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Congrats: you’ve been invited to an offbeat wedding! We’re here to help you understand what to expect, with modern offbeat wedding etiquette, ideas for toasts, offbeat wedding gift ideas, and more…

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The best wedding gift idea for honeymooners: foreign currency

We live in the US and went to Toronto for our honeymoon. One of the most memorable gifts we got was from one of hubby’s coworkers – Canadian cash. We had registered for both traditional and cash-for-honeymoon gifts, but I loved this. In fact, foreign currency has become our new go-to wedding present for couples we know are leaving the country for their honeymoon.

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Top 5 joys of attending a wedding after yours is over

“The weddings you attend after your wedding are SO much fun.” It sounded nice at the time, but I had no idea what she was talking about. How could anyone else’s wedding live up to the feeling of your own personal celebration? I was wrong. Attending a wedding after your own is the best, and here’s why…

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7 modern wedding guest etiquette questions (+ bonus advice for couples!)

A couple months ago, I was interviewed for an article on Refinery29 about modern wedding guest etiquette. While the article used several of my quotes, I figured I’d share my ALL my answers for seven wedding guest etiquette issues, because who knows! Maybe you’re trying to figure out how to decline being a bridesmaid, or whether you should dress less weird at someone’s wedding.

Plus, I’ve got two bonus etiquette issues for engaged couples at the end. Advice for all!

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Open thread: How should an offbeat wedding guest dress?

“I am generally under-dressed at formal weddings or I end up buying a dress that is boring, wear it once, and donate it. I don’t even know where to look for some cool, offbeat wedding guest dresses. I even googled “dresses to wear to formal weddings” and was overwhelmed by blandness.

I guess basically, can someone tell me (and probably others) what an offbeater wears to a formal gig?”