September 18, 2019 The 3rd edition of Offbeat Bride: What it's like to STILL be talking about your wedding 15 years later What's it like editing a book about your wedding 15 years after the fact? It's humbling. It's embarrassing. It makes you realize how much you've changed, and it makes you deeply profoundly grateful for the ride. Read More 2.9k 10 Comments May 1, 2019 Unpopular opinion: you shouldn’t write your own vows Here's the fantasy: You and the love of your life stand, hand-in-hand, staring into each other's eyes, as each of you in turn showers the other with beautiful words of….. Read More September 12, 2018 Challenging "normal" wedding planning when I lost my mother while engaged I considered myself to be an "ordinary bride," that is until my mother died, and then I discovered that the definition of normalcy is what you deem appropriate, especially when it comes to wedding planning. For the first few months after she died, it was only natural that my upcoming nuptials were the furthest thing from my mind. Then, as the year of my wedding date began to approach, suddenly friends and family became concerned that I wasn't living up to being a "traditional bride." It begs the question: what's traditional? Read More 2.6k August 2, 2018 This wedding was all about fairy garden meets Godzilla realness When we talked about what we wanted most for our wedding day, “fun” was the number one item that came up. It was important to us that our wedding be joyous, loving, and a little silly, just like us. Once we found our wedding venue, a beautiful & bohemian private garden on the Allegheny river complete with a meditation hut & wandering chickens, the rest of the wedding came together fairly naturally. Read More 123…279 Copyright © 2003 - 2019 Offbeat Empire. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction in part or in whole is prohibited. Contact us Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | Monetized by SkimLinks
2.9k 10 Comments May 1, 2019 Unpopular opinion: you shouldn’t write your own vows Here's the fantasy: You and the love of your life stand, hand-in-hand, staring into each other's eyes, as each of you in turn showers the other with beautiful words of….. Read More September 12, 2018 Challenging "normal" wedding planning when I lost my mother while engaged I considered myself to be an "ordinary bride," that is until my mother died, and then I discovered that the definition of normalcy is what you deem appropriate, especially when it comes to wedding planning. For the first few months after she died, it was only natural that my upcoming nuptials were the furthest thing from my mind. Then, as the year of my wedding date began to approach, suddenly friends and family became concerned that I wasn't living up to being a "traditional bride." It begs the question: what's traditional? Read More 2.6k August 2, 2018 This wedding was all about fairy garden meets Godzilla realness When we talked about what we wanted most for our wedding day, “fun” was the number one item that came up. It was important to us that our wedding be joyous, loving, and a little silly, just like us. Once we found our wedding venue, a beautiful & bohemian private garden on the Allegheny river complete with a meditation hut & wandering chickens, the rest of the wedding came together fairly naturally. Read More 123…279 Copyright © 2003 - 2019 Offbeat Empire. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction in part or in whole is prohibited. Contact us Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | Monetized by SkimLinks
September 12, 2018 Challenging "normal" wedding planning when I lost my mother while engaged I considered myself to be an "ordinary bride," that is until my mother died, and then I discovered that the definition of normalcy is what you deem appropriate, especially when it comes to wedding planning. For the first few months after she died, it was only natural that my upcoming nuptials were the furthest thing from my mind. Then, as the year of my wedding date began to approach, suddenly friends and family became concerned that I wasn't living up to being a "traditional bride." It begs the question: what's traditional? Read More 2.6k August 2, 2018 This wedding was all about fairy garden meets Godzilla realness When we talked about what we wanted most for our wedding day, “fun” was the number one item that came up. It was important to us that our wedding be joyous, loving, and a little silly, just like us. Once we found our wedding venue, a beautiful & bohemian private garden on the Allegheny river complete with a meditation hut & wandering chickens, the rest of the wedding came together fairly naturally. Read More 123…279
2.6k August 2, 2018 This wedding was all about fairy garden meets Godzilla realness When we talked about what we wanted most for our wedding day, “fun” was the number one item that came up. It was important to us that our wedding be joyous, loving, and a little silly, just like us. Once we found our wedding venue, a beautiful & bohemian private garden on the Allegheny river complete with a meditation hut & wandering chickens, the rest of the wedding came together fairly naturally. Read More 123…279