Creative Alternatives for Independent Brides

Although this post is going to be pretty location specific, (I'm looking at you Pennsylvania and Michigan!) I figured that OBT member AndreaJ's welcome/OOT bags could be a wealth of inspiration for putting together your own location specific welcome bags. Check 'em out…

Lesley & Nick wanted a simple wedding without breaking the budget. They cut costs by DIY'ing, cutting things they didn't need and hiring an aspiring photographer. They kept the ceremony at ninety guests and then had everyone (including those who didn't attend the ceremony) meet at a bar after for drinks!

"Although our wedding was, in the end, quite traditional, I appreciated and valued the OBB so much for reminding me, and us, to make choices that were right for us, rather than simply doing things for convention’s sake."

YAY! More Hello Super 8 wedding porn from Megan Hill! This time it's from the wedding of Chase and Tate. They got married in what I can NOT believe is the backyard of a family friend in Aspen Colorado.

Haley & Patrick are lucky in the sense that both of their parents were very supportive of their offbeat-ness. This allowed them to have their wedding day their way. So, they had a quaker ceremony, followed by a reception filled with games and dancing!

We first introduced you to JPG Photography a couple months back, and now Philadelphia wedding photographer Joseph Gidjunis is back with some more highlights from one of his recent offbeat weddings.

Tribe member Onyah put together THEE perfect favors for a wedding that involves a camp fire. And it is any wonder that the OBB who brought us Peep brides would have marshmallow favors…

Remember that photo I shared with you of the couple surrounded by swords post-wedding ceremony? Or the photo of a bride with a fuzzy creature on her shoulder? Well, that daring couple was Annie & Johnny! Here's the rest of their Wild Animal Park/fencing wedding story. -Coco