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When we want to get more thoughtful, this is the spot for our feature articles. Sometimes we talk big-picture philosophies, other times we discuss wedding trends, and every once and a while we just go ape-shit over a wedding WTF?!

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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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Lanterns instead of bouquets

We’ve featured tons of non-floral bouquet alternatives, but here’s one alternative I think we’ll be seeing more of in the future: Rachael‘s bridesmaids carried red glass lanterns instead bouquets …

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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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How to get a lower budget hotel wedding

Jezebel recently did a post addressing how wedding costs can add up (In The Long Run, Your Wedding Could Cost You Big Time), and while the post itself is somewhat interesting, I was completely taken by a comment posted by a user named geekgirlliz, who caters weddings. Here were geekgirlliz’s excellent tips on how to […]