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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.

laser tag wedding

I won’t dance, don’t ask me: a laser tag reception cures a no-dancing party

Sinatra wouldn’t dance, don’t ask him. And we know some of you feel the same way. We love us some reception dancing alternatives like lawn games, Dance Dance Revolution, scavenger hunts, tabletop games, and lip sync battles. Reader ChicagoGal gave us another rad dance alternative idea: a laser tag reception! If you’ve got a local laser tag joint that can accommodate your guest list size, you can book a few hours of non-dancing reception fun pew-pewing at each other or just watching the fun unfold. Let’s see what she had to say about it.

How can we explain our "zero argument" drama-free wedding as seen on @offbeatbride #wedding #drama

Kicking ’em out: how can we word our “zero argument” drama-free wedding rule?

We are no strangers to family and guest drama at weddings. Hell, we’ve got whole archives for family advice, family drama, and conflict resolution. People are people and people can bring the dramaz. You’re totally on the right path by nipping it in the bud early and diplomatically addressing the issue on your wedding website. Wedding websites are the best place to explain anything you want explained: dress codes, ceremony rituals, accommodations, and of course, any specific drama rules that you’ll be putting in place. Let’s talk about how to word it.

Foggy homebrew wedding as seen on @offbeatbride

Instead of throwing your bouquet, lock it up in a birdcage for one lucky keyholder

Holly and Matt came up with an amazing alternative to tossing the wedding bouquet: they tied in a love lock theme! They grabbed a bunch of keys, a birdcage, a big ol’ lock, and the rest was history. Go see how it was done.

i do panties

OPEN THREAD: are you wearing a special wedding night outfit?

“Do I need to buy wedding night PJs?” popped in my head. What on earth do I buy? I hate sleeping in nothing, definitely won’t be sleeping in the pretty underwear either. Do I go comfy or silk nightgown?” Oh, wedding night lingerie. Do you really need to wear anything special on your wedding night? Absolutely not. But if you’re a more theatrical type and you WANT to wear something special, there are certainly plenty of options…