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When we want to get more thoughtful, this is the spot for our feature articles. Sometimes we talk big-picture philosophies, other times we discuss wedding trends, and every once and a while we just go ape-shit over a wedding WTF?!

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Adorable groom riding an elephant

The final post for Offbeat Bride’s “Elephun Elephant Day” is some adorable wedding porn taken by Megan, the offbeat intern… I was on location in the Pacific Palisades taking photos of a fellow Offbeat Bride’s wedding when we all heard this great commotion — yelling, cheering, tambourines, etc. — and when I checked it out […]

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The groom made the bride’s dress

Ladies, you see that adorable short wedding dress the bride Catherine is wearing? You see that adorable groom next to her? His name is Hans and he made Catherine’s dress. Seriously: he made his bride’s dress! That said, I noticed this little post on the groom’s blog: Number of dresses I’ve been asked to sew […]

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Why I worry when people say they want a “unique” wedding (let’s talk about authenticity vs. attention)

“We’re thinking of having all our parents walk us down the aisle together,” you say to a friend, and then watch for a smile or a twitch of the eyelid. Did that smile mean they like it? Or did it mean they’re just being nice? Shit, I can’t tell! Now I think I’m going to have an anxiety vomit all over the floor!

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Is having an offbeat wedding any different than having a traditional wedding?

That’s the question that Jezebel.com asked this weekend, and I figure maybe I should give my answer.