Juggling wedding planning and grief
Stressful as wedding planning can be, doing so after the loss of loved ones brings up so many more painful questions and emotions. Melissa, who lost both of her parents before her wedding, dives into this, sadly, universal issue. Begging the question: how DOES one juggle grief and wedding planning?
The 18 minutes that changed my life
“Almost as soon as we were pronounced husband and wife, I felt my trust and my investment in our relationship deepen — something I didn’t even know was possible, given how deep is was to begin with… Getting married is a huge decision and commitment, but it was the easiest one I’ve ever made. That eighteen-minute ceremony, and the life that has been following after it, have truly made me a happier and more complete person.”
Whatever you do — DON’T SMILE
In which Megan answers the question of “what is with the trend of people not smiling in their wedding photos?” And in doing so, she unveils a secret about her wedding that she never made public on Offbeat Bride until now.
Finally owning that I’m a more traditional bride: You are awesome and so am I
Offbeat Bride (both the book and the site) changed me a lot. I became more comfortable with who I am. I discovered fashions and subcultures that I had never known existed, but now love. I learned how to deal with stress, with family, with my own doubts. But because of this fabulous place, I also developed one of my biggest doubts about the wedding: was it going to be offbeat enough?