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Ariel Meadow Stallings

A writer and editor who got her start editing a rave magazine in the mid-'90s, Ariel Meadow Stallings work has been featured by the New York Times, Today Show, and The Guardian.

Ariel's first book, Offbeat Bride, was first published by Seal Press in 2007 (with a second edition in 2010, and a third in 2019).

Her second book, PROS BEFORE BROS, was self-published in 2019.

Her third book, From Shitshow To Afterglow, was published by Seal Press / Hachette Book Group in 2020.


“Life, weddings, relationships, road trips, gardening, making out, haircuts: few of the fun things in life always go as expected.”
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“Make peace with the fact that there will be those who bitch no matter what you do. You might as well do what makes you happy, so at least when you hear the bitching, you'll know that the event they're griping about was exactly the one you wanted.”
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“In our relationship, we have very well-defined roles: I am the Vice President of Logistics; he's the CEO of Emotional Support.”
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