To DIY or not to DIY: Finding your niche in the creative scale
For many of you, you might look on Offbeat Bride and find a LOT of different choices in the DIY department. How to make a certain bouquet out of brooches or ornaments, maybe you want to DIY your Save the Dates somehow or even all of your invitations. For some of you, that might seem too much. For the rest of you, it’s right up your alley. And then there’s a small portion of us who are a little scrapbook/sewing savvy, but aren’t too sure of ourselves with these bigger projects. If you’re not sure what your niche is creatively, here are a few tips you may want to consider.
13 things I wish I’d known on my wedding day
Well, the wedding was beautiful and fun and awesome by all accounts, but now I have the “shoulda-coulda-wouldas” and it’s getting me down. But please, LEARN from my mistakes! I offer you this advice as a bride who didn’t think of all of these things before the wedding…
“We want X, Y, and Z at our wedding. Is that bad?”
Laura Guerrie is a kick-ass wedding planner, former Offbeat Bride, and friend of the Empire. Now she’s here to drop a little wedding planner knowledge on all you out there who find themselves wondering if the things you want to do/have/spend money on are “bad.” Hint: it’s not bad, but don’t discount that feeling! Here’s why
We’re all a little afraid and full of dreams: finding common ground with wedding planning
Just as I’m entitled to a little restraint from those who may not share my path, those who’ve dreamed about their wedding day on a very regular basis and have, since buying that Dream Bride Barbie many years ago, deserve their fairy tale wedding without the condemnation of “enlightened” people telling them that they’re superficial or misguided.