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What should a Best Woman wear?
Posted by Ariel · Offbeat Fashion

20 Jul 2009

Not only does Alex & Mark's wedding (recently captured by none other than my Offbeat Intern Megan!) look like a slice of forest magic … but they provide a great answer to the question: when you're having a gender-blind wedding party, what should the Best Woman wear if she wants to look feminine, but still like she's a part of the groom's wedding party and not the bride's? Well, here's your solution:

A black dress with the same custom silk-screened tie as the groomsman!

To see more gorgeous shots from this Day of the Dead-themed Santa Cruz wedding, head on over to Megan's blog. And stay tuned for all the wedding details…

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Jax
July 21st, 2009 · 1:00 AM · #

This only answered half the question. What about bridesmen?

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offbeat_megan
July 21st, 2009 · 1:11 AM · #

Actually, it only answered half the question because this is the amazing back of the outfit…
<img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2461/3740505547_de52d669b9.jpg" width="333" height="500" alt="Alex &amp;amp; Mark's Wedding" />

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offbeat_megan
July 21st, 2009 · 1:11 AM · #

Actually, it only answered half the question because this is the amazing back of the outfit…
<img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2461/3740505547_de52d669b9.jpg" width="333" height="500" alt="Alex &amp;amp; Mark's Wedding" />

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OffbeatAriel
July 21st, 2009 · 1:12 AM · #

Lots of answers to that question over here: http://offbeatbride.com/tag/gender-blind-wedding-...

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OffbeatAriel
July 21st, 2009 · 1:35 AM · #

HA! Your answer is way better than mine.

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Meg
July 21st, 2009 · 2:12 AM · #

I'm going to go out on a limb here and say there is one more logical step to this line of thought… We're not having a divided wedding party. They are all "our wedding party" not bride's party and groom's party. I know not everyone can do this, but for couples who have been together for ages, I think it's a natural enough thing to do. Plus, then no one has to look like anyone but themselves :)

Not that this outfit isn't hot hot hot.

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nicholle
July 21st, 2009 · 4:36 AM · #

I love this – she looks super hot!

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Anne
July 21st, 2009 · 7:28 AM · #

Isn't this the third Santa Cruz wedding on Offbeat Bride this month? As a Santa Cruzian I'm feeling proud. What other town of this size gets this much attention on OBB?

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OffbeatAriel
July 21st, 2009 · 1:17 PM · #

Things come in clusters on OBB — we had a cluster of Wai Ching dresses, a cluster of Lasertron bouquets, a cluster of Australia weddings, and now a little cluster of Santa Cruz weddings. It's not completely intentional, but not completely unintentional either. :)

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whambamglambam
July 21st, 2009 · 4:14 PM · #

I'm actually going to be a groomswoman in my friends' upcoming wedding. I've basically been given free reign to wear whatever I want. I'm quite the girly girl normally, so everyone expects me to wear some sort of dress, but I'm thinking about wearing a feminine pantsuit with heels. I want to be my own person while still blending in the rest of the guys.

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Stephanie@Geezees
July 22nd, 2009 · 2:59 PM · #

damn , she nailed it, she looks the part and sexy at the same time-well done!

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Drew Swift
July 23rd, 2009 · 4:46 AM · #

I was married this year, I'm also the guy standing next to Groomswoman in the "back" shot, and I also had a woman as a groomswoman. My friend wore the same tuxedo that the men wore. She wore a different pair of black slacks that fit her figure more appropriately and they gave her a boys jacket in the same cut. She looked absolutely amazing.

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