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. So, she chose to take a walk off the beaten aisle and embrace the non-traditional bride within. Through trial and error, Ariel and her fiancée managed to crank out a budget wedding with all-night dancing, guests toasting champagne in mismatched mugs, gorgeous gardens, no monogrammed napkins, no (more…)
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October 13th, 2009 at 6:56 pm
5.0 out of 5 stars
Offers great new perspective!
When I got engaged I became very wrapped up in tradition and etiquette and a myriad of menial details that weren’t “us” and wouldn’t have meaning for us on our wedding day…
October 13th, 2009 at 11:04 pm
4.0 out of 5 stars
Extremely Helpful!
Planning a wedding is a huge undertaking no matter how you look at it. Planning a non-traditional wedding is just plain intimidating.
October 14th, 2009 at 3:45 am
5.0 out of 5 stars
This book actually made me excited about my upcoming wedding
Prior to my recent engagement, I had never put any thought into my wedding. I reluctantly entered the planning process, overwhelmed with the daunting task at hand, and feeling…
October 14th, 2009 at 3:55 am
5.0 out of 5 stars
Perfectly Offbeat, With a Side Full of Laughs
Just finished reading Offbeat Bride, which is phenomenal! Everyone who wants advice or just a good book to read with hilarious commentary and side stories about planning, dealing…
October 14th, 2009 at 7:35 am
5.0 out of 5 stars
OMG I love it!
This book has a lot of great ideas in it! It has a lot of websites for you to get great deals, the author is funny, and it gave me a lot of do-it-yourself ideas.
October 14th, 2009 at 10:05 am
4.0 out of 5 stars
Offbeat Bride
It came on time. The book itself is a little boring and I don’t really know how it is going to come in handy. Probably just sit on a shelf.
October 14th, 2009 at 3:18 pm
5.0 out of 5 stars
for the offbeat bride (or groom) in all of us, and an intriguing memoir for the non-engaged
As a bride-to-be, I’m doing the requisite reading (or skimming) of bridal books and magazines. So far, I’ve found it more sociologically fascinating than actually helpful, and…
October 14th, 2009 at 9:04 pm
4.0 out of 5 stars
Interesting perspective
Although I didn’t receive many tips from reading this book, I thoroughly enjoyed Ariel’s account of doing her wedding her way. Once you start reading, it’s hard to put it down.
October 14th, 2009 at 11:33 pm
2.0 out of 5 stars
A good read, not so practical advice
I would certainly consider myself an offbeat bride. We are getting married on Halloween and using tattoo imagery for inspiration for everything from the invites to the cake.
October 15th, 2009 at 6:08 am
4.0 out of 5 stars
Inspiring
It’s truly inspiring to be able to read about a bride who wants to make her wedding her own as opposed to one who is a slave to tradition, and it certainly is empowering to know…