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Offbeat Wed and its founder Ariel Meadow Stallings have been featured by the New York Times, NPR, the Today Show, CNN, Chicago Tribune, San Francisco Chronicle, Seattle Times, and many more. Take a look at how mainstream news media tries to wrap its brain around nontraditional weddings.

you sit on a throne of lies mug on offbeat bride alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

Would you lie to vendors about your wedding to get a cheaper deal?

Frustrated with services that cost more once the word “wedding” is attached, some folks choose to lie to vendors to save money.

lavender alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

Offbeat Bride in Lavender Magazine

I recently did a Q&A about my book with Lavender Magazine, Minnesota’s gay and lesbian glossy. I rambled about transgender weddings, lesbian weddings, and het weddings alike … you can read the full interview here, but here’s a little excerpt: Lavender Writer Chats Up Offbeat Weddings: Interview with Ariel Meadow Stallings Ariel Meadow Stallings first […]

Seattle Times Illustration by Jeff Paslay alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

Offbeat Bride in the Seattle Times

The Seattle Times ran a story about Offbeat Bride yesterday, featuring a quick interview with Ariel and some great stories from local brides.

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.