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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.

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Lindsay & Val’s Vegas, splurge-city, foodie, Beatles and showtunes honeymoon

After Lindsay and Val had their Broadway-themed, musical wedding in Illinois, the girls packed up and headed to Vegas, baby! Check out their splurge-city, show-filled Vegas honeymoon.

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What to do when an uninvited guest RSVPs for the wedding you didn’t invite them to attend

So, we’ve talked about How to tell your guests they don’t get a +1. We’ve gone over 10 blunt-but-loving ways to tell people they’re not invited to your wedding. But what happens when a non-guest takes it a step further, and actually RSVPs to your wedding? You know, the wedding you never invited them to?

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I refuse to wear a fake smile on my wedding

No, I won’t be inviting family members who don’t like me to my wedding. The reason? Pretty simple…

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OH SHIT KIT: The wedding emergency kit filled with stuff that could save your ass

Shooting weddings has taught me a lot about common mishaps and mistakes that are prevalent and almost communal in the fact that they’ve happened in almost EVERY SINGLE WEDDING. One of the last weddings I shot, the bride had craftily brought her own “Oh Shit” Kit. That’s when the proverbial lightbulb went *ding* in my head, and I thought — like every Californian needs an Earthquake Preparedness Kit, every bride should have an “Oh Shit” Kit.

Here are the things to include in your bridal “Oh Shit” Kit…