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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.

Greetings From Save The Date alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

Why send a save the date card? (…Maybe because they’re cute and getting easier and easier to make!)

Save the date cards have become a popular option, especially for destination weddings. Here are some reasons that you might want to do a save the date card.

A greenery filled Tanzanian-inspired Northern Michigan wedding

Hyphenated last names — the practical stuff

Torn between hyphenated last names and changing your name when you get married? Offbeat Brides share some of the IRL consequences of hyphenating their own names, or their kids’ names.

D&D, costumes, & epic music at this heavy metal wedding in Utah

How I handled pressure from family during wedding planning

We just have so many people who are SO STOKED to FINALLY be able to do things that they’ve always wanted and expected to be able to do at a wedding! As wedding planning went on, juggling all of those dearly held expectations and figuring out how to handle pressure from family became more and more a part of our wedding planning process…

pegasus stamps alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

How many stamps to put on your wedding invitations? Learn from my mistake!

I learned that about half of our invitations arrived with a “postage due” stamp on the envelope and a smaller second envelope soliciting $0.15 from the recipient. What did I do wrong!?