How to deal when friends and family don’t support your wedding
When someone refuses to celebrate your happy times, neglect, criticism, and even humiliation are often the emotions you experience. And that’s why is can be so hard and painful. My father’s negative reaction to one of the most joyous occasions of my life has been a really painful and difficult learning curve. But, most importantly, there are some things that I have learned about having unsupportive friends and family that I hope will help other readers in a similar predicament feel better…
Find out how LARPers crashed this backyard vegan wedding
Jayme and Dominic are vegan motorcycle enthusiasts who planned the sweetest little backyard vegan wedding in California. Jayme walked down the “aisle” with her father to a ukulele version of “Today” by Smashing Pumpkins. Their handwritten vows were followed up by a whiskey flask unity ceremony in a public park amphitheater. The funniest part of the ceremony was the surprise background din of a meetup of 100+ LARPers having a battle!
Offbeat New York wedding venues from real offbeat weddings
Between Offbeat Bride readers, our archive of real weddings, and our Vendor Guide, we’ve seen a LOT of vendor recommendations. So we decided to start rounding up these nuggets of info sourced directly from our readers for a series of reader recommended vendor list posts. We’re continuing on to another one of our largest markets: venues in New York City and the greater New York area.
This invisible handcuffs reception trick is your secret wedding hack
One thing we hear A LOT from couples is that they sometimes find that they don’t get to spend as much time canoodling and being sweet together at their reception. If you’re opting for a larger wedding, you’re almost guaranteed to get pulled in many directions by guests. One way to avoid this is to try to stay with your partner as much as possible while socializing. One handy tip is to try the invisible handcuffs reception trick, where you pretend you’re hooked up to each other via handcuffs.