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This is Offbeat Bride's archive of dress shopping posts.

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I outfitted my three bridesmaids in vintage dresses. My motivation was twofold: I love vintage styling, and I try to live by a reduce-reuse-recycle ethos. I loved how it all worked out. If you are thinking of going with vintage dresses, or are in the throes of things already, here are some tips for you:

1. Have a heart-to-head with yourself. Dealing with vintage dresses is not for everyone. You have to have a flexible vision for your bridal party's look. You cannot be obsessed with matchy-matchy. You have to invest time in shopping, mending, and alterations.

From doing research and being adamant, Tribe member MsKate knocked $400 off of her favorite wedding dress. Here's some advice from a master dress haggler, as to how YOU can negotiate your dream dress right down into your budget.

You might remember Tribe member Christy from her illustrated venue search. On the next installation of Tribe member Christy's illustrated wedding trials, Christy finds her dress! And, of course, she took notes again, and by "notes," we mean she scribbled out drawings on her iPhone, and they're delightful.

Bravo Bride is about to become your new FAVORITE wedding shopping site. Where else can you find an unreal deal on a designer wedding dress, zombie cake topper, AND the perfect mini top hat for your dog/ring bearer?

While I think it's important for the mother of the bride to dress classy and age appropriate, that doesn't necessarily mean she needs to look like a frumpy old lady. Here are some suggestions for the Offbeat Moms out there.

You know that feeling when you already have your THEE DRESS but then you see another amazing design and think, hmm? Maybe that wasn't THEE DRESS because it's quite possible that this one is THEE DRESS. Yeah, it happens. Check out how Tribe member ThisIsHalloween dealt with her dress lust…

I've been doing shoe posts a few times a month ever since, but had the idea at a certain point that huh: if people like ogling shoes that I stumble across online, maybe they might like ogling other things that I stumble across — like dresses. Or rings. Or other crap. And so an idea was born: Offbeat Store.

OBT member Johanna recently started working in a bridal shop and she's been keeping us updated on her experiences over on the Tribe. In a recent wedding planning update she keyed us all into an unfortunate recurring theme she's constantly witness been to.