The ultimate guide to plus-size wedding dress shopping
While planning a wedding, I've noticed a lot of anxiety is centering around dress shopping — especially for the plus-sized. It's totally understandable. While decent plus-sized clothing has gotten a...
View ArticleWhy I love my double-chin laugh (and hope to see it at my wedding)
Obviously I'm the redhead on the left. Look at that glorious chin! LOOK AT ITTTTTT! Just bask in the glory of that. I love all the wedding advice about how to look good in wedding pictures. I really...
View ArticleI am not my envelope: Letting go of my body image anguish
By: Richard – CC BY 2.0 I've been reading a lot about body image, self-perception. I've also been thinking about how we fall prey to the societal ideas of what we SHOULD look like, as well as being...
View ArticleI promise not to let being the center of attention go to my head: My vows for...
Wedding planning getting you down or feeling overwhelming? You might to exchange these wedding planning vows with Offbeat Bride Brigitte. What does a bathtub have to do with wedding planning vows?...
View ArticlePsychology Today: Fighting the Unhealthy Cultural Push for Wedding Weight Loss
Collage made from google images search results. I've written in the past about the pressure put on so many brides to lose weight for their weddings (and how I suggest people handle it). I love that...
View ArticleI'm a fat bride
"Fat bride" t-shirts are now available at the Offbeat Bride Spreadshirt store. My identity as a fat woman is no secret, and I'm not ashamed of it. I bear my body with pride. However, not everyone...
View ArticleMaintenance-shaming: You don't have to pretend you're so cool that you're...
Photo by Oliver Barth After my parents gave us a generous donation towards our wedding budget, I'll admit that I added some things that I had previously crossed off, like professional hair and makeup,...
View ArticleTruce flags and wedding dresses: How I surrendered to a positive bridal body...
Thanks to Maile Lani for uploading this to our Flickr pool. On Tuesday, my clothes weren’t fitting. I mean, they were fitting, but they weren’t working. You know how sometimes there’s nothing in the...
View ArticleFeeling crappy about yourself? Get a dose of body positivity RIGHT HERE
Photo by JBe Photography Who knows what triggers a bad day. You're going along, feeling pretty good, and then suddenly you're being sucked into a vat of negativity. "Nothing fits." "Why do I look this...
View ArticleAre you hiding or showing your scars on your wedding day?
Heads up: this post references self-harm and scarring. Photo by Sara Smile Photography Offbeat Bride has published numerous insightful and encouraging posts about “controversial” body markings such as...
View ArticleOpen thread: how do you deal with wedding body-shaming?
"Stop body shaming" t-shirt design by Cirtolthioel available from Redbubble.com I just got engaged, and I went on my first dress shopping outing with my sister and my mom last weekend. I was hoping it...
View ArticleOPEN THREAD: I'm getting body shamed by anti-body shamers
By: catherinemayer – CC BY 2.0 I believe every bride should make body-related choices for themselves. I commend the brides that love their curves. I really am proud of them, but sometimes they make me...
View ArticleBridal "best selves": when is too far?
"Be yourself and nothing else" poster from spellandtell (edited) As with many Offbeat Bride readers, this blog was a welcome antidote to the bridal mags and blogs that represent all brides as being...
View ArticleTrying to lose weight for your wedding? Here are 5 Reasons NOT to
Riots Not Diets Resin Necklace Everyone wants to look their very best on their wedding day, right? For some brides, this can mean beginning harsh diets, working out wildly, and trying desperately to...
View ArticleWeddings and body image: get past needing to look "good" and start getting real
Robyn Icks is one of our amazing wedding photography partners and she's sharing with us some real talk advice about body image, wedding photographs, and being your authentic self. Feeling good, looking...
View ArticleNo dieting, no makeup, no shame: My anti-diet, equal opportunity, feminist...
Body Positive Stickers by StaceOfSpadesStudio I'm getting married this July, and like a lot of women, I'm getting increasingly excited and somewhat nervous about this. My fiancé is American, I'm from...
View ArticleIs my wedding photographer hiding us from her portfolio?
This post struck a nerve with the photographer community, and we wanted to include a few of their responses to make sure we reflected their take on the issue as well. Read on for a few more...
View ArticleHow would you feel being Photoshopped to look skinnier in your wedding photos?
Hands off these curves!Dress by KMKDesigns | Photo by Winterwolf Photography | Makeup: Ruby Randall About ten years ago, I attended my best friend's wedding as a bridesmaid. I wore a larger size than...
View ArticleI didn't bother to hire offbeat vendors and now I regret it
i am weird, i love weird pillowcases from RKGracePrints I'm a longtime reader of Offbeat Bride. For nearly a decade, I have looked at the wedding porn and fantasized about the cool offbeat wedding I...
View ArticleLove has no size: a fat-positive inspiration shoot that may just change your...
Photos by Sandrachile Feeling down on yourself while trying on dresses? Seeing emails in your inbox about losing weight for the wedding or worse, hearing it from people you love? It's time to take...
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