October 2011 | Offbeat Bride

This couple opted for a simple, sweet morning ceremony and a casual brunch for a day full of flowers, bubbles, and lots of love. Summer, sunflowers, sun streaming through the trees… I'm bookmarking this wedding for dark winter days.

This Monday Montage is full of amazing dress fashion, skull shoes, pink saddle shoes, zip lining, and even some wings. The Offbeat Flickr Pool wins again!

My fiance and I are getting married in December, and the ceremony is going to take place outside. Any ideas on how I can stay warm during the ceremony and still show off my pretty dress?

So! This weekend was the Offbeat Empire panel at Geek Girl Con. Wondering what we talked about? Wondering who's BFFs with a Stormtrooper? Wondering who had an epic life-lesson metaphor about bunny hats? Curious about who lists "going open source" as the smartest geeky decision they ever made?! CLICKY!

Offbeat lite incorporating robots, an iPhone cake, light sabers, and motherboards is exactly what these two are all about — geeky, awesome, and true to themselves. You'll love all the robot details and beaker centerpieces.

Looking for a way to save money on your DIY wedding invitations? Would you love it if that money-saving idea also jived with your eco-friendly sensibilities? Irene may have come up with the perfect solution for you. And it involves fun things like shopping and recycling.

If you're looking for creative ways to rein in your wedding budget, then you're going to want to give a big internet hug ((((hug)))) to our sponsor Mixbook.com. Mixbook is an online tool that allows you to create custom photo products online including: wedding stationery, guest books and (actually affordable!) wedding albums.

These metal heads know how to rock. They also know how to make an amazing heavy metal cabaret afterparty on a budget. Board games, ear plugs, lighters, and metal horns were required and provided. Oh, and you're going to going to freak over the most awesome light-up Ghostbusters cake evar!