5.7k Sep. 21, 2017 I proposed to my boyfriend and here's why it was perfect for us… It was so difficult for me to propose to my fiancé. I grew up with a ton of stories about how men are supposed to propose to women, how they should create the perfect, amazing story. I watched tons of flash mob proposals with internet videos. I watched opera proposals. And movie proposals. And same sex hardware store proposals. Then I met my now fiancé and realized that none of those things worked for us, and that we needed to rewrite the story… Read More 16k 13 Comments May. 1, 2017 We had a small wedding and feelings were hurt. Should we host a post-wedding party? We got married this Saturday. It was a very small reception with mainly family. We were unable to invite all of our friends due to venue capacity being only 70 people and also due to our budget. Here we are on Monday back at work and so many people are upset both at me and my now-husband. Is it appropriate to have a small gathering at our house for all of our friends? Read More 2.0k Apr. 5, 2017 "It's too soon to invite your new girlfriend": how to deal with guest list drama while grieving "My fiance has a family member whose spouse passed away. Less than a month after this passing, the family member began to date another person. By the time we get married, they'll only have been dating for four months and we don't feel comfortable inviting her to the wedding. How can I better explain this to the family member whose girlfriend we are not inviting?" Read More 6.8k 18 Comments Feb. 8, 2017 My crop top wedding dress will not be timeless… and that's totally okay During my current brief stint in the apocalyptic landscape that is the contemporary wedding industry, an insidious pressure has latched itself onto my consciousness. The pressure to be Timeless, Classic, and Elegant. But on many months of tortured reflection about being my Most Beautiful Self, here is the terrifying secret I've come to discover. And it all comes back to my crop top wedding dress… Read More 4.8k 18 Comments Dec. 2, 2016 Should I schedule my wedding for the same day as a family member's wedding? My fiancé and I have been together for over nine years. Each year we celebrate our anniversary on the day we made our relationship official, and on our 2016 anniversary — he proposed to me. After all the emotional dust settled from this, my first thought was: we'll get married on our anniversary in 2017! Then I remembered, my half-brother's cousin already announced that they would do their wedding on that very date…. Read More 8.5k Nov. 25, 2016 5 ways NOT to announce your engagement on social media (in GIFs) It's the start of the holiday season. You're full of tryptophan and ready for a nap. OR you're totally celebrating your freshly diamond-ed finger because your spouse (or you!) has just proposed. It's the holidays, love is in the air. It's engagement season, y'all. If this is you, CONGRATS! We're so happy for you! And we want all your friends and family to be happy, too. So here are five ways NOT to announce your engagement on social media so you don't wreck all the fun with your wild antics. Read More 1234…6 Copyright © 2003 - 2021 Offbeat Empire. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction in part or in whole is prohibited. Contact us Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | Monetized by SkimLinks
16k 13 Comments May. 1, 2017 We had a small wedding and feelings were hurt. Should we host a post-wedding party? We got married this Saturday. It was a very small reception with mainly family. We were unable to invite all of our friends due to venue capacity being only 70 people and also due to our budget. Here we are on Monday back at work and so many people are upset both at me and my now-husband. Is it appropriate to have a small gathering at our house for all of our friends? Read More 2.0k Apr. 5, 2017 "It's too soon to invite your new girlfriend": how to deal with guest list drama while grieving "My fiance has a family member whose spouse passed away. Less than a month after this passing, the family member began to date another person. By the time we get married, they'll only have been dating for four months and we don't feel comfortable inviting her to the wedding. How can I better explain this to the family member whose girlfriend we are not inviting?" Read More 6.8k 18 Comments Feb. 8, 2017 My crop top wedding dress will not be timeless… and that's totally okay During my current brief stint in the apocalyptic landscape that is the contemporary wedding industry, an insidious pressure has latched itself onto my consciousness. The pressure to be Timeless, Classic, and Elegant. But on many months of tortured reflection about being my Most Beautiful Self, here is the terrifying secret I've come to discover. And it all comes back to my crop top wedding dress… Read More 4.8k 18 Comments Dec. 2, 2016 Should I schedule my wedding for the same day as a family member's wedding? My fiancé and I have been together for over nine years. Each year we celebrate our anniversary on the day we made our relationship official, and on our 2016 anniversary — he proposed to me. After all the emotional dust settled from this, my first thought was: we'll get married on our anniversary in 2017! Then I remembered, my half-brother's cousin already announced that they would do their wedding on that very date…. Read More 8.5k Nov. 25, 2016 5 ways NOT to announce your engagement on social media (in GIFs) It's the start of the holiday season. You're full of tryptophan and ready for a nap. OR you're totally celebrating your freshly diamond-ed finger because your spouse (or you!) has just proposed. It's the holidays, love is in the air. It's engagement season, y'all. If this is you, CONGRATS! We're so happy for you! And we want all your friends and family to be happy, too. So here are five ways NOT to announce your engagement on social media so you don't wreck all the fun with your wild antics. Read More 1234…6 Copyright © 2003 - 2021 Offbeat Empire. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction in part or in whole is prohibited. Contact us Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | Monetized by SkimLinks
2.0k Apr. 5, 2017 "It's too soon to invite your new girlfriend": how to deal with guest list drama while grieving "My fiance has a family member whose spouse passed away. Less than a month after this passing, the family member began to date another person. By the time we get married, they'll only have been dating for four months and we don't feel comfortable inviting her to the wedding. How can I better explain this to the family member whose girlfriend we are not inviting?" Read More 6.8k 18 Comments Feb. 8, 2017 My crop top wedding dress will not be timeless… and that's totally okay During my current brief stint in the apocalyptic landscape that is the contemporary wedding industry, an insidious pressure has latched itself onto my consciousness. The pressure to be Timeless, Classic, and Elegant. But on many months of tortured reflection about being my Most Beautiful Self, here is the terrifying secret I've come to discover. And it all comes back to my crop top wedding dress… Read More 4.8k 18 Comments Dec. 2, 2016 Should I schedule my wedding for the same day as a family member's wedding? My fiancé and I have been together for over nine years. Each year we celebrate our anniversary on the day we made our relationship official, and on our 2016 anniversary — he proposed to me. After all the emotional dust settled from this, my first thought was: we'll get married on our anniversary in 2017! Then I remembered, my half-brother's cousin already announced that they would do their wedding on that very date…. Read More 8.5k Nov. 25, 2016 5 ways NOT to announce your engagement on social media (in GIFs) It's the start of the holiday season. You're full of tryptophan and ready for a nap. OR you're totally celebrating your freshly diamond-ed finger because your spouse (or you!) has just proposed. It's the holidays, love is in the air. It's engagement season, y'all. If this is you, CONGRATS! We're so happy for you! And we want all your friends and family to be happy, too. So here are five ways NOT to announce your engagement on social media so you don't wreck all the fun with your wild antics. Read More 1234…6 Copyright © 2003 - 2021 Offbeat Empire. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction in part or in whole is prohibited. Contact us Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | Monetized by SkimLinks
6.8k 18 Comments Feb. 8, 2017 My crop top wedding dress will not be timeless… and that's totally okay During my current brief stint in the apocalyptic landscape that is the contemporary wedding industry, an insidious pressure has latched itself onto my consciousness. The pressure to be Timeless, Classic, and Elegant. But on many months of tortured reflection about being my Most Beautiful Self, here is the terrifying secret I've come to discover. And it all comes back to my crop top wedding dress… Read More 4.8k 18 Comments Dec. 2, 2016 Should I schedule my wedding for the same day as a family member's wedding? My fiancé and I have been together for over nine years. Each year we celebrate our anniversary on the day we made our relationship official, and on our 2016 anniversary — he proposed to me. After all the emotional dust settled from this, my first thought was: we'll get married on our anniversary in 2017! Then I remembered, my half-brother's cousin already announced that they would do their wedding on that very date…. Read More 8.5k Nov. 25, 2016 5 ways NOT to announce your engagement on social media (in GIFs) It's the start of the holiday season. You're full of tryptophan and ready for a nap. OR you're totally celebrating your freshly diamond-ed finger because your spouse (or you!) has just proposed. It's the holidays, love is in the air. It's engagement season, y'all. If this is you, CONGRATS! We're so happy for you! And we want all your friends and family to be happy, too. So here are five ways NOT to announce your engagement on social media so you don't wreck all the fun with your wild antics. Read More 1234…6 Copyright © 2003 - 2021 Offbeat Empire. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction in part or in whole is prohibited. Contact us Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | Monetized by SkimLinks
4.8k 18 Comments Dec. 2, 2016 Should I schedule my wedding for the same day as a family member's wedding? My fiancé and I have been together for over nine years. Each year we celebrate our anniversary on the day we made our relationship official, and on our 2016 anniversary — he proposed to me. After all the emotional dust settled from this, my first thought was: we'll get married on our anniversary in 2017! Then I remembered, my half-brother's cousin already announced that they would do their wedding on that very date…. Read More 8.5k Nov. 25, 2016 5 ways NOT to announce your engagement on social media (in GIFs) It's the start of the holiday season. You're full of tryptophan and ready for a nap. OR you're totally celebrating your freshly diamond-ed finger because your spouse (or you!) has just proposed. It's the holidays, love is in the air. It's engagement season, y'all. If this is you, CONGRATS! We're so happy for you! And we want all your friends and family to be happy, too. So here are five ways NOT to announce your engagement on social media so you don't wreck all the fun with your wild antics. Read More 1234…6
8.5k Nov. 25, 2016 5 ways NOT to announce your engagement on social media (in GIFs) It's the start of the holiday season. You're full of tryptophan and ready for a nap. OR you're totally celebrating your freshly diamond-ed finger because your spouse (or you!) has just proposed. It's the holidays, love is in the air. It's engagement season, y'all. If this is you, CONGRATS! We're so happy for you! And we want all your friends and family to be happy, too. So here are five ways NOT to announce your engagement on social media so you don't wreck all the fun with your wild antics. Read More 1234…6