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

I've been seeing vintage airmail designs show up more and more, and while the handcrafted and custom options are awesome for our DIY queens, this simple and straight-forward air-mail stationery set could be an easy Thank-You card option — especially for destination weddings!

A few months back, I did a post about slightly sinister plus-size honeymoon lingerie and y'all seemed to like it. I figured I'd do another quicky post featuring some more undergarment gorgeousness, this time focusing on bloomers, knickers, and other sexypants.

Now, as the subject might suggest, this might not be a post to read at work. I mean, there's no bare boobs or anything, but there is some serious come-hither glancing going on. So, read the full post at your own peril.

Every few months I take a break from the pumps that I love to look at and instead feature the flats that we all love to walk in. Brides have all sorts of reasons for wearing flats, from comfort-hounds who don't want to end their wedding day with blisters, to taller brides who don't want to tower over their partners.

Whatever your reasons for eschewing high heeled shoes on your wedding day, I've got options for you that are just as loud and funky and "Wait, did she really think someone would wear that to their wedding!?" as my shoe posts always are. Let's get freaky flat, shall we?

You know how up there in the header it say "WedSites"? Have you ever clicked that tab? Ever noticed how Offbeat Bride has teamed up with MyWedding.com to offer free wedding websites with Offbeat-centric templates? You never knew that you could make an informational page about your wedding for your guests completely free? No? You never noticed that? Well, you should get clicking, friends… because HOLY SHIT, our longtime pals at Royal Steamline have just added some brand-spanking-new GORGEOUS wedding website templates that you won't get anywhere else. We're talking evocative and emotional templates that perfectly capture an era or a mood — whether that's Neo-Victorian airships or Art Nouveau noire.

A lot of these shoes are, ah, high concept. If you're looking for timeless romanticism, look elsewhere. These shoes most definitely do NOT fit with simple weddings week. Jeffrey Cambell's shoes defy gravity, defy the boundaries of good taste, and probably defy your more conservative family members who would get a peek at this sticking out from under your dress and be all OMG!

Today it's all about the polka dots and the heels. Polka dots always feel a little bit retro, but done the right way, they can feel classy and sophisticated, too. Peeking out from underneath an otherwise more conservative wedding outfit, they can be the perfect exclamation point at the bottom of your gown. I'm tossing in a few larger dots, and one pair of dots AND stripes shoes, but for the most part these heels are all polka-dotty all the time.