Comments on: Why didn't you feature my wedding?

By: Paige

Paige — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 14:26:43 +0000

I think disappointment will happen regardless of your application wording, sadly. This article really helps, though. You show how your side is dealing with alll those submissions. And it is true, how on earth could you feature every wedding? Unless you had a separate site and staff for every genre, every age group…get on that lady! ;P

By: Offbeat Megan

Offbeat Megan — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 19:17:56 +0000

Try: http://www.offbeatbridal.com

By: Yellowbirds

Yellowbirds — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 19:09:56 +0000

Hi!

I was hoping to submit my wedding, but I can't seem to get the link to work, any suggestions?

Thanks

By: Char

Char — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 03:05:45 +0000

I wanted to say thank you so much for putting this all together in one place. This has been an amazing resource for me. I've also realized, here, that I'm not as strange as I thought I was. Reading other stories, and seeing all the wonderful photos, has helped me execute my own wonderful ideas. I'm happy to see so many happy couples expressing their joy in this sometimes extremely stressful world of wedding planning! I will be reading this blog long after I'm married. Thank you again!

By: Nena

Nena — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 00:07:28 +0000

I have to say, for myself, I was really surprised to have my wedding featured on OBB, especially so soon after. I submitted my stuff with no expectation ( or I might have written my profile better). I dont compare my wedding to other peoples, and all though I would never have had say, a LARP wedding, I dont begrudge those who do, its their thing. The whole " youre wedding is not a contest" thing is something I think new brides need to be reminded of more often here and on OBT.

By: Gidget

Gidget — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 21:26:01 +0000

I was turned onto this site after posting a comment to an unrelated blog about how wedding dresses are made WAY too small, (especially for a gal sporting 42DDs) and the last thing a bride needs is to feel like a whale while planning her wedding. One of my fellow posters put up a link to your site.
I canÃ¨t thank them enough – if I knew where they lived, I would invite them to my wedding! LOL
This is a fantastic resource – for as much as I feel like I'm more traditional than I thought, I realize that your 'standard' wedding will not suit my groom and I.
Thank you SO mush for the site, I'll highly recommend it whether I ever get featured or not.

By: Liza

Liza — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 05:27:03 +0000

I'm kind of curious to know what the few weddings that *did* make you go "Nope, I'd never feature this, ever" were like…

By: Ariel

Ariel — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 21:55:43 +0000

Missy, thank you so much — and you're so right! This is such a luxurious challenge to have, just like the it's a luxury for the OBT getting so popular that it's confusing to navigate and extremely difficult to moderate. I started Offbeat Bride and the OBT as niche community … and now they've grown and I'm having some issues scaling my tools and procedures! Luxurious challenges, but challenges to be sure!

By: Missy

Missy — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 18:34:46 +0000

Ariel,

I just wanted to say how awesome it is to have this "problem" with your readers! I know that sounds funny, but from where I stand, it is one "high class problem" to have too many readers all wanting their wedding posted. That is pretty cool! You and your blog are a wonderful success and I just wanted to say congrats!

~Missy

By: Marisol

Marisol — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 23:38:23 +0000

Thank you for your work and sharing with us your process. I am new to your site (July 09 wedding date) and am very grateful for its existence. I get so many ideas from all the weddings featured. Good luck.