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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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How to create email wedding invitations that save money and are eco-friendly… but still feel personal!

Offbeat Bride Ragani had her “Old Hollywood” style gala wedding last May in Oakland. Instead of sending out paper invitations she sent them via email — and they were quite cool. Here’s her guest post about her experiences and advice on emailing wedding invitations.

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Seamstress secrets! Wedding dress alteration & bridal fitting advice

Unless you are one of those lucky ladies who never, ever has trouble finding items that fit you perfectly straight off the rack, there’s a good chance your bridal attire will require alterations. If you are having something custom-made, you will probably need to have at least two fittings. Here’s how…

Transgender wedding dresses

Finding the perfect wedding dress for a transgender bride

“I’m a bridesmaid in a close friend’s wedding this summer — R is transgender, and she’s struggling to find a dress on a budget.”

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How to make things easy for your bridesmaids — no penis cake necessary

“Is it too presumptive to tell my bridesmaids that I don’t want a bachelorette party OR a bridal shower?”