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What’s up with mustaches; TV; namesakes for me and my kid; and fashion

It’s another round of reader questions! Not wedding advice, just … QUESTIONS!! i don’t understand the deal of moustaches. i’ve seen it done many ways in the offbeat world, i just don’t the hows or whys of this fad. -Amy Offbeat trends often echo subcultural trends, and the mustache thing is definitely the dominion of […]

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Yes, I’m a sucker for reader photos

I love this shot of OBT member Emily and her husband Michael doing a little light reading at their wedding in September. Emily captioned this shot Offbeat Bride: Don’t Get Married Without It!

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Why you’re not supposed to like everything you see on Offbeat Bride

Part of why I continue to run Offbeat Bride is because it’s an excuse to get exposed to a whole big wide range of cultures and styles and people and design outside my daily experience.

Will there ever be an Offbeat Bride TV show? (and other reader questions)

I get approached monthly by production companies wanting to do an Offbeat Bride reality show, and actually spent a full year working with one crew to develop a pitch. I took several trips down to LA and shopped the show to a half-dozen networks this spring. It was a hilarious process, but there was never quite a click between what I wanted and what interested the tv folks.