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Plan your pre-sunset toasts with the Golden Hour Calculator

When I was planning my wedding day schedule, I knew one thing: I wanted toasts to be happening on the front lawn of the B&B during the “Golden Hour,” that brief window of time before sunset when everything is glazed in that rich, warm, yellow light.

I spent a bunch of time online, looking at sunset times, trying to figure out how to schedule the transition from dinner to toasts so that I could nail the timing just right… if only the Golden Hour Calculator had existed then!

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Puff, puff, paint: How to freehand etch glassware with fabric paint

Personalizing some fabulous glassware is a great way to make a thrifty find into something one-of-a-kind. Whether you’re etching a pair of toasting flutes, personalizing a couple of pimp cups, or making your own etched beer steins, here’s a method for free-handing your finished look using fabric paint!

How to write a killer wedding speech include zombies robots and bunnies

How to write a killer wedding speech: include zombies, robots & bunnies

You saw Rose’s “beautiful zombie” wedding invitations, now read the “beautiful zombie, robot, bunnies and frogs” wedding speech that was given by a close friend of theirs. Never has zombies, robots, and cute little animals gotten together to make so much love.

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Nerdtastic toasting tankards for beer lovers

I put together a roundup of toasting flutes that are all kinds of awesome, and almost immediately I got requests in the comments for “nerdtastic tankards” for the beer-lovers in the house. Oh boy, you came to the right Offbeat Empire editor for THAT request. Here we go!