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Wedding Planning 101

You’ve just gotten engaged and don’t know where to start. Here are some wedding planning basics to get you started in planning your alternative wedding with Offbeat Wed!

How to pick the wedding date as seen on @offbeatbride

Ask these 7 questions before you pick a wedding date

Congratulations on your engagement! The next step: when the hell will this thang happen? Setting the date sounds easy, right? If you set it, they will come. Let me tell you, it’s a little more complicated than that. Here are the questions you’ll want to ask when setting the wedding date.

Wedding invitation wording basics from @offbeatbride

“You’re invited, bishes!” Wedding invitation wording basics for the newly engaged

First, congratulations on your engagement! Today we’re here now to talk about wedding invitation wording, whether you’ll be mailing printed invitations or sending something out electronically. You want to tell your guests how it’s all going down and we’re here to outline it all for you. Don’t forget, we’ve got a whole archive of invitation wording archive, too!

How to plan an engagement party as seen on @offbeatbride

Timing, gifts, and guest lists: How to plan an engagement party

Are you recently engaged? Aw yiss! Now it’s time to start planning it all, including whether or not to have the totally optional engagement party. First: trust me that nobody will be bothered if you decide NOT to plan one of these babies. In fact, we even made a pros and cons list! But if you are (or someone else is throwing one for you — whooo!), here are our tips for how to plan an engagement party.

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12 essential wedding transportation tips for hauling everyone around

Unless you’re having just one venue with ample parking near everyone you know, getting yourself and your guests where they need to be is not always an easy task. Plus, offering transportation keeps any tipsy driving to a minimum as well. Here are some riding-in-style wedding transportation tips to make sure nobody gets left stranded en route to your rockin’ party.

Essential guest list questions from @offbeatbride

Guest list primer: questions you must ask when making your guest list

Ultimately, nothing decides how large your guest list can be more than your venue. But within those physical boundaries, you’ll still have lots of questions to answer to form your guest list. Let’s get down to basics and see what questions you’ll want to ask yourselves to get to your final list.

How to host out-of-town guests in your home as seen on @offbeatbride

Impress their asses off: 5 tips for hosting out-of-town wedding guests in your home

Having out-of-towners staying with you around the wedding? That can be either a joy or a huge undertaking depending on how many and who they are. They might be built-in wedding helpers or big distractions from you wedding weekend to-do list. Either way, we’re here to help you make the best impression on your guests while they’re staying in your humble abode. If you’ve got the time and are jonesing to impress (NOT REQUIRED!), here are our tips for how to host out-of-town guests at your wedding.