We've already covered wedding night nookie and keeping it special. But perhaps some of you would rather keep it hilarious and surprising? Maybe your partner is a classic movie monster fan and the sexiness above would show just how much you want to please them. I went on a hunt for more geeky, fangirl-y, and just plain fun panty/undie/boxer options for the wedding night (or the next day, depending on how tired you are!).

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There's a first for everything, and this marks the first time in five years that I've ever posted photos from a wedding gown fashion show. Runway shots just aren't really my thing — I usually prefer seeing real people in real dresses, rather than gawking at designer stuff somebody might wear.

Leave it to Dianna DiNoble from Starkers! Corsetry to make me change my mind. This show, part of Fashion Art Toronto's Fashion Week pretty much blew me away. While Offbeat Bride isn't affiliated with any of these gowns in any way, Dianna told me that the line was very much inspired by the tastes of Offbeat Brides.

And oh my, what taste it is…

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You might have seen our recent tutorial showing how to successfully apply false eyelashes. So now that you know, what will you do with this knowledge? Will you use it for good, evil, or AWESOME? Let's assume the latter and find out what wild lashes exist out in the world including big gothic fringe, glow-in-the-dark, feathers, and of course, color! Some of these might be a little out there, but that's what makes them fun, right? Here is a sampling of amazing fake lashes from around the web.

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We know couples are rocking the ring tattoos these days, but what about those who got other kinds of matching wedding tattoos? How about couples that get tattoos that match their wedding logo or shared interests etched forever in skin? We hosted a Pin Drive on Pinterest to find those plus all kinds of amazing wedding tattoos. Check out our favorites plus a few from our archives.

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It's been awhile since we had a collection of brides in spectacles, so I thought it was high time for another look. We definitely get a lot of them in our real life weddings, so we know it's popular among our Offbeat Brides. Plus, there's a helping of grooms in glasses too. So put on your glasses so you can see what the hell is going on in this superficial snack of sexy bespectacled brides!

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