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WTF!?

Wedding planning offers a non-stop stream of WTF moments, from cringe-worthy articles to heinous wedding supplies. Here, we document the most outrageous.

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Why photographers shouldn’t hide their nontraditional brides

Offbeat Brides love our photographers. They are the ones who capture our weddings forever. We choose them for their talent and we know they can rock an offbeat wedding. Heck, lots of them are enthusiastic about the chance to shoot something a little different and have a lot of fun. Some of them are even offbeat themselves. So why the heck do so many photographers have Facebook profiles and websites that don’t reflect this?

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Supposed-wedding trend: “Global meats”

We received a press release about 2012 wedding trends — half of it was slightly interesting and the other half was just full of WTF-ery. Most notably this little gem…

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My no-theme wedding: you don’t need a theme to get hitched

Wedding themes can be awesome. But they’re totally not necessary! Check out what happened when one bride felt forced into choosing a theme.

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Why reality tv is missing the boat with non-traditional weddings

Television wants Offbeat Brides. They know you’re out there, all gorgeous and colorful and smelling yummy. They covet you and see you as deliciously untouched virgin territory. The problem is, like virgins themselves, once they’re anywhere near you — they’re completely unsure of what to do with you!

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Whatever you do — DON’T SMILE

In which Megan answers the question of “what is with the trend of people not smiling in their wedding photos?” And in doing so, she unveils a secret about her wedding that she never made public on Offbeat Bride until now.

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BHLDN… WTF? LOL!

So they are now selling wedding decor at BHLDN, Anthropologie’s foray into the wedding world. Personally, I sort of love them in a very conflicted way. There are some super-cute things that I would definitely consider buying/DIYing, but I wanted to share two hilariously “Wha?” offerings.