Use a shared Pinterest board as the visual “Shit People Suggest” spreadsheet
We all know that planning a wedding = a love/hate relationship with Pinterest. Tons of inspiration and easily searchable database, but there’s inspiration overload and it can also make you feel bad about your design and DIY realities. Offbeat Bride reader Katie had a brilliant idea to make Pinterest your ally again…
What to do if wedding guests don’t RSVP? Copy ‘n’ paste this polite message!
So you’re down the wire with only a month left before your wedding date, and you still have a third of your guests who haven’t RSVPed? Here’s what to do, complete with a copy ‘n’ paste message for exactly what to say.
How to thank people when “thank you” isn’t enough
Everyone got thank-you notes, except the core group of five people who were instrumental in making this whole wedding happen. We’re a close-knit group of geeky, quirky friends and I’ve been at my wits end for months as to how to properly thank these folks. And at last it came to me a few days ago and I kick myself for not thinking of it sooner…
Save yourself from these 4 common kinds of wedding photobombers
With pretty much every guest bringing some sort of recording device to a wedding nowadays, the odds of running into photobombers is growing increasingly higher. Many couples have avoided this with planning “unplugged” weddings; however, there are still a few types of people who don’t like to play by the rules.
After having shot weddings for nearly seven years, I feel like I’ve seen enough photobombers to be able to not only classify them but have learned a little about how to deal with them. Here are, from my experience, the four categories of photobombers, and how to deal with them…
7 modern wedding guest etiquette questions (+ bonus advice for couples!)
A couple months ago, I was interviewed for an article on Refinery29 about modern wedding guest etiquette. While the article used several of my quotes, I figured I’d share my ALL my answers for seven wedding guest etiquette issues, because who knows! Maybe you’re trying to figure out how to decline being a bridesmaid, or whether you should dress less weird at someone’s wedding.
Plus, I’ve got two bonus etiquette issues for engaged couples at the end. Advice for all!
4 ways to avoid interfaith wedding drama
The internet abounds with horror stories about the drama that can surround interfaith weddings. Families insisting on this or that, wedding officiants refusing to work with you… but the truth is that you can have the wedding of your dreams — a beautiful melding of your cultures — with minimal drama. Here’s how…