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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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Brawling groomsmen

This Monday Montage is a little bit country, a little bit rock ‘n’ roll. Check out the spectacle of country-chic, metal heads, and crazy engagement photo hijinks.

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I love this ’50s housewife-themed bridal shower!

Ladies: steal this idea for a ’50s housewife-themed bridal shower. We’re talking the perfect excuse to break out your biggest most colorful fashions, show off your sexy pinup collection/baking skills. Plus there’s lots of amazing ink in this post as a bonus…

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Blind women get married too

I realized that if I was going to be “bridal” in their eyes, I was going to have to change who I am. I am proudly disabled …and I will not change to meet what the Wedding Industry believes is bridal.

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Matt’s amazing superhero wedding surprise!

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s just the coolest, most epic way to end your wedding day EVAR! At the end of their reception, Matt confessed to Jen that he had a secret to share. Don’t worry, it’s an awesome secret that involves capes and a grown man in tights.

How to fight post-wedding blues: set some goals

How to fight post-wedding blues: set some goals

Our wedding was perfect, but now that it’s long gone, I can’t figure out what to do with myself. Am I crazy? Am I pathetic? Help?

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Meet Offbeat Intern #5: Catherine!

I would like to take a quick second to introduce Offbeat Bride’s fifth intern, Catherine!

Catherine is based in Chicago, where she runs a website called Movie Gnome. I’ll let her tell you the rest herself: