I kicked my best friend out of my wedding and I refuse to feel bad about it
As time has gone on, and the wedding has drawn closer and closer, several really harsh truths have come to light about my friendship with my leading lady. Namely, that it’s changed. So I kicked my best friend out of my wedding, and this is why I refuse to feel bad about it…
Show solidarity with your wedding posse with temporary tattoos
A couple of tattoos at Sandra-Lee and Conrad’s wedding caught my eye and kabwoosh this awesome idea just fell into my brain. Temporary tattoos for your wedding party people. I love the idea of showing solidarity with your crew on your wedding day — who couldn’t use a little bit of extra support feels that day, right? Whether you want to let people know this is my best man, my sister, my brother, my partner in crime, whatever, there are a bazillion places to get customary temporary tattoos.
Ring security, puppy wranglers, and train conductors: Alternative wedding party roles for kids
We recently heard about a bride with five sisters, ranging in age from infant to adult, all needing a role in her wedding party. We’re fans of having just as many bridesmaids, junior bridesmaids, flower girls, ring bears, flower grandmas, adult male flower girls, bell ringers, and aisle walkers as you like (WHEW!), so we’re all for making this way less of a stress than it would be otherwise. Or, if you’re looking for beautiful simplicity, consider having no wedding party, and nobody gets left out. But if you’re going for inclusion, here are some alternative wedding party roles for kids we’d recommend AND how it’s been done traditionally, just for reference.
The rise of gender-neutral wedding wording like Mx, Nearlyweds, and Bachelorex parties
Weddings aren’t a strictly gendered thing, as all of us reading Offbeat Bride are like aware of… but many of the words around weddings and marriage are very gendered.
Even if you’re having a completely gender-neutral wedding, it’s really hard to talk about it without using gendered verbiage. But I’ve tried to find some ways around that..