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What’s up with mustaches; TV; namesakes for me and my kid; and fashion

It’s another round of reader questions! Not wedding advice, just … QUESTIONS!! i don’t understand the deal of moustaches. i’ve seen it done many ways in the offbeat world, i just don’t the hows or whys of this fad. -Amy Offbeat trends often echo subcultural trends, and the mustache thing is definitely the dominion of […]

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Sparkly wedding shoes

It was really only a matter of time before my taste in loud wedding shoes led us here, ladies … and now here we are, stomping down the glittering, campy road of sparkly-ass wedding shoes. Really, your wedding day can feel like doing a form of drag — the fancy dress, the up-do, everyone staring […]

Grey bridal flat

Wedding flats for brides who hate heels [UPDATED for 2022!]

Last week, I heard from several readers who were like, “Yeah sure cute — but what about those of us who want to wear flats?” While I make a point to include flats in every batch of shoes I feature, because as someone who can’t walk in a heel over 2 inches, I got nothing but love for the ladies who want to rock the flats on their wedding day.

And so, without further ado, here’s my collection of lovely low heeled wedding flats that will make you feel 10 feet tall.

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Astrid & Kyle’s Seattle Boat Wedding

The Offbeat Bride: Astrid, Biology Student and Retail Princess (and OBT member “Astrid“) Her Offbeat Partner: Kyle, Network Analyst and Professional Napper Location & date of wedding: The Virginia V, Seattle, WA — July 24, 2008 What made our wedding offbeat: Our wedding wasn’t super offbeat, but it was authentically us. We left out all […]