How to make ribbon veils and pony falls
Hi Ariel! I absolutely love your hair in your wedding photos. The ribbons are fabulous! While I wouldn’t do the exact same thing, I would love something with the ribbons or something like it. I don’t even know where to begin looking for either someone to do my hair for me or how I might possible do it myself. Do you have any suggestions?
Wedding vow examples: funny nontraditional unique wedding vows from REAL couples!
I just finished the Offbeat Bride book and adored it! Now, do you have any ideas for vows?!
Wedding circle seating
My fiance and I both want a non-traditional wedding ceremony, without the procession. The ceremony and reception will be held at an restaurant in NYC. I’ve read somewhere we could have our guests stand in a circle around us with a small wedding. However, we are inviting about 50+ people and am not sure if this could still work with this many people. Do you have any thoughts on this or any other alternative ideas to a non processional wedding?
Non-floral wedding centerpieces
Centerpieces are tough. They can end up being a TON of work or more involved and expensive than you expected. That said, cute and funky ideas to adorn your table centers are a click away, if you’ve got the patience to do exhaustive internet searching. Fortunately, we have gathered some downright fab ideas for you, so rest those little phalanges and browse away!
DIY flower arrangements aren’t so tough
Arranging centrepiece flowers yourself can save you big bucks — and it doesn’t have to be complicated. Find some inspiration and some DIY floral arrangement tutorials in this here roundup, including tricks for using grocery store bouquets and thrifted finds, but still making a big impact.
The Official Unveiling
My book, Offbeat Bride: Tafetta-Free Alternatives for Independent Brides is into bookstores now, but this website simply can’t wait another day. So, I’m decreeing 2007 The Year Of The Offbeat Bride and unveiling (har) this website! There’s a lot here — the requisite book information, but also what I hope will become a pretty robust batch of […]