Category Archive

Friends & Family Advice

Whether it’s your mom pressuring you to lose weight or not inviting family to your wedding or how to fire a bridesmaid… this is our archive of how to handle wedding planning drama with friends and family. Be sure to check out our archive of copy ‘n’ paste conflict resolution posts, too!

Let nongeeks in on the jokes with your geeky wedding program

Let non-geeks in on the jokes with your geeky wedding program

I hate (like reeeeeeaaaaally don’t like) being on the outside of an inside joke. So I am in total love with how Karen and Terry let their non-geek guests know what was up at their geeky wedding. They drafted up a super informative geeky wedding program, with short and sweet blurbs explaining just what steampunk meant anyway and yes, the Discworld really is flat…

Use a shared Pinterest board

Use a shared Pinterest board as the visual “Shit People Suggest” spreadsheet

We all know that planning a wedding = a love/hate relationship with Pinterest. Tons of inspiration and easily searchable database, but there’s inspiration overload and it can also make you feel bad about your design and DIY realities. Offbeat Bride reader Katie had a brilliant idea to make Pinterest your ally again…

wedding guests wont rsvp

What to do if wedding guests don’t RSVP? Copy ‘n’ paste this polite message!

So you’re down the wire with only a month left before your wedding date, and you still have a third of your guests who haven’t RSVPed? Here’s what to do, complete with a copy ‘n’ paste message for exactly what to say.

magic the gathering thank you cards

How to thank people when “thank you” isn’t enough

Everyone got thank-you notes, except the core group of five people who were instrumental in making this whole wedding happen. We’re a close-knit group of geeky, quirky friends and I’ve been at my wits end for months as to how to properly thank these folks. And at last it came to me a few days ago and I kick myself for not thinking of it sooner…