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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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What to wear when I don’t want a dress or a suit?

You want to look good at your wedding, but you also want to look like YOU, instead of someone wearing a costume. So WTF do you wear if you’re not girly, but you’re also not into butch formalwear?

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The other side of the veil: one bridal shop employee shares her perspective

For four summers during my college years, I worked at a bridal and formal dress salon — it was one of my favorite jobs.

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Unique first dance songs that haven’t been done to death

The Offbeat Wed team has compiled a pretty good list of totally not overused first dance songs from the silly, to the romantic, to the extremely controversial!

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No wedding receiving line: Socially distanced ways to greet your wedding guests

“I have a condition called fibromyalgia which causes me near constant pain and makes me feel tired very easily. I am really worried about how to deal with receiving lines…”