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Fashion Advice

Sure, we’ve got wedding dress shopping advice and guides for plus-sized folks… but Offbeat Wed’s fashion coverage includes SO much more, like tuxedo alternatives for grooms, clothes for genderqueer and nonbinary folks, lots of very unique wedding shoes, and more!

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Forget your contacts and bask in these brides wearing glasses on their wedding days!

Should you wear your glasses on your wedding day? We’ve got two strategies for you — and neither one of them is “wear contacts.”

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Short wedding up-do

Despite being stressed out about my hair before my wedding, my short hair turned into a marvelous updo. It can be done! Here’s some hope for you all. I started my day off pretty early, going on errands and such, getting ready for my hair appointment at 11. this picture was taken at 11:25, with […]

Brides are sick of white dresses

… Or at least Canadian brides are. Just one more way in which Canadians are more progressive than us Yanks. (via)

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Short hairstyles for hottie brides

I’m not sure how short you mean by short (inch-long pixie cut or chin-length bob?) or whether you’re curly or straight or wavy, but regardless short hair means you can go high drama with your style. I went and scoured the archives and a few of my favorite shots from the photo pool, and here’s what I came up with for you …

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How to make ribbon veils and pony falls

Hi Ariel! I absolutely love your hair in your wedding photos. The ribbons are fabulous! While I wouldn’t do the exact same thing, I would love something with the ribbons or something like it. I don’t even know where to begin looking for either someone to do my hair for me or how I might possible do it myself. Do you have any suggestions?