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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.

Get old timey with this paper scroll seating chart

Get old timey with this paper scroll seating chart

Pirate weddings! Fantasy weddings! Victorian weddings! Any period-specific wedding can benefit from this paper scroll seating chart we found at Josh and Lori’s epic fantasy wedding. In this case, all these needed was a tree to hang it on and it’s done. It’s so fanciful and looks pretty simple to make.

Should I have my mom as maid of honor?

Mom’s my BFF: Should I have my mom as maid of honor?

My mother is my best friend and I would love for her to be my maid of honour. My dad thinks that it’s not appropriate because I “should choose someone my own age” and “the mother of the bride is a role that is demanding enough.” What do you guys think? Should I have my mom as maid of honor?

Insider bridal salon tips from a stealth Offbeat Bride working in the field

Insider bridal salon tips from a stealth Offbeat Bride working in the field

I work at a bridal salon. As an Offbeat Bride myself, I’d like to say that I work in one of the cool, mom-and-pop boutiques that specifically cater to offbeat weddings, but no. I work in a bastion of Wedding Industrial Complex influence. But I do work with Offbeat Brides every day and I have picked up some traditional bridal salon tips to help you navigate them. Here’s how you can survive (and maybe even thrive)…

juno noah alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

Which states have gender neutral marriage certificates?

I’m non-binary, and she’s binary trans. Neither of us have done anything to medically or therapeutically transition and probably won’t be any time soon. We were both born and currently live in Tennessee, so even if we did medically transition, I’m pretty sure we’re out of luck when it comes to changing our birth certificates. It would be ideal to have a marriage license that uses gender neutral terms like “partner” or “spouse.”

Are there any states which have gender neutral marriage certificate language?