Is four hours long enough for a reception?
“The venue we’re looking at allows us to be there for four hours. Is this long enough for a reception?” For the answer to this, we went to our resident wedding planner lady, Ang.
Pop Punk Bride’s iPod reception tips + playlist
Our music-related posts always get the most attention and feedback. Clearly, y’all are looking for MOAR music inspiration. We’ve decided to start a new feature: Real Offbeat Playlists. To kick it off here’s Pop Punk Bride‘s iPod playlist.
An illustrated story of one offbeat bride’s venue search and encounter with Cheese Madness
Tribe member Christy recently offered her illustrated account of how she and her fiance decided on their wedding venue. You’ll find that both cheese and unicorns are involved.
Check out the DIY activity book I made for the kids at my wedding
My future husband and I decided to invite all of the kids in our family to our wedding to help meet our caterer’s 150 guest minimum. We got kind of excited about it since we’re both big kids ourselves, and now we had an extra excuse to let that part shine through at our wedding — under the guise of entertaining our little guests! That said, I think I got kind of carried away in making this Activity Book to keep them entertained.
How to deal with a crappy venue-mandated coordinator
“I understand that there is the option of not using a venue who has a required coordinator. I also understand that there are many wonderful venues who have amazing coordinators in their employ. This is not aimed at them — may they live long in the company of baby bunnies. This is advice to people who are locked in with a venue-mandated coordinator, are noticing red flags, and are past the point of no return.”
Do you need a seating chart?
Do you need a seating chart? For the answer to that, we turned to offbeat bride and frequent guest poster, Channamasala. The answer isn’t as simple as you might think…