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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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Project your photobooth images at your reception

We know how many of you are doing DIY photobooths, and here’s a new twist on the ol’ printed photobooth pictures: project your photobooth shots on the wall at your reception! Granted, you might need the help of your favorite A/V Club nerd to get the set-up working… but I love that guests can see the goofy shit people are doing in the photobooth real-time on the wall of your reception!

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How to let people help you with your wedding

One of the first things I ever read on Offbeat Bride was an article about having open expectations. It really resonated with me, and I tried to keep that philosophy through the entire process. It also helped that I was planning a long-distance wedding, so I HAD to let people help me to stay sane… or to avoid massive amounts of credit card debt from flying from Salt Lake City to Wisconsin a gazillion times. Did I have some minor freak-outs? Yes. But the wedding went off swimmingly, and it was better than I could have done myself thanks to the helping hands I had along the way. But here are some tips I learned, and maybe even those of you who are extra detail-obsessed can step back and let someone help you!

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Give your guests YOUR camera for instant gratification wedding photos at the end of the night

SarahP left an awesome comment on our post, “13 things I wish I’d known on my wedding day.” She recommended that couples leave a camera in a conspicuous area and let their friends go wild with photos.

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5 ways to get the best out of your vendors

Weddings are typically organized by people who are not show business types and who’ve never been in the thick of planning or running an event to the scale that their wedding will be. This in mind, here are my tips and hints to help you get the best out of vendors…