Putting advertising on this website wasn't a decision I took lightly, and I figured I'd explain myself for those who are interested. And so, you get a numbered list! Isn't this fun?

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Uh, I only just now noticed that somehow offbeatbride.com didn't have a search feature! Der. There's now a nice li'l search box over there in the sidebar, under the gallery. Now you can find all sorts of things on the website like vows, diy, and wedding dresses.

If you're an LJ user, you can now add the Offbeat Bride syndication feed to your friends page. (Special thanks to Jamie T for setting this up!) If you use other services to read RSS/feeds, I've got tons of options for you …

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Oh, of course Offbeat Bride is on MySpace! Aren't you? Even if you hate it, you're drawn to it like a moth drawn to a blinking, midi-playing, animated-background flame. My favorite MySpace comments ever, from a blog comment thread about MySpace's awful usability and design:

i couldn’t disagree more, myspace’s design is fine. maybe your to stupid to be using the net in the first place … atleast myspace has a bit more color then this BLOG….the creator of this blog MUST be old.

… In other words, if MySpace is too ugly, perhaps "your to old." Oh, it makes me laugh and cry at the same time. Anyway, if you use MySpace, consider adding the book to your friends list!

Offbeat Bride may not be in bookstores for another month, but offbeatbride.com simply can't wait another day. So, I'm decreeing 2007 The Year Of The Offbeat Bride and unveiling the website.

There's a lot here — the requisite book information, but also what I hope will become a pretty robust batch of content, including this blog, an advice column, wedding porn, bride profiles, vendor profiles and links, and a bazillion other ideas that I'm scheming.

There are still some kinks being worked out (ug, I see the typo in the header image, and there are some navigation and design tweaks coming, and of course I'm still proofing copy all over the place) but I'd love your feedback. Everything work the way you expect? Anything broken? Pipe up!

Very special thanks and adoration to both my designer Carol Chapman and my ever-helpful webmaster, producer, and coder extreme J.M. Dodd.

(Cross-posted on Electrolicious)