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Stressful as wedding planning can be, doing so after the loss of loved ones brings up so many more painful questions and emotions. So, how DOES one juggle grief and wedding planning?

Tilliebyrd's in memory tattoo

I'm struggling with wedding planning. Normally I relish assembling a massive event since throwing elaborate parties is my THING. However, my parents died recently, and the planning is a rasping reminder of their absence. Reconciling grief and wedding is so difficult that I want to quit.

We were very close, in fact my mother was my best friend. We could talk candidly about anything, especially sex. (Word to the wise: don't freak if your parents get freaky. It makes them happy, and sometimes it means that you get to sleep in.) I don't know my extended family well, nor am I associated with any social groups. For these reasons, I'm slogging alone. However, being alone means I think too much. Fun parts, like aggressively interviewing venue candidates, are over, so I must do things that leave me wedding-blocked: invites, cute DIY, crap and the dress.

While the Custom Wedding Shop is in the Offbeat Lite category, the fact that they do fully customizable everything means that we can't wait to see what you guys come up with — Elliott Smith lyrics? xkcd comics? Zombie vows? AWW YEAH.

Gothic or traditional. Eco chic or edgy. Vegan or fantastically feathered — Etsy seller Make Believe'N can create the perfect fabric flowers for you and your entire wedding party. And we're not sure what you're going to be more excited about — the flowers themselves, or the special offer for offbeat brides.

As a tween, Kynslie decided she'd never get married and signed a contract with her dad saying that if she did marry, her dad could punch the groom in the nose. Up until the last minute, she still wasn't sure if he'd do it or not …

In honor of the beginning of Hanukkah or The Festival of Lights, here is Dori and Ben's Jewish wedding, which fittingly (I thought) ends with a bonfire! Happy Hanukkah!

Rock Your Wedding week's third wedding could have also been featured in a theme week for geeks or films. BUT this week is about rocking it and that's exactly what the groom did! During the recepiton, he played with both his current band and had a reunion with his high school band. -Becca

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallow, Part 1 comes out today and since I can't see the movie until my parent's come into town in a few days, my Harry needs MUST be filled. And filled they are with Jen and Mike's Harry Potter themed wedding! There's Honeyduke's sweetshop, The Three Broomstick Bar, and tables named after Potter places like The Leaky Cauldron and The Hog's Head.

Tara lost her best friend before her wedding happened and to memorialize him she added his picture to her bouquet along with some other really touching additions to her wedding.