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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!

alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

This wedding is super gay! 5 ways to make your wedding gay as hell

It’s Pride Month, y’all, and everyone should be giving props to the LGBTQ community and their weddings. Well, not everyone.

Some folks have concerns about the concept of a “gay wedding” because hey: aren’t they just weddings? We get that, of course, but we feature some weddings where couples themselves VERY specifically want to embrace their wedding AND its gayness. So if you’re into self-identified Very Very Gay Weddings, this roundup of ideas is for yooooou!

How to ship a wedding dress as seen on @offbeatbride

How to ship a wedding dress by mail: Every tip you’ll need

We recently gave some tips on traveling with your dress via car and plane, but what if you choose to mail your outfit to your destination wedding instead? There’s a whole slew of issues that you’ll need to address and we’re here to lay it all out. Let’s talk about how to ship a wedding dress to your destination.

Unconventional bachelorette party ideas as seen on @offbeatbride

From zombies to nudie times: 15 unconventional bachelorette party ideas (great for bachelor parties, too!)

We’ve covered some major ground in unconventional bachelorette party ideas in years past (no plastic penises required!), but there are definitely some party plans that we hadn’t seen, including a few rad-as-hell ideas from readers. From zombies to “bawdy positive” burlesque to bonding nudie times, let’s see what offbeat recreation we can get into today!

How to pick the wedding date as seen on @offbeatbride

Ask these 7 questions before you pick a wedding date

Congratulations on your engagement! The next step: when the hell will this thang happen? Setting the date sounds easy, right? If you set it, they will come. Let me tell you, it’s a little more complicated than that. Here are the questions you’ll want to ask when setting the wedding date.