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Location-specific welcome bag inspiration

Although this post is going to be pretty location specific, (I’m looking at you Pennsylvania and Michigan!) I figured that OBT member AndreaJ‘s welcome/OOT bags could be a wealth of inspiration for putting together your own location specific welcome bags. Check ’em out…

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How to tell your guests they don’t get a +1

So you’re trying to keep your wedding small. How do you tell your friends that they don’t get to bring a guest?

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Yes, there will be children at the wedding

Tamu wrote a wedding update about her experience with having a child-friendly wedding. Her first-hand experience with a wedding full of kids could help others to be prepared for what to expect when you invite kids to your wedding.

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Planning A Wedding During A Recession

Planning a wedding is tough stuff. Unless you have a ton of disposable income or can count on the ‘rents for a large chunk, it can put a real dent in your wallet and in your credit score. Pile on a recession, sky high fuel costs, scarce job market and less than savory housing situation […]

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How to make Deaf wedding guests feel right at home

“I have two friends, one is going deaf, the other is about 97% deaf. How should I accommodate them at our wedding? Should I hire an interpreter or have a friend do it?”

Dealing with guest list drama

It’s another episode of Offbeat Bride video advice! Woohoo! Apologies for the delay on this one — this vid is actually a few weeks old (my hair is now six inches shorter), but I was having issues with my camera’s memory card. Bla bla bla, technical difficulties whatever — here we go! Offbeat Bride Advice: […]