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overcoming adversity

Wedding planning isn’t all wine and roses. Sometimes you’re dealing with the loss of a loved one or a job, illness, or even a terminal diagnosis. This is our archive of posts about working with wedding planning hardships that go above and beyond the usual concerns.

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ElisaBethe & Chris’ casual wedding… and a baby!?

“I loved that when I went into labor and delivery and was asked if I was married. I got to reply, ‘Yes, for exactly two hours now.”

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Cat & Scott’s low-class high-rise wedding

The Offbeat Bride: Cat Rocketship, painter Her Offbeat Partner: Scott Kubie, media consultant, man-child Location & date of wedding: Tallest skyscraper in the state, Des Moines, IA — April 18, 2009 What made our wedding offbeat: As an artist with a bunch of artist friends, we made everything that we could. The wedding posse made […]

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Megan & Aaron’s shark-tastic beach wedding

You might know Megan as the Managing Editor of Offbeat Bride. But do you know about her insane wedding to a shark-attack survivor!?

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Lea & Mike’s big laid-back Jewish/Lutheran budget wedding

The offbeat bride: Lea, Artist Her offbeat partner: Mike, Structural Engineer Location & date of wedding: Italian American Sports Hall of Fame in Chicago, IL on May 23rd, 2008 What made our wedding offbeat: A friend of ours, a wonderful fantasy writer, officiated with an incredible speech (which can be found here). Mike’s family is […]

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The beauty of simplicity: When a family member gets a terminal diagnosis, your wedding priorities shift

This weekend I attended the wedding of my brother-in-law Chris in Missoula. He and his fiance, Sacha, had intended to get married in September … but when they got the word a couple weeks ago that Chris’s mother’s cancer was back with a vengeance and her time is limited, they moved the wedding up by four months.