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Serve your beverages in mismatched ugly mugs: Muglies!

This will look familiar to those of you who’ve read my book — one offbeat bride borrowed my Muglies idea for her recent wedding, complete with using the explanation copy I wrote to explain the concept to guests. Aww. 🙂

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It’s your fingernails’ special daaaaaaaaay, too!

I just received this message from a clueless publicist who clearly didn’t actually read this website before emailing me, and it’s so funny that I have to share: [Cheezy Bridal Magazine] and [Cosmetics company] have teamed up to create a collection of must-have shades for every bride-to-be . Guided by [Cheezy Bridal Magazine], the industry’s […]

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Bree’s elegant rock ‘n’ roll wedding

The offbeat bride: Bree, Hairdresser Her offbeat groom: Damien Location & date of wedding: Army Navy Country Club, Fairfax VA, October 6, 2007 What made our wedding offbeat: We wanted to be different and rock a roll — but still very elegant. I walked down the aisle to a Johnny Cash tune! Our biggest challenge: […]

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Forget your contacts and bask in these brides wearing glasses on their wedding days!

Should you wear your glasses on your wedding day? We’ve got two strategies for you — and neither one of them is “wear contacts.”