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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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Save a seat for absent family members who are Skyping into your wedding

At Susanne & Scott’s elegant rock ‘n’ roll taco truck wedding, they were sure to save a seat in the front row for some important guests who couldn’t attend in person…

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Save your race numbers and use them as your table numbers

Are you and your partner avid runners? Take inspiration from Offbeat Brides Kaitlin and her wife: start saving your race numbers and use them as your table numbers.

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If you’re giving away your centerpieces, how are you doing it?

I’ve heard lots of different fun ways of giving away centerpieces at your wedding reception, and I’m just curious what other Offbeat Brides have come up with.

I think we want to keep it super simple… I don’t want to make people do a quiz, or a dance contest, or whatever. I think we might just have our MC announce at the end of the dinner, that whoever’s birthday is next at the table, get to take the centerpiece home.

I’m curious what everyone else is doing!

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Skip the receiving line and do photos together instead

Ah, the receiving line. That thing that many couples sorta dread, where you stand there awkwardly smiling and hugging people and maybe feeling awkward (…or worse). We loved Mary & Craig’s solution…