Stallings is the ultimate guide to the alternative wedding of your dreams, encouraging every bride and groom to create their own distinctive celebrations of partnership and love. So, she chose the aisle less-traveled for her own wedding day. Both practical and enjoyable, Offbeat Bride validates choosing the funky, different, and offbeat over the traditional, and leads couples through the planning process–from unique ideas on how to announce the engagement all the way to answering the question, “So, how’s married life?” Unenthused by a white wedding gown and bored by the hoopla of the Hollywood-style reception, Ariel Meadow Stallings found herself absolutely exhausted by and horribly distanced from the nuances of traditional nuptials.

She provides plenty of insider tips for avoiding extra costs and cumbersome obligations, along with a clever planner to help you create your own special day. by Ariel Meadow Stallings Editorial Reviews. In this newly updated edition of Offbeat Bride, Stallings humorously recounts the story of the original offbeat wedding–hers–and shares anecdotes and advice from dozens of other nontraditional couples. Offbeat Bride: Create a Wedding That's Authentically YOU 288. What results is a combination of hilarious wedding stories and tons of helpful how-tos,a perfect mash-up of memoir and handbook.At once practical and enjoyable, Offbeat Bride validates choosing the funky, different, and offbeat over the traditional, and leads couples through the planning process,from unique ideas on how to announce their engagement all the way to answering the question, So, how’s married life?” Stallings is the ultimate guide to the alternative wedding of your dreams, and with Offbeat Bride, she brings you a book that serves both as an encouragement and celebration of aisles less traveled.Unenthused by a white wedding gown and bored by the hoopla of the Hollywood-style reception, Ariel Meadow Stallings found herself absolutely exhausted by–and horribly distanced from–the nuances of traditional nuptials. She also includes a chapter on budget weddings in today’s weak economy, along with sidebars, tips, tricks, and planner encouragement to help you figure out your special day. In this updated edition of Offbeat Bride, Stallings humorously recounts the story of the original offbeat wedding,hers,and shares anecdotes and advice from dozens of other nontraditional couples. My first book, Offbeat Bride: Creative Alternatives for Independent Brides, was published by Seal Press in early 2007, with a second edition released in 2010. She lives in Seattle with her son, and if she's not writing or scrolling, chances are good that she's dancing or happy-crying. so she chose to take a walk off the beaten aisle. Author of three editions of the Offbeat Bride book and From Shitshow To Afterglow, Ariel Meadow Stallings is the publisher of all the Offbeat Empire web properties. Unenthused by a white wedding gown and bored by the hoopla of the Hollywood-style reception, Ariel Meadow Stallings found herself absolutely exhausted with the nuances of traditional nuptials.

Offbeat Bride by Ariel Meadow Stallings