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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 to find a venue for your polyamorous wedding

Choosing a wedding venue can be complicated. Costs, location, size, catering rules… What if you also need to make sure that your venue is polyam-friendly?

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My biggest wedding regret: don’t let someone else pay for your wedding!

It’s for me to hard to look at my wedding photos, because of wedding regrets. I have many regrets, but my biggest golden kernel of advice to couples is this: Never, never EVER let someone else pay for your wedding.

Not if you’re marrying a trust funder, not if your parents are insisting, not if you can’t pay yourself. Save up your dollars and have an extended engagement, then use those cold hard Benjamins to have the wedding YOU want.

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Learn from my wedding planning fails: 5 wedding wins and 4 total fails

I am forever creating grand visions that are near-impossible to accomplish. Our wedding was amazing, but planning it was one of the most stressful things I have ever done. There were definitely some things I would have done differently…

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How to become a wedding planner, by an offbeat wedding planner

After planning a commitment ceremony for myself and seeing how difficult it was for gay weddings in 2010, I’ve been wanting to get involved and be a gay planner for several years. I can’t quit my day job while getting there though. But with all of this quarantine free time, I thought it would be good to start looking into it…

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Updated wedding registry etiquette

Wedding registries have changed, especially for Offbeat Brides, and wedding registry etiquette has also changed. Etiquette can help reduce the stress and strife that can come up around registries, though. Check out our practical tips.

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Wedding dresses that cover your back and shoulders

“I have had issues with mild acne & severe keloid scarring, specific to my shoulders and back my entire life. I’ve been trying to find wedding dress styles that are short sleeve but offer back coverage. Can you help?”

…OH, CAN WE EVER!