2.6k July 12, 2018 An intimate bucket list wedding planned in two weeks after a cancer diagnosis Due to circumstances beyond our control, our wedding plans changed in a major way. Ben and I had been together for 5½ years when he was unexpectedly diagnosed with stage IV melanoma in the fall of 2016. Ben’s illness put a lot of things in perspective for both of us and we got engaged a month after his diagnosis. We had a simple, non-religious ceremony on the beach. Our friends graciously offered their family cabin near Seattle, WA (in Quilcene, WA if you want to get specific) for the occasion and we had the entire beach to ourselves… Read More June 1, 2018 Worried about rain on your wedding day? This story will unironically help… he night was still young, and the rain was nowhere near stopping. By the time the couple was introduced for their first dance. The dance floor had turned into one big slip and slide, but Alex and Keith made the best of it. They spun, and fell, and got back up. They laughed, and laughed some more… Read More November 8, 2017 What I learned from wedding planning during a medical crisis (spoiler: communication is key!) Planning a wedding can be stressful on its own, but how do you get through it when a major life event is also going on? This is what I had to figure out when, four months before our wedding, we found out that my three-year-old nephew received a very serious and potentially fatal diagnosis. Here's what I learned from it that could help you in a similar situation… Read More September 13, 2017 My circus, my monkeys: our wedding put the "fun" in dysfunctional Both our families are slightly unconventional, to say the least. We decided that our families put the "fun" in dysfunctional, and wanted to create a wedding day that was full of festivities to match our family's strange dynamics. We are proud of the little family that we have, so we decided to put on a carnival-themed wedding to honor our dysfunction. Here's how we did it… Read More 2.1k September 7, 2017 I got bucked off a horse at my own wedding! When I recently got married, I thought that I would be brave and try something a bit different at my wedding. Given that I am a celebrant, it made sense to take a small risk and do something a bit wild. So, I asked a friend with a beautiful horse if I could come in on the horse to the ceremony. But then, what happened next shocked everyone. I was BUCKED OFF THE HORSE! Here's how I handled it and how it made the wedding a success… Read More 123…11 Copyright © 2003 - 2018 Offbeat Empire. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction in part or in whole is prohibited. Contact us Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | Monetized by SkimLinks
June 1, 2018 Worried about rain on your wedding day? This story will unironically help… he night was still young, and the rain was nowhere near stopping. By the time the couple was introduced for their first dance. The dance floor had turned into one big slip and slide, but Alex and Keith made the best of it. They spun, and fell, and got back up. They laughed, and laughed some more… Read More November 8, 2017 What I learned from wedding planning during a medical crisis (spoiler: communication is key!) Planning a wedding can be stressful on its own, but how do you get through it when a major life event is also going on? This is what I had to figure out when, four months before our wedding, we found out that my three-year-old nephew received a very serious and potentially fatal diagnosis. Here's what I learned from it that could help you in a similar situation… Read More September 13, 2017 My circus, my monkeys: our wedding put the "fun" in dysfunctional Both our families are slightly unconventional, to say the least. We decided that our families put the "fun" in dysfunctional, and wanted to create a wedding day that was full of festivities to match our family's strange dynamics. We are proud of the little family that we have, so we decided to put on a carnival-themed wedding to honor our dysfunction. Here's how we did it… Read More 2.1k September 7, 2017 I got bucked off a horse at my own wedding! When I recently got married, I thought that I would be brave and try something a bit different at my wedding. Given that I am a celebrant, it made sense to take a small risk and do something a bit wild. So, I asked a friend with a beautiful horse if I could come in on the horse to the ceremony. But then, what happened next shocked everyone. I was BUCKED OFF THE HORSE! Here's how I handled it and how it made the wedding a success… Read More 123…11 Copyright © 2003 - 2018 Offbeat Empire. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction in part or in whole is prohibited. Contact us Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | Monetized by SkimLinks
November 8, 2017 What I learned from wedding planning during a medical crisis (spoiler: communication is key!) Planning a wedding can be stressful on its own, but how do you get through it when a major life event is also going on? This is what I had to figure out when, four months before our wedding, we found out that my three-year-old nephew received a very serious and potentially fatal diagnosis. Here's what I learned from it that could help you in a similar situation… Read More September 13, 2017 My circus, my monkeys: our wedding put the "fun" in dysfunctional Both our families are slightly unconventional, to say the least. We decided that our families put the "fun" in dysfunctional, and wanted to create a wedding day that was full of festivities to match our family's strange dynamics. We are proud of the little family that we have, so we decided to put on a carnival-themed wedding to honor our dysfunction. Here's how we did it… Read More 2.1k September 7, 2017 I got bucked off a horse at my own wedding! When I recently got married, I thought that I would be brave and try something a bit different at my wedding. Given that I am a celebrant, it made sense to take a small risk and do something a bit wild. So, I asked a friend with a beautiful horse if I could come in on the horse to the ceremony. But then, what happened next shocked everyone. I was BUCKED OFF THE HORSE! Here's how I handled it and how it made the wedding a success… Read More 123…11 Copyright © 2003 - 2018 Offbeat Empire. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction in part or in whole is prohibited. Contact us Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | Monetized by SkimLinks
September 13, 2017 My circus, my monkeys: our wedding put the "fun" in dysfunctional Both our families are slightly unconventional, to say the least. We decided that our families put the "fun" in dysfunctional, and wanted to create a wedding day that was full of festivities to match our family's strange dynamics. We are proud of the little family that we have, so we decided to put on a carnival-themed wedding to honor our dysfunction. Here's how we did it… Read More 2.1k September 7, 2017 I got bucked off a horse at my own wedding! When I recently got married, I thought that I would be brave and try something a bit different at my wedding. Given that I am a celebrant, it made sense to take a small risk and do something a bit wild. So, I asked a friend with a beautiful horse if I could come in on the horse to the ceremony. But then, what happened next shocked everyone. I was BUCKED OFF THE HORSE! Here's how I handled it and how it made the wedding a success… Read More 123…11
2.1k September 7, 2017 I got bucked off a horse at my own wedding! When I recently got married, I thought that I would be brave and try something a bit different at my wedding. Given that I am a celebrant, it made sense to take a small risk and do something a bit wild. So, I asked a friend with a beautiful horse if I could come in on the horse to the ceremony. But then, what happened next shocked everyone. I was BUCKED OFF THE HORSE! Here's how I handled it and how it made the wedding a success… Read More 123…11