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The passing of the book

Before leaving home and heading off to her wedding, Djinnaya made sure to grab her Offbeat Bride book for a very special ceremony at her reception.

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A slap in the face (in a good way!)

A reader writes in: “I needed a reality check so I came back to offbeatwed.com to get the slap in the face I deserved.”

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What was the hardest thing about writing a book?

A reader asks: “What was the hardest thing about writing Offbeat Bride the book and how long did it take to complete?” Well, I really struggled with two things…

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A peek behind the offbeat curtain

I’ve gotten a few emails asking about the nitty gritty of Offbeat Bride, and how things are run behind the offbeat curtain, as it were. If this kind of thing is interesting to you, read on! The Offbeat Empire (as I lovingly call it) is my full-time job, and I gotta say that after a […]

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My favorite book review

“It might have been the humanure essay, or possibly your wholehearted cheering of penis-cake eating as a married couple… whatever the reason, your book took a relatively crappy day in Iraq and made it fantastic. Yeah, I said Iraq…”

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Second Edition of Offbeat Bride book now available

The revised and updated second edition of my book, Offbeat Bride: Creative Alternatives For Independent Brides, is now available for pre-order on Amazon! I know from the reader survey that two thirds of you haven’t read the book, so here are 13 reasons why you should get the book and not just read the website.