Offbeat Bride 3rd edition, published September 2019
What it’s like to still be talking about your wedding, 15 years later Think about what you were doing 15 years ago. Think about who you were, the choices you were making, and the ways you talked about those choices. Think about your motivations and your priorities. How was who you are now reflected in […]
State of the Empire, 2019
IT’S BEEN 84 YEARS. Ok, it’s actually only been 12 years since I launched the Offbeat Empire, but 12 in internet years might as well be 84, y’know? Here’s what’s up with the Empire this year…
Offbeat Bride’s 3rd edition: why the book needed an update
My book Offbeat Bride was first published by Seal Press in January 2007 as Offbeat Bride: Taffeta-Free Alternatives for Independent Brides, with a second edition released in February 2010 under the title Offbeat Bride: Creative Alternatives for Independent Brides.
In the eight years since the release of the second edition, wedding culture has shifted dramatically (the influence of marriage equality and social media have both been huge!) and offbeatbride.com has reached 50 million website visitors. Clearly, it’s time for an updated and revised version of the book… which Seal Press will be publishing fall of 2019!
Let’s talk about the updates being made for the third edition…
45 million readers: On Offbeat Bride’s 10th anniversary + what we’re working on now
As of last week, Offbeat Bride is now a DECADE OLD. It’s still one of the biggest ironies ever for me that the website was launched just as a way to promote the book that was supposed to finally launch me into what I imagined as “real success.” In 2007, digital publishing was still the less-respected nerdy little sibling of the “real” publishing industry, and being a published author was going to be my big ticket to legitimacy and recognition.
…Har har! Joke was on me!