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When we want to get more thoughtful, this is the spot for our feature articles. Sometimes we talk big-picture philosophies, other times we discuss wedding trends, and every once and a while we just go ape-shit over a wedding WTF?!

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Behold these bridesmaids in white dresses

An Offbeat Bride reader emailed us about her idea to wear a colored wedding dress while her bridesmaids don white ones. She also expressed her exasperation when it came to finding photos of other brides who have pulled off this fabulous color switcharoo. So, I thought I’d round up a few of our favorite examples from offbeat weddings past that just might have you re-thinking your wedding dress colors.

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I didn’t think about how our guests would treat our wedding on social media

We’ve talked about hiding your wedding-related details on Facebook, but we haven’t yet delved into how to handle the things you CAN’T hide, like your friends posting photos of your more intimate wedding events. Here’s how Offbeat Bride Tribe moderator, Foxes.in.sockses, took on her situation.

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Offbeat Bride’s 5th Birthday

Yesterday marked five years since the day that I launched offbeatwed.com! I wrote a whole big looooong rambling post about it over on the Offbeat Empire business blog yesterday, but to celebrate here on Offbeat Bride, I thought I’d just do a round-up of some of my very favorite shots of Offbeat Brides and their books…

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My no-theme wedding: you don’t need a theme to get hitched

Wedding themes can be awesome. But they’re totally not necessary! Check out what happened when one bride felt forced into choosing a theme.

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A butch bridentity crisis: pretending I don’t care

I am butch. I have short hair and don’t wear bling, or dresses, or sexy underwear, and love button-downs, and am a martial artist… I occupy “masculine” on the public radar. I am very excited for the wedding. but at the end of the day I am damn excited to put on fancy clothes and say nice things to my gentleman and eat awesome food and have our parents meet each other and get my relationship validated by our families. So, why am I so determined to pretend I don’t care?

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Am I still offbeat if I love white chair covers? (Hint: YES.)

Not long after I joined the Offbeat Bride Tribe, another member posted her feelings about the more traditional elements of her wedding. Ariel posted a reply stating that this issue comes up every year or so and she finds it’s best to let Tribe members figure it out for themselves.

Wise words, Ariel. I didn’t get it at the time, but the last six months have been a journey for me, a journey of discovery about myself, about my future husband and about the US we have created. If I could sum it up in one line, it would be:

I LIKE WHITE CHAIR COVERS AND I CANNOT LIE.