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Advice

Wedding advice and etiquette can be a weird thing, especially when you’re talking about alternative and offbeat weddings. We pride ourselves on our compassionate focus on constructive, respectful communication and focus on conflict resolution.

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Our parents are meeting for the first time, what should we do?

I’ve been engaged for almost a month now and since my fiancé’s parents live out-of-state, they finally let us know they would be coming to town this upcoming weekend. We’re going to introduce both sets of parents to each other, and I’m probably thinking too hard about how to organize this…

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12 things wedding photographers want to tell you, but can’t

Most wedding magazines will give you a list of questions to ask a wedding photographer… Can you describe your style? What equipment do you shoot with? Let’s be real: Those questions are boring. And you probably don’t actually care about the answers to those questions. So I surveyed some brides and photography-friends, and put together a list of all those questions you really want to ask, and all those things we really want you to know.

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How do you deal with vendors who ignore grooms?

I know you guys have written before about wedding vendors who totally ignore grooms, but I’m looking for some super practical, step-by-step guidance on how to make it clear to my vendors that if they keep ignoring my fiance, they stand to lose our business.

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What do you wish you’d spent more money on?

We are close to hitting the ceiling on our small-budget wedding, and I’d love to hear from Offbeat Bride readers who’ve finished their weddings…

What are things that you wish you spent more or less on?