Here's another round of reader Q&As! Not wedding advice, and not stuff covered by my FAQ … just questions from you!

If you were to mentor other businesswomen – what would your pearls of wisdom be? -Jac

My biggest business advice would be to always recognize the folks who inspired you. All's fair in love and biz, and there are very few truly new ideas — the key is to acknowledge and respect the folks who came before you.

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My Today Show appearance is online for your viewing pleasure. (This vid includes both the taped part as well as the in-studio interview.) Who can spot offbeatbride.com in the segment?

When I was in Vancouver a few weeks ago, I did an appearance on Urban Rush, a local magazine show. I think it was the best Offbeat interview ever — especially since one of the hosts started muttering about shrooms at one point. WTF?

My final book tour event is next Saturday in Los Angeles — if you want to come, lemme know so's I can get you on the evite! Then I'm done with Offbeat Bride until I Heart Indie Weddings happens next January.

Honestly? WHEW.

Thanks to the fabulous Katie Toft, I finally was able to get my segment from Northwest Afternoon onto YouTube for all the world to see. Here's me trying to explain the wackiness of hula hoops and rave music to a daytime television audience. I wore a black blazer to try to help my credibility, but I guess the braids still gave me away…

This spot aired on January 29, 2007 on KOMO 4, Seattle's local ABC affiliate.

I have an interview airing Monday on Northwest Afternoon, a local afternoon talk show. The show is on between 3 and 4pm, and I'm not sure at what point my segment will air. Norah Vincent will be on the show too, however, so it's worth watching the whole thing.

The real question is, who can get the segment onto youtube first? A free book to the tivo geek who makes the magic happen!