Category Archive

Friends & Family Advice

Whether it’s your mom pressuring you to lose weight or not inviting family to your wedding or how to fire a bridesmaid… this is our archive of how to handle wedding planning drama with friends and family. Be sure to check out our archive of copy ‘n’ paste conflict resolution posts, too!

5122163724 f173a8ba1a b alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

Guest list rules to help you keep your wedding small

Trying to keep your wedding small? What rules do you establish to figure out whether certain guests will make the cut?

14800537828 60a2320b88 c alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

A nice ‘n’ sane bridesmaids contract

You may recall Tribe member monicawesome from when we featured her offbeat bride’s vows to herself. Well, she’s back with a great bridesmaid’s contract that isn’t nuts and is perfect to send to your bridesmaids to make sure they don’t go nuts.

16743706547 43a233e0d5 c alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

The art of the Low-Drama No: developing your bridal boundaries

How can you make your needs clear without steamrolling other people’s concerns and comfort levels? How can you say no without stomping a high-rise?

3883917959 e1b1c0a3f1 z alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

Ignore them, but smile while you’re doing it: the sanest advice you’ll ever hear from a mother-of-the-bride

OBT member LOLBear made my little heart swell with “awwww” when I read her post on the priceless wedding advice she received from her mom. I think we all could benefit from some good mommy advice. -Megs