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10 bits of offbeat wedding advice you won’t get from a bridal magazine

Edolcourt took some time after her wedding day to put together some helpful tips to get you through your big day. From shaking your guests down for photos to organizational tips… these are useful, and not always broached, pieces of advice for ya.

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Musings of an almost not-bride

I won’t be an Offbeat Bride soon. In fact, I won’t be any kind of bride, because in a month I’ll be married. And for some reason, that’s making me sad. I don’t want to get into the whole “you should be planning for the marriage not the wedding!” or the politics of wedding vs. marital energy/time/money expenditure. I get that, I assure you. I want to acknowledge what an important and huge part of my life and identity being a bride and having a wedding has been for me, and I’m sure for you too. I want to share this journey, and who I am and have become.

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How planning your wedding could help your career

So while “I planned my wedding, now I’ll plan yours!” does happen, what I’m talking about here is the ways that planning a wedding help you develop skills that can be applied to non-wedding jobs. You’re building skills that could help you move up a career ladder in whatever industry you work in … or WISH you worked in.

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Cool stuff does not cease to exist just because it doesn’t make it into my wedding

You can’t have five dresses. You can’t use five different photographers. You can’t get married in five different locations. (Okay, some of you may be able to. I can’t. Budget, budget, budget.)