Musings on feminism and weddings
It doesn’t seem that long ago I was sporting short hair, dockers, button-downs and ties and hitting the bars. Now, I have hair down to the middle of my back, wearing a f’ing Vera Wang wedding dress and participating full force in the bridal industrial complex.
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.
Let’s talk about labels and self-identifying
Over the last couple months we’ve gotten comments from well-intentioned readers concerned about how we title and label the Real Offbeat Weddings on Offbeat Bride…
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 […]