Announcing the birth of our sister site: Offbeat Mama!

There's a lot going on in the Offbeat Bride archives, and a lot of different ways to find what you're looking for.

Search

Obviously, this is the easiest way to find what you're looking for! You'll find a search field in the top right of every page on offbeatbride.com. See it up there? Yay!

Tags

I try to tag each post on Offbeat Bride with relevant keywords. Here are the 100 most popular. The bigger the word, the more often I've used the tag.

Popular Posts

These are some currently popular posts on the site, as judging by traffic and comments.

Categories

This is probably the most straight-forward way to see old content.

Advertisement

These businesses have paid a fee to be listed on offbeatbride.com because they feel their wedding products and services are in-line with offbeat brides’ philosophies and needs — and I agree. Here's more info about how advertising works on offbeatbride.com.

Advice

Because Ann Landers isn't especially helpful when you're trying to figure out invitation etiquette for your polyamorous parents or trying to figure out what non-floral item to hold when you're walking down the aisle.

Announcements

Listen up! Here are announcements and newsy bits about Offbeat Bride.

Blogroll

Book

This category tracks all my Offbeat Bride book news, all the way back to when I was still trying to figure out what the hell the book was about.

Events

Offbeat Bride in the flesh! Get in touch If you’d like to host an author event in your hometown. I promise to not only haul my ass to your city, but also to bring hula hoops, a tiara, and abounding hugs (if you like hugging — otherwise I promise not to touch you).

Features

Geeky stuff

Website glitches, technical updates, and other nerd-associated news for the ladies who love to get their geek on.

Guest blog

Sometimes I invite others to share their wedding wisdom on the offbeat blog. If you're a blogging bride or wedding blogger and you have something you'd like to share, lemme know!

In the media

Offbeat Bride mentions in the news.

Interviews

I like cornering smarties and pestering them with questions.

Linkage

Quick links to wedding-related sites of note.

Mailbag

Letters and emails from offbeat brides. Want to get in touch? If you're ok with me publishing your email, be sure to note in your email that it's for the Mailbag!

Offbeat blog

The offbeat blog is updated daily. You'll find everything from pictures, features, links, tips, advice, and who knows what else. Come! Drink from the offbeat blogstream!

Offbeat Fashion

Offbeat grooms

Offbeat brides usually marry offbeat grooms. Gentlemen, we salute you!

OMG OBT

The Offbeat Bride Tribe (OBT) is the private online network for brides (and grooms!) inspired by offbeatbride.com. This category highlights the best of the OBT, with guest blogs from members, and roundups of OBT wedding inspiration.

Reader Questions

Sometimes readers have questions for me that are not answered by my FAQ. Not wedding advice questions, but just questions about the site, my life, or whatever.

Real offbeat weddings

The best offbeat bridal inspiration comes from other offbeat brides! Here's a growing collection of the many thousands of amazing, independent women who have planned offbeat weddings. Some of these women were quoted in Offbeat Bride. Want to submit your wedding for consideration? Fill out the survey at offbeatbridal.com.

Shopping

I'm all for DIY, but sometimes a girl just needs a funky pair of wedding shoes or a perfect set of red fishnets to coordinate with her dress. I have my lusty consumer moments. Don't you? (if you're a vendor who would like to appear on offbeat bride, click here!)

Sponsored wedding porn

These wedding photographers are dedicated to capturing offbeat brides on their wedding days. Each has paid a fee to have their work listed here. Curious about how advertising works on offbeatbride.com? Go here to read all about it.

Vendors & shopping

The average American wedding costs over $25,000. I encourage brides to find innovative, thoughtful ways to reduce their bridal budgets, and if you do choose to spend money, spend it on independent vendors and thoughtfully-made merch like the stuff below...

Wedding porn

Wedding stories and pictures are like porn for those planning their own nuptials. So turn down the lights and feast your eyes on these fully-clothed offbeat brides and their inspirational weddings. If you want pictures and don't care about the stories, the OBB gallery has 6000+ photos for you to enjoy!

Wedding Shoes

We love dorking out on loud, bold, colorful wedding shoes. Because we don't think your shoe options should be limited to white heels.

Wedding trends

I see a looooot of weddings in my work with offbeat bride. Here are a few of the trends that are catching my eye.

Writing

I did a lot of writerly navel-gazing on my blog, Electrolicious, while I was writing Offbeat Bride. I archived all those posts over here for posterity.

WTF!?

For alt-brides, wedding planning offers a non-stop stream of WTF moments, from cringe-worthy articles to heinous wedding supplies to traditions that make you want to start cutting yourself. Here, we document the worst of the worst.

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