The average American wedding costs over $25,000. I encourage brides to find innovative, thoughtful ways to reduce their bridal budgets, and if you do choose to spend money, spend it on independent vendors and thoughtfully-made merch like the stuff below…

Sponsored wedding porn: Lara Swanson Photography Posted by Ariel 28 Dec 2007
Some of you may remember my last post about Lara Swanson wedding photography in Washington, DC. Well, she's baaaaack, and this time they've got some amazing photos from a recent wedding in DC, with a bad ass couple named Sarah & Michael. Continue reading "Lara Swanson Photography" →	5805 commentshttp://offbeatbride.com/2007/12/lara-swanson-photographyLara+Swanson+Photography2007-12-28+19%3A34%3A02Ariel Topics mentioned: (click for related posts) dc weddinglara swanson photographytattooed bridewashington dc wedding photographerwedding photographer

Shopping: Letterpress wedding invitations Posted by Ariel 26 Dec 2007
The Etsy Wedding blog has done it again, sniffing out gorgeous custom letterpress invitations from Etsy seller Pistachio Press. Nope, they're not cheap. But man, they're inspiring.	5750 commentshttp://offbeatbride.com/2007/12/letterpress-wedding-invitationsLetterpress+wedding+invitations2007-12-26+16%3A39%3A30Ariel Topics mentioned: (click for related posts) etsy.comletterpresswedding invitation

Sponsored wedding porn: Seattle wedding photography from Jenny Jiménez Posted by Ariel 18 Dec 2007
Some of you are already familiar with the work of Seattle wedding photographer Jenny Jiménez — she shot the infamous Pixel wedding. But oh, she's done so much more than that, including placing in the PDN Top Knots wedding photography contest. Continue reading "Seattle wedding photography from Jenny Jiménez" →	5645 commentshttp://offbeatbride.com/2007/12/seattle-wedding-photography-from-jenny-jimnezSeattle+wedding+photography+from+Jenny+Jim%26eacute%3Bnez2007-12-18+13%3A16%3A44Ariel Topics mentioned: (click for related posts) seattle vendorseattle wedding photographertattooed bridewedding photographer

Sponsored wedding porn: Seattle wedding photography from Westergard Photo Posted by Ariel 11 Dec 2007

Who wants to look like a froofy princess on their wedding day? Seattle wedding photographer Winifred Westergard seems to really get it that not all of us do. Her gallery of wedding photos is filled with refreshingly honest portraits — including this one here, and an awesome shot of a groom who appears to be wearing a pair of delicate white wings — but isn't. Seattle brides, if you're on the hunt for your wedding photographer, definitely take a look at Westergard Photo and see what you think.

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