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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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10 tips for how to handle me now that I’m a bride

I am getting married next weekend and I am, to the surprise of myself and those around me, not a wreck. Hurrah! However, there are some things I have noticed, about the way people are treating me that is causing some strife. So here is my guide to handling me now that I’m a bride.

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Offbeat Bride’s collaborative recommended reading list for books about marriage and relationships

This entire website exists because Ariel wrote a helpful book on weddings. But beyond helpful books on weddings, what about helpful books on MARRIAGE?

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What should I put on my wedding website FAQ? 28 Q&As to for less wedding guest confusion

How can you stop the constant barrage of wedding questions from wonderfully well-meaning guests? With an all-encompassing FAQ page of course! If you’re sitting at your computer, wondering what exactly you should include on your FAQ, here is a huge master list of the things your guests are dying to know.

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How buying a new car with my partner triggered cold feet

I never would have expected that my first bout of chilly feet would be triggered by a beautiful new car. I know cold feet can mean many things, and has an alarming sound to it. So let me define my version of it.