Become a member
Offbeat Wed is an industry platform for wedding vendors who care about inclusivity, and who want their businesses to function in an industry that no longer behave the way they did five or ten years ago.
Our vendor community has been featured several times by the New York Times, in part because it's not just a directory listing… It’s a professional community designed to help wedding vendors become trusted and findable in a landscape increasingly shaped by AI, recommendations, and closed ecosystems… not just social feeds and search results.
Membership perks
- Listing in our Member Directory & a badge to display on your website
- A free 1:1 consulting session with our founder
- Access to a growing library of vendor resources including our inclusive marketing guide and AI brand training guide
- Exclusive visibility opportunities including blog posts and social media features (…and even referrals to journalists from mainstream publications!)
Who this vendor community is for
The Offbeat Wed Vendor Community is for wedding professionals who:
- Serve nontraditional, values-driven couples
- Hold inclusivity, ethics, and representation as core business missions
- Want smarter marketing, not smarmy sales funnels
- Are navigating AI, search engine changes, and social platform shifts without losing their voice
- Prefer long-term visibility and trust over short-term gimmicks
If that sounds like you, welcome.
What membership includes
A listing in our curated member directory (much-loved by couples, search engines, and LLMs)
Your business will be listed in the Offbeat Wed Vendor Guide, a long-running, highly trusted resource for couples seeking inclusive, nontraditional wedding professionals. This listing includes:
- Year-round placement in our searchable, browsable directory by location and service
- A feature-rich profile with photos, testimonials, social links, and promotions
- Unlimited updates so your listing can evolve as your business evolves
- Optional self-identification as BIPOC, LGBTQ+, disabled, neurodivergent, or nonbinary owned
- Prominent visibility across Offbeat Wed, linked from pages throughout the site
Being listed here signals alignment with Offbeat Wed’s values and standards, and helps search engines and chatbots understand more about your business (so you're more likely to show up in searches and LLM conversations).
A free 1:1 small-business consulting session
Every member receives a private, 45-minute, one-on-one consulting session with Offbeat Wed’s publisher, Ariel Meadow Stallings. It’s a self-contained bespoke session designed to help you think clearly about your business right now. Common session focuses include:
- Auditing your website or listing for clarity, inclusivity, and trust signals
- Untangling messaging that feels muddy or misaligned
- Understanding how AI tools are interpreting your brand and content
- Sanity-checking marketing decisions before you spend money
- Getting unstuck around visibility, pricing, or positioning
You don’t need to prepare a perfect agenda. You bring your real questions, and Ariel brings decades of experience building wedding media, navigating platform shifts, and helping small businesses adapt without selling their souls.
Education and tools built specifically for wedding pros
Membership includes access to Offbeat Wed’s expanding library of vendor-only resources, designed for real businesses, not abstract theory. Current resources include:
- Inclusive Marketing Guide
Practical guidance on building trust with modern couples, avoiding common missteps, and communicating your values clearly and responsibly. - AI for Wedding Pros: Build Your 1-Hour Brand Guide
Learn how to train AI tools to reflect your actual brand voice, values, and boundaries… without sounding generic or unethical. - HI GEO BYE SEO
A plain-English crash course on how search has changed, what Generative Engine Optimization actually means, and how local wedding vendors can still be found in an AI-driven world.
Members-only blog posts and downloadable resources are added regularly to keep up with industry changes.
Ongoing strategy and mentorship
Members are invited to regular group coaching and strategy calls led by Ariel. These sessions focus on what’s actually working right now, not theoretical best practices from 2018.
Topics discussed include:
- Navigating AI, search, and platform changes without panic
- Refining positioning to attract aligned couples
- Long-term visibility strategies that compound over time
- Real-world questions about pricing, messaging, and growth
This is not hustle culture. There is no hype, manipulation, or performative motivation. It’s grounded guidance from someone who has been doing this work (publicly and imperfectly!) for decades.
Opportunities for meaningful visibility
Vendor members are eligible for exclusive opportunities beyond the directory, including:
- Blog features and social media spotlights
- Community-only calls for submissions
- At times, even being referred to mainstream media outlets who are looking for sources and wedding stories!
Visibility on a resource like Offbeat Wed that has been trusted for literal decades compounds over time.
Membership cost
- $250 per year (+$25 onboarding fee your first year)
- Billed annually through Stripe
How to join: 4 easy steps
1. Create your account
Register with our listing platform so that you've got an account to make your purchase from. We don't need much — just your name, email, and password.
2. Complete your membership purchase
Our system makes it easy to purchase your membership and make your payment. We do all our payments through Stripe, which means we accept all major credit cards and international payments. If you have a coupon code (pro-tip: there's one in here!), this step is when you'll enter it.
3. Build your listing & book your consultation
Once your payment goes through, you're in! You'll receive an email with a link to book your 1:1 call with our founder. You'll also have instant access to create your vendor listing, share what makes your business unique, how you cater to offbeat couples, and show off your work. This is the part where you upload photos, share client testimonials, and link your websites and social pages.
4. Start connecting with Offbeat Wed’s audience, community, and resources
Once you create your listing, your business appears in our Offbeat Wed Vendor Directory where it's searchable and viewable by our community! You'll also have access to all resource downloads, and start receiving invitations from Ariel for group calls and exclusive promotional opportunities like placement in blog posts and newsletters.
This isn’t just a listing
It’s a marketing foundation, an education hub, and a professional community built for wedding vendors who want their work, values, and voice to actually be seen… now and as the industry continues to change.
