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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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Casual wedding invitations and the insanity of writing out “Two Thousand and Fifteen”

What do you do if you DON’T want to “cordially invite” people to your wedding? What if you want to just ask people to come party with you? You know what? You totally CAN!

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Melissa and Jared’s uh-mazing European voyage of summer 2010!

Instead of getting gifts for their wedding, Melissa and Jared asked for honeymoon contributions. Thanks to generous gifts, couch surfing, and a little penny-pinching, they were able to have an awesome trip.

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The audacity of asking for cash gifts

If you ever want to get into a quick argument, try talking to someone about doing a cash wedding registry. People love to debate the issue, and sometimes it feels like the discussion just goes on, and on, and on. In fact, the New York Times recently published an article by Princeton sociology professor Viviana Zelizer that makes it clear that the debate has been raging for over a 100 years…

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Guest list rules to help you keep your wedding small

Trying to keep your wedding small? What rules do you establish to figure out whether certain guests will make the cut?