Kelly & Francis’ 1920’s Old Hollywood Wedding!
The offbeat bride: Kelly, Writer and TESL Teacher Her offbeat partner: Francis, Web Designer Location & date of wedding: Stone Mansion in Rome, NY – May 24th, 2008 What made our wedding offbeat: Both of our families are super Catholic and we are not, so we decided on a outdoor handfasting. The ceremony was presided […]
How to tell your family about your transgender groom
“Both of us previously identified as lesbians … how do I let my guests know that my girlfriend is now my groom?”
Kristina & Todd’s classic punk-rock wedding
Tattooed bride and bridal party, a custom ceremony performed by a self-described atheist minister, and punky music selections… Kristina and Todd present the “classic punk rock wedding.”
I DON’T WANT YOUR STUPID MONEY, MOM: How to turn down financial help
My parents offered to pay for most of our wedding next summer, which seemed great at first. But within four days of being engaged, my mom had already used the phrase “If i’m paying for it i will have X” and is being very very pushy about choosing a venue…”
Momzilla and wedding budgeting
Everyone warns you about Bridezilla, but no one tells you about how your mom will morph into Momzilla! My simple rule: If mom’s payin’, you need to listen to what she’s sayin’.
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Offbeat Bride is good for moms, too!
“My mother called me and told me that she had never even considered that flowers were optional — it just seemed like something you had to do. Long story even longer, she spent an hour perusing Offbeat Bride and told me how much fun it all looked like, and how she just assumed since she had always seen things done a particular way, it had never occurred to her that it didn’t have to be that way. “