When I was planning my wedding, I was given and (stupidly) purchased several books that ended up being a huge waste. I didn't really need someone to tell me that I was a horrible person registering for my honeymoon or how to match my flower girl's dresses to my man's tie to my bridesmaid's underwear so everything would be exactly perfect for the big day. Although I'm sure plenty of people think the folks who read Offbeat Bride are pretty weird, for me it was one of those blips of normalcy among all the wedding madness.
So, I'm very excited to be giving away a copy of Ariel Meadow Stallings' freshly updated Offbeat Bride: Creative Alternatives for Independent Brides.
If you'd like to enter to win a copy, post a comment here. One entry per person. Entries will close at 11:59pm on Friday March 19th, 2010. I am able to ship to the US or Canada.
Entries are now closed! Thank you for entering!
My wedding is in september and i've heard lots of great things about this book. If I dont win it I hope my library at least gets a copy :)
ReplyDeletefirst to comment! yay! I heart the offbeat bride too :)
ReplyDeleteKaren
Awesome. I would love to read this book!
ReplyDeleteWhee! I <3 OffBeat Bride!!
ReplyDeleteThis sounds amazing. I'm quite offbeat.
ReplyDelete-Lauren
lauren51990 AT aol DOT com
That's so exciting! I've been looking forward to reading that book for a long time.
ReplyDeleteHow lovely! I'd la la LOVE to win!
ReplyDeleteI've been waiting for it to show up in the library - no luck so far. I just joined the Offbeat Tribe and feeling a bit poseur-ish, I'd love to win a copy!
ReplyDeleteLove Offbeat Bride! Total breath of fresh air!
ReplyDeleteYes, please!! Love Ariel and Offbeat Bride.
ReplyDeleteI love the OBB blog, and I know the book has to be just as great!
ReplyDeleteI liked the OBB website during my planning and would like to win this to give to a recently engaged--and offbeat--friend.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely sounds like me! Hope I win!
ReplyDeletethis is what i need! i'm planning a garden wedding for end of august - and i'm still shocked how old school all wedding guides are! it's ok to not walk down the aisle to "here comes the bride" right?!? hope i get this copy! :)
ReplyDeleteThis is an awesome book!!
ReplyDeleteFingers are crossed. :)
I've heard such awesome things about this book and would love to get my hands on it! thank ya :)
ReplyDeleteAnother here who would love to gift this to a newly engaged friend!
ReplyDeleteI'm planning our backyard wedding in Ohio in August and your site has been a huge source of inspiration and advice. Regardless of whether or not I win the book - thanks for what you do!!
ReplyDeleteSweet, well if I don't win, I'll definitely be buying it.
ReplyDeleteLove Offbeat Bride. I wanted to go to their re-release party in Seattle but alas it didn't work out.
ReplyDeleteThis book has been on my to-buy list. I would love to win a copy!
ReplyDeleteYeah!! Great giveaway!! : ) love the new blog header btw!!
ReplyDeleteIn the very beginning stages of planning a low cost, very intimate and stylish wedding myself. This would be a treasure.
ReplyDeleteooh! this would be an amazing read... :-) and I know I'd hand it off to my nearest and dearest when their time comes!
ReplyDeleteOooh! I would love a copy of this book!
ReplyDeleteAnd, by the way, when I first got engaged, your blog was one of my favorite inspirations. You were already married, but I read every post, and I'm pretty sure some of it seeped into the twinkle-lit outdoor summer wedding I'm currently planning. Thanks!
Ooh, I'm offbeat! And not just on the dance floor.
ReplyDeleteThis looks like a great book to read!
ReplyDeletethis sounds like a fun and helpful book! great giveaway =)
ReplyDeletehusainn (at) mail.amc.edu
My friend Susan would love this book!
ReplyDeleteOh, I'd love to get this book! I've heard so much about it!
ReplyDeleteMy wedding is July 31st. I hope I win!!
ReplyDeleteI will certainly be buying this book if I dont win it here! Thank you for the resource!
ReplyDeleteI'd love to get a copy! I'm always intersted in new a creative wedding ideas.
ReplyDeletelovely! i am interested in reading it :)
ReplyDeleteI would love to read this book!
ReplyDelete:D cool!
ReplyDeleteI am always looking for fresh, new ideas that aren't typical or traditional. Looks like a great book and I'm sure it would be really helpful for planning my upcoming wedding!
ReplyDeleteHi, would love this book for inspiration!
ReplyDeletethanks for all you do! i found your blog a year ago and have been reading it ever since to help with my own backyard wedding!
ReplyDeletei could use a tangible dose of down-to-earth wedding planning guidance for my june wedding. choose me, por favor!
ReplyDeleteprevious post belongs to Katie (it posted as anonymous)
ReplyDeletei would love to win this... 've heard graet things. i hope to be an offbeat bride....
ReplyDeletePlanning my backyard wedding for this August, been planning it while in graduate school and loving every minute of it! Thanks for the inspiration. I would love to see Ariel's book. I love her site too.
ReplyDeleteI love your blog...you've helped me find so many awesome do-it-yourself ideas:) Three of my closest friends and myself are all getting married in the next 6 moths, and would love to have another wedding-planning resource to pass around:)
ReplyDeleteI NEED this book to keep me sane as I plan my wedding (July 24th)!!!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing! Fingers crossed that I might be the lucky one.
ReplyDeleteThe book sounds just as inspiring as this blog. Can't wait to read!
ReplyDeleteSounds wonderful! Hope I win! :)
ReplyDeleteooh thanks for doing this! excited to get my hands on it somehow, someday :)
ReplyDeleteAs a girl who just ordered hundreds of late blooming seeds so I can grow my own flowers for my September wedding, this is right up my alley! Plus, it will help me show my mom that there are other brides like me, & even if wear bright red shoes, I will still end up happily married. Go Offbeat! :)
ReplyDeleteI would love to get this book! I think it would be very helpful.
ReplyDeleteOff beat back yard bride? Count me in!
ReplyDeleteOoo I've heard wonderful things about this book! Ever since I've started planning for my wedding, I began realizing how much I don't care about the "traditional" things.
ReplyDeleteI am devouring the library copy right now and would love my own copy for my August 2011 wedding!!
ReplyDeleteMy wedding is in July and I would love to have this book as I cram for a backyard, indie bride, DIY wedding!
ReplyDeleteIf I don't win this book I just might have to purchase it!
ReplyDeletefingers crossed!
ReplyDeleteThought I'd throw my name in the bowl, too.
ReplyDeletewedding planning is making me a crazy woman! i could really use some coaching to help me figure out how to plan this wedding without having to follow the rules of the wedding industry. help would be soooo appreciated!
ReplyDeleteHere's hopin'!
ReplyDeletemmmyes, please!!
ReplyDeleteI'd love to win the book!
ReplyDeleteI just got engaged Saturday after dating my boyfriend 9.5 years. I think we waited so long because neither of us wants to plan a "proper" wedding. I would love to read the book.
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