Oh you Austin brides. I'm still so jealous of your access to long-time Offbeat Bride sponsor, Whitney Lee Photography. Whitney recently sent me these photos of Leah & Evan (and baby Ada's!) Chinese/Jewish wedding, and I'm just blown out.

You've got to see these shots of the breastfeeding bride, elegantly non-matching bridesmaids, and all the details…

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Oh Danielle, my gorgeous bride in striped wedding dress, how goth doth I love you?

Photo submitted to Offbeat Bride Pool, courtesy of photographer Laura Nikisher

I'm very much looking forward to telling y'all much much more about this supremely stylish Halloween wedding in New Orleans. As soon as Danielle submits her bride profile. (HINT HINT HINT.)

For now, let us all bow down and pay homage to the photos, courtesy of Laura Nikisher:

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Another week for me to geek out on wedding shoes!

Last week, I heard from several readers who were like, "Yeah sure cute — but what about those of us who want to wear flats?" While I make a point to include flats in every batch of shoes I feature, as someone who can't walk in a heel over 2 inches, I got nothing but love for the ladies who want to rock the flats on their wedding day.

And so, without further ado, here's my collection of lovely low wedding flats that will make you feel 10 feet tall:

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"Saving the Princess since 1985"

While perusing the OBT, as I do, I often come upon brides using pins as creative ways to personalize their weddings. OBT member "Reenie" (of "comic book style wedding invite" fame) posted in her wedding update that she's DIYing the boutenniers for the guys and has accented them with cool/nerdy pins [see right]. And it struck me that pins are definitely becoming a full on offbeat trend…

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This is sort of an Offbeat Bride family wedding. Not only is it the wedding of longtime OBT member Ragani — but it was the first wedding that Managing Editor Megan ever photographed. Kudos to Ragani & Will for taking a chance on an a newbie wedding photographer.

The offbeat bride: Ragani, Art Director & Henna Artist

Her offbeat partner: Will, Paralegal & Performing Artist

Location & date of wedding: California Ballroom, Oakland, CA — May 2, 2009

What made our wedding offbeat: Having a traditional wedding was never really an option. We wanted it to be a reflection us and celebrate our eclectic community, so following "tradition" was not the best way to achieve that. Once we decided on having the wedding in a theater-like setting, the rest spun off that.

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