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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.

Tricks for Old-fashion-ing your suit for a vintage wedding

Unlike ladies’ formal attire, men’s suits really haven’t changed very much in the couple of hundred years they have existed. So, by playing with the details, you can make almost any three-piece suit look like it’s from any era. There are numerous creative things you can do to vintage-ize your ensemble and Duchess Clothiers is giving away the secret behind what details to pay attention to.

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6 wedding ideas I stole from Offbeat Bride

I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but we have a special tag called Steal This Idea! Which means, clearly, we love offering up great wedding ideas for you to take, run with, and make your own. But, apart from noticing them in real wedding profiles, we never really get to know how many of you actually DO steal those ideas.

That’s why it was so awesome to read this “thank you” note from Australian Tribesmaid Jass

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15 wedding reception games and activities for good times!

“We hosted a game night reception so it could be more interactive for everyone. We bought most of the prizes on sale, nearing $200, but still saved a lot by not hiring a DJ or band, which comes with an added cost of a dance floor and lights.”

That quote from Jami and Jamie’s backyard game night wedding inspired me to put together a roundup of great games that you can play at your wedding. Ready, set, GO!

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So you feel like you gave in: 3 ways to bounce back from wedding planning disappointments

You can rest assured that it’s going to happen at some point during your wedding planning process: that perfect venue for your vintage submarine-themed wedding is going to fall through. You battle with your in-laws to try to keep the guestlist under 100 people, and you find yourself putting stamps on 200 invitations. Your dreams of locally-sourced, delicately spiced catering is going to be replaced by your mother’s “beef or chicken” menu that reminds you of funeral food (true story!).