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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.

Skitch sample alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

The electronic wedding hacks: Choosing your online wedding planning tools

There are gazillions of planning tools out there, and many of them are web-based. But which ones should you pick? Tribesmaid Sunny has rounded up the best online planning tools that are free, accessible on portable devices, and easy to use. Here’s what you need to know…

jenga 062012 alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

Build a guest book from Jenga blocks

Have guests write little guest book notes to you on the sides of Jenga blocks to build up a tower of love. This is exactly what Devon and Michelle did at their pirate-themed wedding at a bowling alley. A game guest book fit like a glove.

El Yunque Wedding 2 alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

4 offbeat destination wedding & honeymoon venues in Puerto Rico

Last month I went on a 5-day press tour of Puerto Rico, busing around the island with a pack of other journalists to check out wedding and honeymoon destinations. It was fucking awesome, and I saw some venues that OMG, you guys… if you’re planning a destination wedding (or looking for a honeymoon spot), you would LOVE these places.

No, seriously: goth vegan former convents? Zebra-print villas? Rainforest terraces? You’re going to freak out.

rubber chicken bouquet toss alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

Fake out your guests with a bouquet toss switcheroo

Katie (of Katie & Clinton’s photo-tastic family fun farm wedding fame) is quite the jokester. So when she decided to participate in the bouquet toss ritual, she decided to throw a wrench into it. A rubber chicken fake-out was in order!