Offbeat Bride | Rainbow wedding

We all know I'm a sucker for a colorful wedding, but my eyes almost fell out of my skull when Zahra emailed me about Anya's full-spectrum Australian rainbow wedding … the rainbow dress! The rainbow ribbon veil! The rainbow ribbon-flower bouquet! The RAINBOW EVERYTHING! Of course, it should surprise no-one that Anya runs a website called RainbowHairColor.com.
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And now, who wants a ton more pictures, courtesy of Australia's Wildberry Design & Studio?

Behold, the dress:
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Behold, the ribbon veil:
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Behold, the kissing of the hottie groom:
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Behold, the bouquet made from rainbow ribbons:
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The bouquet, in case you were wondering, was made by the bride's mum and her friends. Here's a little video of them working on it:

Behold, more kissing:
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Behold, rainbow frolicking!

Behold, the bride running away:

If you want to see so much more, here are a few links for you:

The mother of the bride's day-after photoshoot with the rainbow couple (mum just happens to be a pro photographer – the photos are amazing!)
Anya's 'Deviant Art' gallery
The photographer's blog post about the wedding
The mother of the bride's blog post about the wedding
Anya's blog, packed with inspiring rainbow hair photos

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Comments (43)

On June 3rd, 2009 at 6:10 AM
Lisatlantic said

Oh my freaking god. How gorgeous!!

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On June 3rd, 2009 at 6:16 AM
Kate said

I love it, love it, love it, love it!!! This is so pretty and everyone looks SO happy! *sigh*

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On June 3rd, 2009 at 6:20 AM
Raenam said

I LOVE those ribbon flowers. I LOVE the whole thing. Who needs just 2 colors for their wedding. Have the whole rainbow. I LOVE this whole wedding.

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On June 3rd, 2009 at 6:22 AM
Rodrigues said

What is there to say other than WOW!? The whole thing looks so exuberant, congrats to them.

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On June 3rd, 2009 at 6:28 AM
Lucia said

I want to buy that bouquet. I want to buy it in silver. please?

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On June 3rd, 2009 at 6:36 AM
Tracy said

I'm not a huge fan of rainbow, but that dress is FREAKING AWESOME!!! the pic of her twirling around in it is amazing!

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On June 3rd, 2009 at 7:18 AM
Holly said

OMG! I am IN LOVE with this beautiful rainbow wedding!!!!

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On June 3rd, 2009 at 8:09 AM
Michelle said

Wow!!!!!!! So Happy! I love it!!! Beautiful wedding!!

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On June 3rd, 2009 at 8:16 AM
GabHari said

How absolutely lovely!! The dress is stunning, the ribbon veil is such a great idea, and the ribbon flowers are divine! You two are such a beautiful couple and I agree with Kate that everyone looks so happy. Way to be!!!

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On June 3rd, 2009 at 8:33 AM
Andrea said

Squee! I think this is the most super awesome wedding dress ever! The bouquet? LOVE!

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On June 3rd, 2009 at 9:29 AM
Meghan said

oooh how gorgeous!

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On June 3rd, 2009 at 10:27 AM
Sara said

Honestly, I am usually not a "color" person. I like some earth tones with some blues. Period. Yet I LOVE how this turned out! The pictures are just so dramatic, happy, and beautiful! And was that a VW bus in the background of the flower-pic? Yup, I am officially in love with this wedding!

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On June 3rd, 2009 at 11:37 AM
un-bride said

Wow … I have to confess that my first thought as I read the words "rainbow wedding dress" was Yikes! And then I scrolled down … OHMYGODWOWIFREAKINLOVEIT!!!

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On June 3rd, 2009 at 12:09 PM
Amy said

I love the pictures taken on Argyle Street by the Harbour Bridge! And how freaking amazing is that dress??????? How do people get such cool dresses!! I wish they made cheap dresses like that.

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On June 3rd, 2009 at 12:36 PM
Suzanna said

Wonderful! As usual, what really makes it work is the incredibly happy couple. Can't wait to hear more about this one!

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On June 3rd, 2009 at 2:05 PM
Kendochick said

LOL! This is (sort of) what I had in mind to do for my wedding … I'm totally glad that I'm not the only rainbow-crazy bride out there! LOVE the dress – and yeah, who says you only have to have 2 colours? Pick 'em all, and behold how gorgeous it can be …

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On June 3rd, 2009 at 2:25 PM
melissa said

Wow. I absolutely LOVE IT ALL!

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On June 3rd, 2009 at 2:32 PM
Ariel said

Gab-Hari, if you want to see more examples of ribbon veils, check this out: http://offbeatbride.com/tag/ribbon-veil

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On June 3rd, 2009 at 2:34 PM
Abigail said

this is my favorite wedding post ever. i love every photograph and i think she did an amazing job of not making a rainbow theme overwhelming or tacky. it looks like they did a perfect job! and how cool is it that her mom is the photographer? awesome! thanks for sharing!

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On June 3rd, 2009 at 2:40 PM
Suzanna said

PS: If possible, can we get more info on the dress? I went to the other sites, but no info there either. It's just too stunning to not have a story!

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On June 3rd, 2009 at 3:18 PM
Suzi said

Oh my god, those pictures made me want to weep with love for all the color!

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On June 3rd, 2009 at 4:36 PM
Lauren said

Oooooooooo! LOVE THAT DRESS!!!

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On June 3rd, 2009 at 4:41 PM
Cecy said

Umm…this might be my wedding. It is gorgeous!

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On June 3rd, 2009 at 6:22 PM
Cynzilee said

Beautiful wedding!! I was thinking of how to add rainbow to my hawaiian/costume themed wedding next month and looking at your wedding gave me some great Ideas!! I got a question though… did you just add tulle in rainbow colors to an original wedding gown? and for the rainbow veil Im guessing the ribbons are attached to a comb ? congrats to the couple!!

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On June 3rd, 2009 at 8:15 PM
Jean said

Oh my god I don't even have words for it. I want that dress!! I love love love weddings with vibrant colors in them. These guys rock!

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On June 3rd, 2009 at 8:21 PM
Dena said

Amen on the more about the dress comment!! It's BEAUTIFUL!!

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On June 3rd, 2009 at 11:20 PM
Anya Goy said

Thank you so much for all the comments!

In answer to the question about how the dress was made. I had a friend who is a burlesque dancer and she recommended her friend who is a wedding dress maker by day and a burlesque costume maker by night!

We met up and when i said "rainbow dress" she was not so sure. But after showing her my drawings of what i had in mind and talking my ideas through she was sold and totally pumped about it!

She made the it all from scratch, and had a hard time finding all the colours of netting i wanted. But she blew me way with the result!

The body was all boned and a proper corset (no bra needed!) and the back laced up. The inside was all silk so not scratchiness from the netting.

When we first put the rainbow colours against the dress we decided that it very bright and didn't blend in with the dress to well and so came up with the idea of using a white piece over netting it to tone the colours down and help it blend into the rest of the dress better. I think that's what really helped to pull the colours together!

And yes the veil is simply ribbons tied to a slide comb. Simple and easy!

Also the parasol im carrying was painted by both of us in Perth where where got engaged!

And the parasols carried by the bridesmaids where painted by my best friend, Racheal De La Mare (Maid of Honor) and I and Davids Dad did Chinese characters on them. One parasol said: 'God bless this marriage,' another said: 'Grace and Prosperity,' and the third said: 'Together Forever.'

Thanks again for all the lovely comments if you have another question just ask!

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On June 4th, 2009 at 1:49 AM
Yasmin Mariess said

Hi, I'm 'Mother of the Bride' Thank you all for your kind comments.

You don't have to spend a fortune to get this amazing look. I think Anya spent less on her dress than if she'd gone to a bridal shop.

The bouquet was hand made by myself, and my friends, it was a laugh, we honestly had no idea how it was going to work. We googled 'ribbon flowers' and took it from there.

The beach and park were decorated by ribbons.

When Anya told me about the rainbow theme, and she was having the dress made in Sydney, and we made the bouquet in the UK, without even seeing the dress – I must admit, I thought that it could all look like an accident in a paint factory!

But, she pulled it off, and more than!

YOU can have the wedding you want! Just don't skimp on the photography, get the best you can afford, it's all you will have to remember the effort put into the day.

Oh, that and your wonderful husband!!

Yasmin

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On June 4th, 2009 at 1:55 AM
Anya Goy said

Just to let everyone know I've written the full story on my blog if you want more info on the wedding go to: http://rainbowhaircolour.com/blog/?p=244

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On June 4th, 2009 at 2:18 AM
Alexandra said

So gorgeous!!!
OMG, I love rainbows, and had toyed with the idea of having a bit of rainbow in my gown…so glad to see it can be pulled off!

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On June 4th, 2009 at 5:07 AM
Boo (Kell) said

Great to see all the attention to detail. Such a beautiful theme for a wedding, so bright and cheerful. Congratulations =)

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On June 4th, 2009 at 6:32 AM
Bethany said

Holy mackerel! Anya, thanks for swinging by and telling us more about your beautiful dress. It certainly does peak one's curiosity with its beauty. Love the hubby's outfit, too!

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On June 4th, 2009 at 7:59 AM
Alex said

What a stunning couple! The colours are awesome, I particularly LOVE the dress and parasol. Congratulations!

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On June 4th, 2009 at 12:08 PM
Suzanna said

Thanks for the additional info, Anya!

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On June 4th, 2009 at 6:42 PM
Luna said
- thud* Gorgeous, absolutely gorgeous.
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On June 4th, 2009 at 7:38 PM
Butterbean said

What a gorgeous wedding! The pictures are fabulous!

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On June 7th, 2009 at 5:42 PM
Aggie said

Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeou!! But what nearly had me in tears was the video of the Bride's family making the bouqet. How lovely and meaningful to see the excitement (and concentration) of family members taking part!

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On July 17th, 2009 at 11:14 AM
Fiona said

That's absolutely fabulous! Somehow manages to be colourful and classy at the same time.

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On July 22nd, 2009 at 4:40 AM
Vanessa Hall said

Hi I am the photographer from this fab wedding!
When I was 1st asked by the brides mum to photograph her daughters wedding and it was a "rainbow" theme..I thought..ok interesting and didnt know what to expect. But I have done over 1500 weddings and this wedding would have to be way up on my top favs ever. It was so simple (in a beautiful way). It just goes to show that you dont need a huge budget to carry off such a wonderful and unique wedding day. As you might have seen the images we I also took the day after which we nearly got rained out!! I think I will find it truely hard to come across another wedding that could even come close to it…but if anyone else is thinking of doing something simular…GO FOR IT!!! and have fun!

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On July 30th, 2009 at 5:41 AM
Elizabeth said

Wow! I love it. How did you get the rainbow into the dress? Who designed it? I would love something similar!!!

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On October 30th, 2009 at 3:50 PM
Rachael said

Maid of honour here! So lovely to see Anya, David and the dress all over the internet Just thought I'd add that she looked even more beautiful in real life! Such gorgeous photos too

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On December 1st, 2009 at 11:10 AM
Shi said

I'm totally in Love with this whole theme!!!!

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On December 2nd, 2009 at 12:11 AM
Amy said

OMG… i have been searching everywhere to get my dream dress & here it is… is there anyway i can contact the bride so i can find out where she got her dress…. Please email me at amymaree8@hotmail.com if anyone can help

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