1.4k Jun. 26, 2019 I never wanted a big wedding: here's why I wish I'd gone with my gut & eloped Not everyone has dreamed of a big wedding. So when you're confronted with the planning of one, there might be some lessons learned the hard way: "If you want to have a gorgeous and huge wedding with all the trimmings, go for it! But if you're more like me, who never really thought hard about a wedding until you were with your life partner, and you love the outdoors, more intimate ceremonies, and really just can't wait to marry the love of your life without all the trappings of a more traditional wedding, I've got your back…" Read More Sep. 12, 2018 Challenging "normal" wedding planning when I lost my mother while engaged I considered myself to be an "ordinary bride," that is until my mother died, and then I discovered that the definition of normalcy is what you deem appropriate, especially when it comes to wedding planning. For the first few months after she died, it was only natural that my upcoming nuptials were the furthest thing from my mind. Then, as the year of my wedding date began to approach, suddenly friends and family became concerned that I wasn't living up to being a "traditional bride." It begs the question: what's traditional? Read More 1.0k Aug. 29, 2018 Hankies at the ready: this couple made the decision to have a last-minute hospital bedside wedding Life continues to happen even as we plan weddings. Alysson and Adam's circumstances led them to make a pretty huge choice. They decided to get married at Hackensack University Medical Center to be with Alysson's ailing father. Photographer Stefanie Murphy had received an inquiry for a "last minute wedding ceremony" and soon realized that it was imperative that she take it. I hope you're wearing waterproof mascara for this one, y'all… Read More 4.0k Jul. 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 1.8k Jun. 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 Nov. 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 123…10 Copyright © 2003 - 2020 Offbeat Empire. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction in part or in whole is prohibited. Contact us Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | Monetized by SkimLinks
Sep. 12, 2018 Challenging "normal" wedding planning when I lost my mother while engaged I considered myself to be an "ordinary bride," that is until my mother died, and then I discovered that the definition of normalcy is what you deem appropriate, especially when it comes to wedding planning. For the first few months after she died, it was only natural that my upcoming nuptials were the furthest thing from my mind. Then, as the year of my wedding date began to approach, suddenly friends and family became concerned that I wasn't living up to being a "traditional bride." It begs the question: what's traditional? Read More 1.0k Aug. 29, 2018 Hankies at the ready: this couple made the decision to have a last-minute hospital bedside wedding Life continues to happen even as we plan weddings. Alysson and Adam's circumstances led them to make a pretty huge choice. They decided to get married at Hackensack University Medical Center to be with Alysson's ailing father. Photographer Stefanie Murphy had received an inquiry for a "last minute wedding ceremony" and soon realized that it was imperative that she take it. I hope you're wearing waterproof mascara for this one, y'all… Read More 4.0k Jul. 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 1.8k Jun. 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 Nov. 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 123…10 Copyright © 2003 - 2020 Offbeat Empire. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction in part or in whole is prohibited. Contact us Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | Monetized by SkimLinks
1.0k Aug. 29, 2018 Hankies at the ready: this couple made the decision to have a last-minute hospital bedside wedding Life continues to happen even as we plan weddings. Alysson and Adam's circumstances led them to make a pretty huge choice. They decided to get married at Hackensack University Medical Center to be with Alysson's ailing father. Photographer Stefanie Murphy had received an inquiry for a "last minute wedding ceremony" and soon realized that it was imperative that she take it. I hope you're wearing waterproof mascara for this one, y'all… Read More 4.0k Jul. 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 1.8k Jun. 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 Nov. 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 123…10 Copyright © 2003 - 2020 Offbeat Empire. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction in part or in whole is prohibited. Contact us Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | Monetized by SkimLinks
4.0k Jul. 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 1.8k Jun. 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 Nov. 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 123…10 Copyright © 2003 - 2020 Offbeat Empire. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction in part or in whole is prohibited. Contact us Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | Monetized by SkimLinks
1.8k Jun. 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 Nov. 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 123…10
Nov. 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 123…10