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 This is OBT member Ang's advice for streaming your wedding live on the internets. This is awesome for people who aren't going to be able to make it to the wedding as well as for all your OBB friends to be able to ogle you.
Real time wedding porn, YAY!!! -Megan
So here's my situation. First and foremost we are on a budget so our guest list is limited. I am a techno geek, so most of my friends live inside my computer and are pretty far away. Even though several are going to be able to make it to my wedding, there are even more that won't be able to make it. Not to mention family and friends who won't be able to make an international trip, or who are in poor health and aren't supposed to travel. Originally I was planning on sending them all photo CDs, and doing a slideshow on our wedsite, but then I started thinking with my geek gland.
Back in March, one of my fabulous internet groups had several members who attended an expo in Chicago. ALL the members of the site had helped to fund raise, and everyone was excited about it. I decided try and stream it live, so all our online friends who couldn't be there could be participants. It was a resounding success, and everyone loved it. Why couldn't I use this self same technology for my wedding?
Continue reading "How to broadcast your wedding live on the web — Part 1 of 4" →
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 The offbeat bride: Tasha, Customer Service
Her offbeat partner: Andrew, Art Gallery Director
Location & date of wedding: The Balcony on Dock St., Wilmington, NC — 10/25/2009
What made our wedding offbeat: We made our wedding offbeat by keeping the decorations simple, but with tons of personal touches. We actually had three beach houses on N. Topsail Beach for everyone to stay in for the entire weekend. We made our own invitations, programs, favor boxes, centerpieces and cupcake toppers. Everyone close to us contributed in some way. My bouquet was made by the Maid of Honor, out of hand sculpted and painted birds. We made the groomsmen handkerchiefs with a variety of mustaches for them to wear.
Continue reading "Tasha & Andrew's fun, elegant, mustache extravaganza wedding" →
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 The Offbeat Bride Arroxane, Technical writer (and OBT member)
Her Offbeat Partner: Mike, Techie, inventor, and business owner
Location & date of wedding: The Max recording stage in Dallas, TX — January 18, 2009
What made our wedding offbeat: From the theme to the attire to the food to the entertainment, it was about what we liked and wanted. OK, there was some "make the folks happy" and crowd-pleaser elements, but 90% of the wedding was creative expression of our love(s).
Continue reading "Arroxane & Mike's celestial, multi-cultural ceremony of matrimony" →
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We celebrating Friday the 13th with a wedding that is both a Friday the 13th wedding AND our first Kansas wedding!
 The Offbeat Bride: Kristen, Greenhouse Peon
Her Offbeat Partner: Derek, Greenhouse Peon also
Location & date of wedding: Courthouse / Park Building Reception, Kansas — Friday the 13th, February 2009
What made our wedding offbeat: We got married on a Friday the 13th to commemorate our first date, which was also on Friday the 13th. Luckily our families know we're a little off, so the black Chinese cheongsam dress and matching jacket (Ebay) and the skeleton cake topper didn't even cause them to bat an eyelash.
Continue reading "Kristen & Derek's Friday the 13th courthouse wedding" →
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We haven't gotten the 411 from the stripey bride that Ariel fell in love with last week YET — so here's another beautiful stripey bride profile, brought to you by her husband! (We love when the boys chime in.)
The Offbeat Groom: Lon, FileMaker Developer
His Offbeat Partner: Valarie Torres
Location & date of wedding: Great American Music Hall, San Francisco — October 12th, 2008
What made our wedding offbeat: She's punk rock; I'm mope rock; we're both geeks. Our wedding party and guests were drawn from equal parts giant Mexican family and an extended bicycle messenger family.
Continue reading "Valarie & Lon's bike messengers meet Mexican familia wedding" →
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 The offbeat bride: Jo, HR Management Information Manager (and OBT member "Jo")
Her offbeat partner: Nova, Financial Processor
Location & date of wedding: Perth Town Hall, WA, Australia AND on the frozen Alta Lake, Rainbow Park, Whistler, BC, Canada — Perth: 15 Feb 2009, Whistler: 20 Feb 2009
What made our wedding offbeat: We had two wedding ceremonies, one in the peak of summer in our home town of Perth, Australia — which we called our "Unlawful Union" as gay marriage is not recognised over here — and one a few days later in Canada.
Continue reading "Jo & Nova: two brides, two countries with two weddings" →
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 The Offbeat Bride: Jen, Graphic Designer (and OBT member "Jensensi")
Her Offbeat Partner: Brynley, Musician
Location & date of wedding: The Country Cottage, Nottingham, UK — 27-06-09
What made this wedding offbeat: We decided from the get-go that we wanted it to be as cheap as possible without compromising too much on a nice venue. We didn’t want a church and I have a huge dislike for registry offices, so that left us with stately homes and hotels.
Continue reading "Jen & Brynley's red & white, 50's inspired wedding" →
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Remember the wedding style-induced fashion-gasm I had last week? Well get ready for more of it, because Janleen's been kind enough to give us the whole scoop!
 The offbeat bride: Jaleen, Designer/Project Manager/Flying Trapeze Instructor
Her offbeat partner: Andrew, Designer/DJ/Juggler
Location & date of wedding: Supperclub, San Francisco CA — September 5, 2009
What made our wedding offbeat: My dad's friend asked him if he was walking me down the aisle, and he replied, "I don't even know if there's going to be an aisle!" So much of this was our version of wedding: reimagined.
Supperclub is this strange white-box dinner theatre/nightclub venue where everyone sits on beds along the room's perimeter. Our party started at 8:45 pm with a cocktail hour in the front all-red room, which we attended in party clothes, and then stole away to change into wedding attire.
Continue reading "Jaleen & Andrew's Surreal Love Circus Party-time Wedding" →
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The offbeat bride: Anli, data analyst
Her offbeat partner: Laura, public servant
Location & date of wedding: The Old Stone House, NSW Australia — 5 September 2009
What made our wedding offbeat: We wanted a ceremony that reflected our geeky, romantic, pink aesthetic, while at the same time being profound and meaningful. Our ceremony was themed around the video game Portal and the anime series Revolutionary Girl Utena.
We incorporated lots of geeky details, from the table names (Revolution, Sierra, Katara and GLaDOS) to the choice of music. We also kept several traditional elements such as bouquets, dresses and bridesmaids. However, we both walked down the aisle unaccompanied and skipped the garter/bouquet toss.
Continue reading "Anli & Laura's Lesbian Gamer Geek Wedding" →
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 The Offbeat Bride: Mandi, Marketing Manager
Her Offbeat Partner: Neil, Tabletop fantasy and futuristic battle-games retail assistant!
Location & date of wedding: Cooling Castle Barn, Kent, UK — 4 December 2008
What made our wedding offbeat: We had a few ideas about what we wanted; normal for us — not so normal for others it seems  We had a few setbacks during our year of planning, so we stripped right back to only the things we really, really wanted. We encountered a bit of resistance from people along the way but on the day, we had what looked like a very traditional wedding from the outside but a little bit different once they were all tarpped in the room with us!!
Continue reading "Mandi & Neil's Castle, Cupcakes & Tequila Wedding" →
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To celebrate the season, we're featuring a Halloween wedding every week for the month of October!
 The Offbeat Bride: Misty, CNA
Her Offbeat Partner: Dell, Repo Man
Location & date of wedding: Meditation Garden at the A.R.E. in Virginia Beach, VA — October 31, 2008
What made our wedding offbeat: We definitely bucked tradition by having a handfasting in the ceremony, having wine in a dragon goblet (the last of which was offered to Mother Earth) and invoking the Lord and Lady to bless our union! Add to that a multi-faith Reverend who is a female, and the Witchy-Gothy wedding was complete!
Continue reading "Misty & Dell's Wiccan/Pagan, Corseted Boob-Fest, Halloween Wedding" →
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 The Offbeat Bride: Melissa, Administration Officer (and OBT member!)
Her Offbeat Partner: Joshua, Carpenter
Location & date of wedding: Brisbane Registry Office, Australia, — Saturday, March 21 2009
What made our wedding offbeat: First of all, we married interstate and planned everything online and made about 80% of our purchases and decisions online.
We got up early and picked up our own flowers direct from the market florist where Josh said he enjoyed talking to the owner who was walking around making bouquets. We also got ready together and made sure the day itself was about us we could spend our time with everybody else later.
Continue reading "Melissa & Joshua's Brisbane cocktail party wedding" →
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 The Offbeat Bride: Larissa, medieval graduate student extraordinaire
Her Offbeat Partner: Red, IT Professional
Location & date of wedding: Registry Office (wedding), Arts Centre (reception), Colchester, UK — 19 December 2008
What made our wedding offbeat: Neither one of us wanted to plan a wedding, really, but we also wanted to give our family and friends an opportunity to celebrate our marriage with us on the day. We were on a really limited budget, since one of us is a jobless graduate student, but we also wanted to be able to provide our guests with a really great night. We saved loads by opting for a Registry Office ceremony (we just had to pay the cost of getting married), and we had our reception in the local Arts Centre. However, the local Arts Centre just so happened to be in a deconsecrated medieval church, so it was by no means lacking in some wonderful character.
Continue reading "Larissa & Red's Game-filled, Art Centre Wedding" →
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 The Offbeat Bride: Tanya, bookseller/crafty lady
Her Offbeat Partner: Mark, administrator
Location & date of wedding: Parents backyard in Northampton, PA — 6/6/09
What made our wedding offbeat: We wanted to keep our wedding fun, whimsical, and more like an outdoor party. I made everything I thought I could, allowing me to show of my crafty side. I did the invitations, most of the decorations (except the paper lanterns), the centerpieces, and all of the flowers. All of the tables were covered in the vintage table clothes I had been collecting while planning the wedding.
I am a huge John Waters fan, hence the slight pink flamingo obsession. We had plastic pink flamingos in the yard and at our gazebo "altar."
Continue reading "Tanya & Mark's flamingo themed backyard wedding" →
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The Offbeat Bride: Rachelle, Executive Assistant
Her Offbeat Partner: Joshua, Eggo Waffle Warehouse Man
Location & date of wedding: Corinthian Event Center, San Jose, CA — November 15, 2008
What made our wedding offbeat: Josh and I are tattooed rockabilly nuts, but our parents are rather traditional. We decided to compromise a bit and shot for a very elegant and lavish vintage inspired winter night wedding. We went all out and my event planning experience really paid off while planning our big day. Every little detail displayed our style and made our wedding the most-memorable.
Continue reading "Rachelle & Josh's pink & black rockabilly wedding" →
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The Offbeat Bride: Kimberley, Early Childhood Education Data & Policy Officer
Her Offbeat Partner: Dan, Musician/Book seller
Location & date of wedding: Barr Smith Lawns, Adelaide University and National Wine Centre, Adelaide, Australia — 1st November 2008
What made our wedding offbeat: We embraced the traditions we loved and ditched the ones we hated. We made the whole experience as "us" as possible by using every decision as an opportunity to impart our personalities.
Continue reading "Kimberley & Dan's Skulls & Blue Birds Wedding" →
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 The Offbeat Bride: Michelle – Administration Awesomeness (and OBT member "Michellie Bellie")
Her Offbeat Partner: James – Offroad Junkie Extraordinaire
Location & date of wedding: Admiral Baker Golf Course in San Diego, CA — September 07, 2008
What made our wedding offbeat: We wanted a wedding that encompassed mine and my husbands many off-beat tastes. My husband and I are both avid tattoo collectors and wanted them shown off at the wedding. I gussied them up with jewels and made sure to get a strapless dress. We love skeleton and pirates and our theme was "love never dies". We had skeleton figurines as our centerpieces and cake topper.
Continue reading "Michelle & James' Tattoo-lovin' Skeleton-Themed Wedding" →
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 The Offbeat Bride:
Tiffany, Librarian
(and OBT member "TippyLooHoo")
Her Offbeat Partner:
Brandon, Electrician
Location & date of wedding:
Friday the 13th, March 2009
Kilworth Memorial Chapel in Tacoma, WA & BPIC in Browns Point, WA.
 What made our wedding offbeat: One of the biggest things that made our wedding offbeat was that it was on a Friday the 13th. And our colors reflected that: orange, black, purple, and white. We tried to do everything as cheap as possible. I bought most of our decorations, supplies, etc. on Ebay. We decorated everything ourselves. I made my very own nearly flowerless bouquet. We didn't use tradition music for the ceremony. Oh, and all of my bridesmaids were men.
Continue reading "Tiffany & Brandon's Orange Friday the 13th family blending" →
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The Offbeat Bride: Hope, Lawyer & part-time politician (and OBT member "Hopium.")
Her Offbeat Partner: Gavin, Engineer and "cannon fodder"
Location & date of wedding: Stony Range Botanical Gardens, Dee Why, Sydney, AUS — 6/6/2009
What made our wedding offbeat: There are numerous items that make it a little unusual. I think it's the personal touches that make a wedding offbeat — well, how many you can get away with.
Continue reading "Hope & Gavin's Head banging, Footy sock, Pantsing party Wedding" →
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