Advice

Wedding advice and etiquette can be a weird thing, especially when you're talking about alternative and offbeat weddings. At Offbeat Bride, we pride ourselves on our compassionate focus on constructive, respectful communication and focus on conflict resolution. We also do Open Threads where you can ask questions, or you can email us with your wedding advice questions!

Mar. 15, 2021

My daughter-in-law won't let me throw a bridal shower for her!

Hi! I'm a mother of the groom, and I've been so excited to throw my future daughter-in-law a bridal shower! I'm so excited to introduce her to my friends in a quieter environment, and just have some good old fashioned fun. But she says she wants no bridal shower… I think she's being really selfish. What should I do? -FMIL

Mar. 8, 2021

How I'm throwing a $3k wedding: 7 tips for saving money

My partner and I are have a $3,000 wedding budget for our wedding this fall. Throughout the planning, we're managing to actually stick closely to our budget. Here's how we're doing it.

Mar. 1, 2021

That "Apache wedding blessing" isn't even Native American, so I rewrote it to be less problematic

That well-known "Apache wedding blessing" reading has nothing to do with Native American culture in any way shape or form, other than that it's something that a white dude imagined Native Americans might possibly say. So I wrote a new one.

Feb. 22, 2021

16 unique recessional songs for your offbeat wedding

Recessional songs bookmark your wedding ceremony as a match for your processional. Here's a list of happy, triumphant, meaningful pieces of music from many different genres.

Feb. 19, 2021

What can I wear instead of a wedding dress? Non-dress wedding outfits

This is the post for someone who's not looking for alternative wedding dresses, but wedding dress ALTERNATIVES… in other words, what if you're like, "I don't want to wear a dress to my wedding." What are your options if you don't want to wear a dress at all?

Feb. 15, 2021

Wedding invitation wording during covid-19: Maybe, possibly, depending of the state of the plague

Hi Offbeat Bride! I'm getting married to my partner at the end of May 2021. We are hopeful that we will be able to have some sort of reception in May, but with covid-19, who knows. Will we be able to invite 4 people, 20, 50? None? I would love to hear some ideas on wording a "you may or may not, possibly, be invited to our wedding, but we would like you to save the date, for now"-invitation.