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The offbeat advantage negotiating with wedding photographers

Learn the secret of why wedding photographers love offbeat brides — and what to NEVER say when negotiating prices with a photog.

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Abigail & Michael’s DIY Self-Catered Photobooth Perfection Wedding

The offbeat bride: Abigail Lalonde, Dogwalker Her offbeat partner: Michael Lalonde, Software Engineer Location & date of wedding: Mom and Dad’s yard in Coatesville, PA on September 13th, 2008 What made our wedding offbeat: I did almost everything on my own with the help of some very special people. I catered a vegetarian feast for […]

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The fallacy of offbeat trends

I’m confused by the “trends” that have been emerging with Offbeat Bride. To me, it feels like the concept behind the book and the site are supposed to be “Offbeat = Personally Expressive,” but lately it’s been more of “Offbeat = Red Dress, Birdcage Veil, & Sneakers.” The message seems like it’s getting lost. Instead […]

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10 reasons you need to read Offbeat Bride the book, and not just offbeatwed.net

It’s a painful irony for me as an author: I set up offbeatwed.net to promote Offbeat Bride, and now it turns out that almost 70% of my readers opt for the marketing materials instead of the book itself!