Sylvia & Tyson’s relaxed bird-themed registry office wedding
This wedding has amazing details like bird-inspired decor, red and black-clad bridesmaids, and the groom’s dad’s band. But not everything went as expected, in particular the “poo scrotum” favors. You read that right. Sometimes last-minute additions can become hilarious surprises.
How to let people help you with your wedding
One of the first things I ever read on Offbeat Bride was an article about having open expectations. It really resonated with me, and I tried to keep that philosophy through the entire process. It also helped that I was planning a long-distance wedding, so I HAD to let people help me to stay sane… or to avoid massive amounts of credit card debt from flying from Salt Lake City to Wisconsin a gazillion times. Did I have some minor freak-outs? Yes. But the wedding went off swimmingly, and it was better than I could have done myself thanks to the helping hands I had along the way. But here are some tips I learned, and maybe even those of you who are extra detail-obsessed can step back and let someone help you!
Funky reception dancing, a speech with props, and a Ron Swanson painting guest book
Crystal and Richie sneak a smooch behind a great Neil Gaiman book. We’ve also got some funky reception dancing, a speech with props, and a Ron Swanson guestbook painting. It’s a wacky week in reader submissions and I wouldn’t have it any other way.
Use a diaper bag as your wedding catch-all bag
With a couple weeks left until the wedding, I headed out to a thrift store because I needed a bag. Not just any bag but something I could fit all my penis-paraphernalia for the bachelorette party, my emergency crafting supplies on the setup day, and also my make-up and wedding day survival kit. I walked by the baby aisle, and there it was — the DIY wedding must-have — a DIAPER BAG!