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Wedding Planning 101

You’ve just gotten engaged and don’t know where to start. Here are some wedding planning basics to get you started in planning your alternative wedding with Offbeat Wed!

Last minute wedding checklist from @offbeatbride

Your last-minute wedding checklist

You’ve finishing up all your final wedding plans, but sometimes you just need a list of last-minute things to remember. Here’s what you’ll want to be handling a few days before your wedding including paying vendors, breaking in shoes, packing your “oh shit kit,” and doing a lot of last-minute make-outs with your partner. It’s the big last-minute wedding checklist!

Timey wimey timeline advice: when to send out your invitations and save-the-dates

When to send out your invitations and save-the-dates

You’ve got your date, you’ve probably got your venue, and now you’ve got to let everyone know about it. That’s where your invitations and save-the-dates come into play. Whether you’re opting for more traditional mailed invitations or saving a tree with some emailed invites, here are some rough guidelines for when to send your wedding invitations and save-the-dates.

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How to spot and avoid the wedding vendors that are faking it to make it

So what can you do to avoid the fake wedding vendors? Don’t be put off — these fakes are the exception to the norm — but do be smart and do your research.

There are some fairly easy steps to gage how genuine a creative business is, and how good they actually are…

Sample wedding budgets from @offbeatbride

Break it down now: sample wedding budgets for all kinds of offbeat weddings

Newly engaged and totally clueless to how much your wedding will cost? Pretty much everyone goes into wedding planning like a big ol’ noob and leaves boggled by all the hidden costs involved. Here are a few sample wedding budgets to get you started.

Wedding rehearsal tips via @offbeatbride

Herding cats: wedding rehearsal tips and advice

It’s down to the wire and you’re all ready to start figuring out how the ceremony is going to go down. Maybe you’re lucky enough to have a wedding planner helping, or maybe you’re the point person who will be wrangling the cats. Either way, here are some of our tips for making sure your wedding rehearsal is useful and as stress-free as possible.

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How to get a marriage license: tips and tricks for the engaged and confused

If you’re planning to get legally married, the most important step to research is how to get a marriage license. Make sure you know your location’s rules before embarking on your magical wedding roller coaster. Here are the basic steps to obtaining the golden ticket to your legal marriage.