Category Archive

DIY

If you’re looking for free wedding printables and wedding DIY tutorials, it’s here. We’ve got everything from wedding decor DIY projects to fashion DIY, and of course DIY wedding favors. But for the love of god, mostly everyone wants wedding invitation DIY — we’ve got it all!

veil 1 alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

How to DIY your own birdcage veil

Tribe member JodiT looked at a lot of DIY birdcage veil tutorials, but found none to be *just* what she needed. So she meshed them all into one, added her own (very helpful!) two cents and put together this easy-to-follow tutorial

final alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

How to make your own feathery floral hair fascinator

Offbeat Bride Tribe member/crafter Rachel took the advice of her photographer and crafted herself and her bridesmaids some feathery floral fascinators for her and her new hubby’s black and red uber-stylish wedding. This is a step-by-step tutorial she put together (mere days after The Big Day!).

IMG 5880 alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

How to make your own “Yay!” celebratory flags

I made these “Yay” flags for our wedding, intending for people to wave them for us as we walked away after the ceremony. They ended up being such an integral part of the evening, with everyone waving and shouting “YAY” every time we walked by! And since I added our names and the date to the back of them, they also served as the only favor we had for our guests. It is a quick and easy project — I hope you enjoy it!

boutsnclips alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

How to make geek-tastic 8-bit wedding accessories

After spying Donelle and Adam’s glorious 8-Bit wedding, we fell head over heels for the DIYed 8-bit boutonnieres, hair clips, corsages and, of course, Donelle’s “diamond” necklace. Here’s how you can make ’em.

Library1099 alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

Homebrewed wedding beer!

Tribe member Angie is a self-described “brew goddess, and competent bride-to-be” and she has shown off both of these attributes by homebrewing her very own pumpkin porter beer for her fall wedding!

IMG 5880 alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

YAY! Celebratory flags!

Forget rice! OBT member Michele has created a more colorful and fun alternative for guests to show their enthusiasm…