OPEN THREAD: Does anyone have offbeat ideas for newspaper announcements?
My mom and dad would like to do the old-fashioned thing of announcing our engagement in the local newspaper of my hometown. I’m not opposed to the idea, but I would like to do something a little different, though on-beat enough that my conservative hometown newspaper will still print it! Any suggestions for offbeat newspaper announcements?
Want to see some make-outs? Pony up for charity instead of glass clinking
We love this alternative to the glass-clinking-kissing tradition. Instead of having guests clink their glasses to get the couples to kiss, they solicited a small donation for a worthy cause, the BC Children’s Hospital Foundation. See how Hailey and Delainy did it, what signage they used, and why they chose to celebrate a cause instead of just some smooching.
How to deal when friends and family don’t support your wedding
When someone refuses to celebrate your happy times, neglect, criticism, and even humiliation are often the emotions you experience. And that’s why is can be so hard and painful. My father’s negative reaction to one of the most joyous occasions of my life has been a really painful and difficult learning curve. But, most importantly, there are some things that I have learned about having unsupportive friends and family that I hope will help other readers in a similar predicament feel better…
Offbeat New York wedding venues from real offbeat weddings
Between Offbeat Bride readers, our archive of real weddings, and our Vendor Guide, we’ve seen a LOT of vendor recommendations. So we decided to start rounding up these nuggets of info sourced directly from our readers for a series of reader recommended vendor list posts. We’re continuing on to another one of our largest markets: venues in New York City and the greater New York area.
This invisible handcuffs reception trick is your secret wedding hack
One thing we hear A LOT from couples is that they sometimes find that they don’t get to spend as much time canoodling and being sweet together at their reception. If you’re opting for a larger wedding, you’re almost guaranteed to get pulled in many directions by guests. One way to avoid this is to try to stay with your partner as much as possible while socializing. One handy tip is to try the invisible handcuffs reception trick, where you pretend you’re hooked up to each other via handcuffs.
The ultimate DIY tutorial for rag curls
Rag curls are easy to do and depending on how you do them, you can achieve anything from Greta Garbo to Veronica Lake to Lucille Ball-looking curls, without frying your hair. They are also excellent for lazy-hair people and kids because all you have to do is throw ’em in your damp hair, sleep comfortably (without big rollers or poke-y pins) and brush them out in the morning for curls that will literally last weeks if you want them to.