Posts by Ariel Meadow Stallings

This is Offbeat Bride's archive of posts written by Ariel Meadow Stallings.

Author of Offbeat Bride: Creative Alternatives for Independent Brides, Ariel acts as the publisher of all the Offbeat Empire websites. She lives, loves, and dorks out hard in Seattle, WA.

Most Recent Posts by Ariel Meadow Stallings

So, you know how I can sorta spy on y'all's shopping habits? I certainly can't see who buys what, but I CAN see trends of what y'all like, based on what you buy after clicking links on Offbeat Bride.

Sometimes, I like to gather up this data in my arms (LIKE A HUG! A BIG DATA-RICH HUG!) and share it with y'all — these are wedding invitations that lots of y'all have been loving over the last few months. Today's invitations are all from Minted.com, but I can also see that a TON of you ordered custom invitations from Vistaprint. (Totally makes sense: Vistaprint is cheap and awesome.)

Anyway, less talking, more clicking and eye-boggling. Let's get inspired by each other's tastes — we've got mustaches, tractors, fireflies and 8-bit awesomness to gawk at!

Yesterday marked five years since the day that I launched offbeatbride.com! I wrote a whole big looooong rambling post about it over on the Offbeat Empire business blog yesterday, but to celebrate here on Offbeat Bride, I thought I'd just do a round-up of some of my very favorite shots of Offbeat Brides and their books…

Maybe it's just Sostice coming up next week, but I am doing all I can to get as much light and sparkle and glitter into my life these dark days — and so this week, that means glittering shoes.

As always, I aimed for a range here — a range of prices, a range of heel heights, a range of style (well…sort of. It's always loud up in here) and a range of size availability. Toes crossed that you find something that makes your feet sparkle.

Oh MAN, do I love a good hit off the forest fairy wedding fashion crack pipe. The sweet colors! The peaked edges! The whimsical touches. Come with me — let's inhale Morgan's outfit together, all as captured by Jesse Schafer Photography.

Luck was on Bret and Tera's side when they won their honeymoon trip to Belize. If climbing ancient limestone structures is on your honeymoon "to do" list, then you'll wanna read this.