Whatever you do — DON’T SMILE
In which Megan answers the question of “what is with the trend of people not smiling in their wedding photos?” And in doing so, she unveils a secret about her wedding that she never made public on Offbeat Bride until now.
Finally owning that I’m a more traditional bride: You are awesome and so am I
Offbeat Bride (both the book and the site) changed me a lot. I became more comfortable with who I am. I discovered fashions and subcultures that I had never known existed, but now love. I learned how to deal with stress, with family, with my own doubts. But because of this fabulous place, I also developed one of my biggest doubts about the wedding: was it going to be offbeat enough?
Wedding accessories (and classy weapons!?) from the Broken Plate Pendant Co.
Let me just start by saying, I knew that it was offbeat sponsor LOVE when I saw The Broken Plate Pendant Co‘s china knuckles that double as one bad-ass necklace! Juliet Ames is a Baltimore, MD crafter who makes The Broken Pendant Co.’s contemporary jewelry from recycled china. This jewelry is also a great option for brides and grooms who would like to incorporate recycled materials into their big day.
Our Stereo Love Party or, How we fine-tuned our wedding playlist
Our wedding playlist was way too long. I’m talking, the reception and dance playlist was 20.2 hours long! So we threw a “Stereo Love Party” and refined the list with the help of our friends.
Problematic wedding themes: hobo, colonial, and more
Two weddings have been causing a stir on the internet lately: the Colonial African wedding (original post removed by photographers) and the Depression-Era Hobo wedding. They got me thinking about weddings, romance and romanticizing and I wanted to explore the issue here. This isn’t a post ragging on these two weddings but, rather, a chance to consider what got everyone’s knickers in a twist.
Calculating the carbon footprint of a wedding
There are a great many carbon offset calculators out there… but there’s more to a wedding than just energy consumption, flights, cars, and hotels. There’s also all the STUFF, and food, and waste, and, and, and… The tricky part is finding a good tool to calculate the carbon. I’ve found three so far, but only one seems suitable.