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Martha is the Offbeat Sponsor with the creative mind that dreams up all the beautiful and punk-y invitations from Blue Tulip Designs. And she just loves to make unique invitations for Offbeat Brides…

I love that my job, on any given day, allows me to make invites with circus elephants or skulls on them, and then turn around and play with colorful flowers or fancy be-ribboned and crystal-ed invites. It's so nice to be able to offer people something special, something "them" that they can't find in a generic bridal store book. -Martha

If you want to see the "something special" she's talking about, keep scrolling, because these invites are to DIE for (seriously, Blue Tulip makes dark gothy dead things look remarkably wedding-y!)…

Even if you're going for non-floral centerpieces, non-floral bouquets, and boutineers made from children's toys, you can still get a little flower power into your wedding day.

I've included a pretty wide range of floral-print styles here — with styles ranging from traditional pumps to Doc Martens, and heel heights ranging from flats to wedges. I've got a lot of floral blends, too — meaning some floral/polkadot mixes, floral/stripe mixes, and even one floral/skull mix.

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This destination wedding brings a reluctant to fly Midwest family to San Diego for a tiki-meets-roller derby party with cool DIY details like crocheted bouquets. Things get pretty crazy at the reception with an order to drink more booze and a lady in a chicken hat. It also takes a pretty cool bride to admit her mistake in her advice to other Offbeat Brides.

Ever since I saw the handmade barefoot sandals from Ashley and Oliver's wedding on the dunes, they kept creeping around my brain. Ashley and her bridesmaids used them for easy walking on the beach during the ceremony, which makes total sense. But you can actually use these to embellish a pair of plain sandals or shoes too since they are essentially just foot jewelry. I had to investigate what was out there and if these can be easily DIYed.

Comic book brides! In honor of Con season, here's a cool and functional item for your ladies to carry as they join you at the end of the aisle: a purse made from a comic book.

I don't know if you've noticed, but we have a special tag called Steal This Idea! Which means, clearly, we love offering up great wedding ideas for you to take, run with, and make your own. But, apart from noticing them in real wedding profiles, we never really get to know how many of you actually DO steal those ideas.

That's why it was so awesome to read this "thank you" note from Australian Tribesmaid Jass…