The Offbeat Bride: Karen, graphic & web designer

Her Offbeat Partner: Peter, programmer extraordinaire

Location & date of wedding: Harvey West Park in Santa Cruz, California — 04-26-09

What made our wedding offbeat: We were married under the redwoods by my uncle, our first dance was to Mystery Science Theater 3000's "When Loving Lovers Love" (such a pitch-perfect parody song that several people didn't realize it was a joke), and the only white items anyone saw were the groom's tie and the cake frosting.

Continue reading "Karen & Peter's California Redwoods, Chocolate-Laden, Budget Wedding" →

I'm in love with these nerd-gasmic Periodic Table of the Element themed Save the Date's that OBT member Stacy Rebek created.

OBT members can check out Stacy's wedding updates for more nerdy wedding (read: Star Wars!!!!) porn.

If this doesn't blow your mind a little…

(Thanks to Saundrah for sending this my way!)

The Offbeat Bride: Andrea, District Credit Manager (aka Drea on the OBT).

Her Offbeat Partner: Brian, Medical Collector

Location & date of wedding: Bartlett Hills Golf Course, Bartlett, Illinois — October 10, 2008.

What made our wedding offbeat: We did everything ourselves and planned ahead just right!

Continue reading "Andrea & Brian's Gothic, Horror Movie Wedding" →

Big announcement from me today: I'm three months pregnant! Andreas and I couldn't be more excited … I'm due December 1st.

(And yes: I already have offbeatmama.com registered, along with offbeatcareer.com, offbeatwife.com, and the umbrella URL, offbeatlife.com. I haven't decided what if anything I'm doing with any of them — I can barely keep up with Offbeat Bride, and the prospect of adding more sites while also adding a baby to the equation feels completely unfeasible. But we'll seeeee.)

You likely won't notice many changes around here, although you may notice a few less posts from me and a few more from Offbeat Intern Megan and Offbeat Alum Shrie … but for the most part ain't nuthing changing on Offbeat Bride, despite my now being Offbeat Knocked Up.

Ladies, you see that adorable short wedding dress the bride Catherine is wearing? You see that adorable groom next to her? His name is Hans and he made Catherine's dress. Seriously: he made his bride's dress!

That said, I noticed this little post on the groom's blog:

number of dresses i've been asked to sew in the past 3 months by friends: 8. number of dresses i've sewn in the past 3 months: 1.

hint: i don't want to sew you a dress.

In other words, just because he made his bride's dress, doesn't mean he's making you a dress!

To get all the details about this amazing piano player and typewriter themed Seattle wedding, head on over to Vintage Glam Weddings or click the photo below.

(Photos by Kristina Goudey from Goudey Photo. And thanks to Miss Jess for sending this in!)