees and fishies: some of our favorite wedding memorials from offbeat weddings

A lot of weddings feature amazing ways to honor those loved ones who have left us. We have a whole archive dedicated to it. Let’s recap a few of our favorite (and some new) ways to memorialize your dearly departed family and friends including with memorial trees, boutonniere charms, gifting your bouquet, and even one “releasing of the goldfish.”

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How to cancel your wedding after the death of your partner

We’ve talked about cancelling your wedding when you decide to break up, but what if tragedy strikes and your fiancé passes away before the wedding?

This is a tragic circumstance that brings far more complexity than simply trying to explain what went wrong. Here are the steps we recommend you take if your partner has died before the wedding took place.

Last minute wedding checklist from @offbeatbride

Your last-minute wedding checklist

You’ve finishing up all your final wedding plans, but sometimes you just need a list of last-minute things to remember. Here’s what you’ll want to be handling a few days before your wedding including paying vendors, breaking in shoes, packing your “oh shit kit,” and doing a lot of last-minute make-outs with your partner. It’s the big last-minute wedding checklist!

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DIY boutonniere miracle: magnetic boutonniere backs

Ash and Adam rocked some pretty killer DIY boutonnieres, but the real story is that Ash rigged them together with magnetic backs!

These things are brilliant…