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| Offbeat Bride: Taffeta-Free Alternatives for Independent Brides | 
 enlarge | Author: Ariel Meadow Stallings
Publisher: Seal Press
Category: Book
List Price: $15.95
Buy Used: $6.60
You Save: $9.35 (59%)
New (32) Used (22) from $6.60
Avg. Customer Rating:  45 reviews
Format: Illustrated
Media: Paperback
Edition: illustrated edition
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 225
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 8.1 x 5.5 x 0.7
ISBN: 1580051804
Dewey Decimal Number: 395.22
EAN: 9781580051804
Publication Date: December 22, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: Paperback, minor cover wear, front cover is creased. Ships promptly w/notification emailed after shipping.
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Ariel is a GODDESS (and a lifesaver) July 1, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Best book ever. No, really. Such a lifesaver. The wedding process has not been a smooth one for me, and I was really at my wits' end until I got this book. I'm still fighting the good fight, though, and Ariel kind of made it possible. It's really hard, in our culture, to plan a wedding and be a feminist-- even a mild-mannered one. I have ammunition, and a renewed sense of humor about the event. It helps you feel better about wanting what you want and draws a HUGE line between bridezilla behavior and merely wanting to be a project manager-- I'm definitely the latter... though I'm not sure my mother (who wants me to have a traditional ceremony) woud agree... BUY THIS BOOK. Even if you're going traditional, BUY IT ANYWAY.
Hilarious and inspiring June 17, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This book is more for getting fired up about planning a wedding that feels real to you and your spouse-to-be than it is step-by-step instructional.
I've never laughed out loud at a wedding book, and I laughed so often while reading this I startled my fiance. It's full of anecdotes from other brides and Stallings recounts her own wedding procession, from non-proposal to post-wedding emotions.
While she didn't have finger-wagging naysayers shooting down her indie visions, other brides in her book did, and give you suggestions and advice on dealing with the people who love you who think they should be running your wedding.
If you are looking to get married and have a meaningful celebration with family and friends, this book opens up the possibilities. And it's not too indie-snobbish, either. As Stallings says on her fantastic web site http://offbeatbride.com, "Your wedding is not a contest...I don't think your wedding needs to be more offbeat. It just needs to be honest and authentic, and if what you want is a white dress and a more traditional ceremony, I think that's f*****g awesome."
Paperback mirror May 7, 2008
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I'm an American living in Japan, and though I have friends here, it has been difficult to find someone to discuss the ins and outs and minute details of my wedding with. It is so easy to lose yourself in all the wedding glitz and without my close friends here to act as mirrors, I felt myself slipping, forgetting who I am and what the real me would want for my wedding.
Then I ordered this book.
It instantly snapped me back to the reality of who I am and what I want. It gave me great ideas, inspired my creativity and most of all, it supported my offbeat-ness in a land that has only pretty recently considered western style weddings to be on-beat (making them THE thing to do).
I know it sounds cheeseball, but seriously, this book is like having a good friend that I can tote around in my bag, when all of my good friends are across the planet.
I love this book~! May 3, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
What a great book for for alternative weddings- Helped me plan a awesome wedding for a friend- Great book, loved it!
Informative and light-hearted May 2, 2008
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
This book is a breath of fresh air...so many wedding planning books focus on ONE type of wedding. The traditional, white wedding, and nothing else. This is a modern take on planning that provides some great advice for the creative bride who feels stifled by this and wants more options. Best of all, reading this makes wedding planning FUN, which is a small miracle!
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