Do I need to market my wedding business on TikTok?
Every wedding vendor eventually asks the same exhausted question: “Do I need to be on TikTok?” Not because they want to be, but because guilt is a hell of a motivator. Here’s a reality check about temperament, energy, and whether performing for the algorithm actually makes sense for how you work… or whether it just sounds like torment. (And not the fun kind!)
An LGBTQ+ gothic elopement in the Scottish woods (…WITH FIRE!)
Kendal and Lake skipped the wedding industrial complex and went straight into the woods. From Alabama to a storm-soaked corner of Perthshire, Scotland they built an elopement around fire, water, moss, and intention. Gothic fashion, Celtic-inspired rituals, and a river vow sealed at dusk made this less a performance and more a reckoning with place, weather, and commitment.
How to get found by ChatGPT: a FREE tool for wedding vendors
Couples are asking chatbots about wedding planning, and if machines can’t parse your business, you won’t appear in AI recommendations. Meanwhile, sketchy “AI optimization” services are charging for a basic technical fix you can do yourself FOR FREE. (Barf!!) Offbeat Wed doesn’t gatekeep visibility… We teach it. LET’S DO THIS!
The New York Times noticed neurodivergent, nervous-system-friendly weddings
The New York Times didn’t just quote our publisher in their article about neurodivergent weddings… They spoke with multiple couples and vendors from the Offbeat Wed community! The throughline was unmistakable: neurodivergent weddings are built around attention to capacity and nervous system regulation. When you design an event that way, you’re practicing etiquette in its most functional form: care for your community.