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industry insiders

The Offbeat Wed community includes hundreds of inclusive wedding industry pros who are all working to change the cynical, exploitative nature of the mainstream Wedding Industrial Complex. We invite our awesome offbeat vendor friends to share their industry insider tips with us and our readers — together we can change the wedding industry to be more inclusive, more offbeat, and more awesome! (If you’re an offbeat vendor, let’s get you in here!)

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Wedding venue and catering secrets from a wedding industry insider

Okay, I admit it, I’m part of the Wedding Industrial Complex — I work at wedding venue. I’m also an Offbeat Bride. As an offbeat member of the wedding industry, I wanted to share a couple of insider tips for finding a venue and caterer.

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Why isn’t anyone going to your wedsite? Here’s a tip from an advertising pro

Tribe member UltraJonda sent out her Save the Dates, but no one is going to the wedsite. Why not? Knowing the reason why just might save you from the very same fate…

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Would you lie to vendors about your wedding to get a cheaper deal?

Frustrated with services that cost more once the word “wedding” is attached, some folks choose to lie to vendors to save money.

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The other side of the veil: one bridal shop employee shares her perspective

For four summers during my college years, I worked at a bridal and formal dress salon — it was one of my favorite jobs.