“You’re invited, bishes!” Wedding invitation wording basics for the newly engaged
First, congratulations on your engagement! Today we’re here now to talk about wedding invitation wording, whether you’ll be mailing printed invitations or sending something out electronically. You want to tell your guests how it’s all going down and we’re here to outline it all for you. Don’t forget, we’ve got a whole archive of invitation wording archive, too!
So you want to reaffirm your lurve: 9 non-rules for how to plan a vow renewal
We never scoff at more parties. Bring on the parties, amirite?! In this case, we’re talking about vow renewals as your second party. Or maybe vow renewals as an intimate promise between just you and your partner. Either way, there’s so much more flexibility and freedom with vow renewals that it’s hard not to get excited about the possibilities. Want to know how to plan a vow renewal? Here are our non-rules for doing it up renewal-style.
From Love Exile to legal wedded bliss: get your hankies out for this wedding
After meeting fatefully at a nightclub in D.C., Tamara proposed to Leriche every single day. Tamara had to became a Love Exile in South Africa to allow Leriche to join her as a legal immigrant since the U.S. didn’t allow LGBT sponsorship for partners. They were legally married in South Africa, but their dream of having a ceremony at home finally came true when Virginia passed legislation to legalize same-sex marriage. Come see their joyful story.
Open thread: Are you hiding or showing your scars on your wedding day?
Offbeat Bride has published numerous insightful and encouraging posts about “controversial” body markings such as tattoos, piercings, and out-there hairstyles — but what about scars? Especially those that have a story you DON’T want to tell, like scars from self-harming?
Polly & Dave’s last-minute wedding turned nautical dream elopement
This couple was forced to abandon their big wedding dreams in favor of a short notice elopement with only three weeks to plan. But disappointment turned to awesomeness when their nautical elopement began to take on the form of everything they ever wanted. As the bride said, “I actually no longer care for that dream wedding. Our real wedding couldn’t have been more genuine and true to ourselves. “
WTF is an STD: Offbeat Bride’s glossary to wedding acronyms and phrases
If you’re new to the wedding planning, there may be some terms you don’t know. Or are you wondering why your engaged friend keeps talking about their STDs? It’s not even the acronyms that can be confusing — the wedding planning lexicon is a strange beast. Here’s a list of stuff that gets mentioned a lot in the wedding industry.