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Advice

Wedding advice and etiquette can be a weird thing, especially when you’re talking about alternative and offbeat weddings. We pride ourselves on our compassionate focus on constructive, respectful communication and focus on conflict resolution.

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How do you acknowledge other special occasions that fall around your wedding day?

My wedding is on my mom’s birthday. I struggled with how to acknowledge her birthday and make her feel special (as she should!) on a day that was supposed to be all about me and my man. Chances are good that a lot of readers have people celebrating special occasions right around their wedding day. How are other Offbeat Brides handling things like anniversaries, birthdays, etc?

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Use Facebook to “shame” your guests into RSVPing

Okay okay, we don’t really advocate Facebook shaming. And we totally think Facebook sucks, especially when you’re getting married. BUT(!) Tribesmaid stephanienjer did you use Facebook to get a leg up on her lazy RSVPs…

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Hotel insider info: How to book a block of hotel rooms for your wedding guests

I have worked in hospitality — at hotel front desks, bars, and even housekeeping — for years. Over those years I’ve picked up a few tips to make the wedding-and-hotel experience go a little smoother. Here are my tips on booking a block of hotel rooms for your wedding guests.

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Help, my Google-fu is busted: How to turn Google into your wedding venue search engine

I’m convinced if I could save some money if I could find a venue not typically usually used for weddings. I started on Google, of course, but gave up after several hours. I can’t get a search engine to pull up any options like that because they aren’t typically considered a wedding venue. And if I search for anything that includes the word venue, I just get the expensive venues. Then I tried talking to family and friends. Then I went to Craigsist. Both were dead ends. Help?