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How to get a marriage license: tips and tricks for the engaged and confused

If you’re planning to get legally married, the most important step to research is how to get a marriage license. Make sure you know your location’s rules before embarking on your magical wedding roller coaster. Here are the basic steps to obtaining the golden ticket to your legal marriage.

Pennsylvania wedding photography via @offbeatbride

Twinkle lights and goofy grins: some of Pennsylvania’s Alysha Yoder Photography’s favorite offbeat weddings

Pennsylvania-based Alysha Yoder has some major street cred when it comes to photographing offbeat weddings. We’re talking everything from Celtic handfastings to three-day Indian weddings to Buddhist weddings to Star Wars-loving board game fests.

50+ free wedding DIY printable downloads from @offbeatbride

50+ MORE free wedding printables and DIY wedding downloads

Hey DIY-loving fiends: once upon a time, I went on a mad search for a ton of free wedding printables. We’ve got another giant batch o’ free wedding printables to quench your need to get hands-on with your decor, invites, favors, and signs. Let’s jam about what new free wedding printables we’ve found in our mad searching.

Body positive boudoir photography

“Getting naked does stuff”: finding yourself with body positive boudoir photography from Jezebel VonZephyr

Boudoir sessions almost always flip on a confidence switch that we just LOVE. That’s why we always love partnering with fantastic and body positive boudoir photographers like Jezebel VonZephyr Boudoir in downtown Bothell, WA. Let’s talk about what a boudoir session with Sara from Jezebel VonZephyr can do for not only your confidence, but also your soul. Yep, it can be that transformative. We’ll also see why “Getting naked does stuff.”

Free wedding invitation fonts for DIY invitations from @offbeatbride

14 of our favorite free wedding invitation fonts for sweet DIY wedding invites

Alright invitation DIYers, this is for you. I’ve found some killer and FREE fonts to rock your DIY invitations. Designing your own invitations isn’t for the faint of heart, but it can make for super personalized invites. Here are some of our favorites for sweet and lovely wedding invitations.

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Instead of a dollar dance, have a dollar selfie

If you haven’t heard of a “dollar dance,” here’s the scoop. Guests donate one dollar to get a dance with you at your wedding. Pretty simple concept, but totally customizable to the selfie generation (of which I fully support!). Instead of dancing — since not everyone loves that anyway — guests can contribute a dollar for a selfie with you instead.