December 2010 | Offbeat Bride

Welcome to another edition of the Monday Montage. This week we have some fun and froofy pink dresses, ladies in white and some groovin' groomsmen. P.S. Don't forget to submit your photos to the pool. If you're lucky, they might even end up on here.

Based on reader feedback that it was "hard to find any weddings of people of color," in 2008 we started tagging posts that featured offbeat couples of color. But recently we've started getting feedback from current readers that they find the tag insulting tokenism at best; racist at worst…

Fiona and Sean arrived at the ceremony in a pink 1950s Cadallac convertible. The bridesmaids wore different colored polka dot halter dresses and Fiona walked down the aisle to Johnny Cash. Fiona's family performed special songs for them during the reception.

Tribe member Thren wrote some really solid advice for those out there with writer's block when it comes to writing their own vows. From questions to ask yourself, to considering format, there's more than likely something in here to help you break through your writer's block.

I've read countless horror stories on the Tribe about brides who went to bridal expos just to see what they could see, only to find themselves running out of the building as if it were on fire feeling skeeved out, pissed off and as if they had escaped from the depths of hell itself. But Philadelphia's Lovesick Expo is about to change all that!

Whitney and Crane keep things simple for their barbecue wedding — from Whitney making the cake and Crane's father making ribs to minimal decorations and no wedding party.