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Why you should absolutely do engagement photos if they’re included in your wedding package

“I didn’t think we wanted engagement photos. My partner hates being the center of attention and has requested we try to find a wedding photographer who won’t act like paparazzi. But a lot of the photographers I’m seeing have packages that include an engagement session. I don’t think we want to do them, even if they’re free. What do people even use them for? Is there any reason to do them?”

Yep. Because it’s really not about what you *do* with actual photos, it’s mostly just about practicing. Lemme explain…

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A fabulous rainbow geek social media wedding

I’m going on 300 weddings edited and this is the FIRST French wedding I’ve done! In fact, we haven’t seen one in over two years. But when it finally came around, it came around with a bang. You will love this adorable couple, their rainbow-tastic details, geeky references, funky dancing, and ingenious use of the Tribe to get to vendors they wouldn’t otherwise have access to in France.

Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan at their totally offbeat wedding this weekend

Mark Zuckerberg’s totally offbeat wedding

We don’t normally cover current events, but I can’t help but be all tickled by the news trickling out from Mark Zuckerberg & Priscilla Chan’s totally nontraditional wedding yesterday. A few distinctly offbeat details…

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Offbeat groom gear ideas I stole from my husband’s Pinterest

Those of you who read Offbeat Home have heard about my husband’s scandalous love affair with Pinterest. He’s been pinning like a fiend for the last six months, and he’s got some stuff pinned that I thought might be of interest to Offbeat Grooms who are just starting down their process of “I think I don’t want a tux, but then what DO I want?” Here, courtesy of my husband’s Pinterest board, are a few ideas.