Join me in welcoming the 1000th member of the Offbeat Bride Tribe!

Offbeat Bride t-shirts are back by popular demand — and with a new tagline! A very special thanks to Nicole for coming up with Altar your thinking!

At the suggestion of a clever OBT member, I’m offering the shirts for pre-order so that I can offer TWO colors instead of just one.

So now you can choose between two fabulous colors and sizes for everyone: little girls, big girls, and big boys too! I’m offering pre-orders at a discounted price: $20, which includes shipping. Shirts ordered up until 2/25 will be shipped by 3/7.
Pre-order yours today!

Hello, ladies! This is just a quick heads-up to let you know that for the next couple weeks I’ll be posting a less because I’ve got some exciting stuff going on with trying to sell my next book! I’ll be in NYC for a few days starting this Friday, and then on the Today Show (!!!) next Tuesday 2/19 talking about my 52 Nights Unplugged project.

I normally try to post every day Monday-Friday, but for the next couple weeks it may be more like every other day. I’ll be back in full-force the week of 2/25.

Another post from the OBB archives

Star Chat: Wed your own way!

Lotsa love to you ‘n’ your beloved from me ‘n’ mine!
xo,
Ariel

Remember Layer Cake Films, the awesome Super 8 wedding video company from Los Angeles?

Well, good news for my East Coast brides! Michelle, the adorable cup-cake loving founder of Layer Cake, is moving back East in March. When I asked Michelle why she was moving, she simply said, “I can’t take LA anymore.” As someone who lasted only a year living in LA, I hear ya, girl.

Anyway, Michelle’s relocation means that — while she can travel where-ever you need her — she’s extra available to shoot weddings in:

• New York City
• Washington DC
• Philadelphia
• Baltimore
• Asheville & Charlotte, North Carolina

There’s still a team of amazing Layer Cake shooters staying in LA, so us Left Coasters can still get in on the action … but if you’re on the East Coast (especially New York!) you’ve got easy, local access to one bad-ass videographer.

Ooh, and remember that Layer Cake Films does a 5% discount for Offbeat Brides. Just mention you saw the ad here, and reap the sweet rewards.

There are lots of books for different sorts of nontraditional brides — indiebrides, anti-brides, offbeat brides … and now there’s a book for DIY brides!

I recently had the chance to interview Khris Cochran, author of The DIY Bride: 40 Fun Projects for Your Ultimate One-of-a-Kind Wedding and editor of diybride.com.

Keep reading for her take on the projects that didn’t make it into the book, how to overcome “DIY-er than thou” competitive issues, and what one project even the most enterprising of DIY brides should probably hire someone else to handle.
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