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The hangover hack you need for all wedding events

If you love being hungover, skip this post. But if you plan to hit the open bar at any upcoming wedding event, then you need to get in on this hangover hack our assistant editor tested!

Kiowa Irish punk handfasting wedding 33 alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

The vows from this Native American / Irish handfasting wedding will make you cry

We wanted to celebrate both of our families — Irish/Scottish on my side, Kiowa on his — so our ceremony was a handfasting wedding, held on Mark’s family’s allotment land. One of the things that tie both our families and cultures together is a love of horses, so including “wedding horses” felt perfect to us.

Valentines Gifts for Friends alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

4 funny valentines for friends: give your BFFs noods 🍜

This year for Valentine’s Day I decided to send funny valentines to my friends using VistaPrint. These gifts came in the form of some, er, saucy photos. The looks on my friends’ faces were absolutely priceless! But what’s even wilder is that they actually use the gifts I gave them…in public!

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4 unexpected gender-neutral wedding shower games that actually don’t suck

Sick of those cringe wedding shower games with questions like “Who cleans more?” Not thrilled to play “Pin the peen” in front of your Great Aunt Sue? Here are three gender-neutral wedding shower games that are actually super fun to play (without the weird sexist angle).