Wedding porn: Colored crinoline and wedding hats FTW!

September 17th, 2008 · Posted by Ariel

Red crinoline wedding dressI guess I’m on a colored crinoline & wedding hat kick this week.

(HA! I said KICK! And look at the picture here … where they appear to be kicking! Totally unintentional stupid pun, I swear.)

Painful puns aside … speaking of kicks, how cute are the bride and groom’s shoes?

You should probably just click right over to Mrs. Lippy’s fabulous photos of her UK wedding.

Announcements: Meet Shrie, the first ever Offbeat Intern!

September 16th, 2008 · Posted by Ariel

I’d like to introduce you all the Shrie, who is stepping in this week as the first ever Offbeat Bride intern! She’s going to be helping me with all sorts of behind the scenes stuff, especially getting more bride profiles posted on the site! I’ve got a huge backlog of amazing offbeat weddings to feature, and Shrie’s going to make the magic happen.

Shrie comes from a music writing background, having written for Seattle’s Three Imaginary Girls and interned at Sub Pop. She’s on the OBT and is planning a Vintage/Mexican Fiesta wedding on Friday the 13th in March 2009.

Anyhoo, thanks to Shrie for putting up with the spasticness that is offbeatbride.com, and here’s to lots more wedding porn for everyone!

Wedding porn: Handmade blue wedding dress

September 15th, 2008 · Posted by Ariel

Blue wedding dress + red crinoline = oh my!

Thanks to offbeat reader Danielle for emailing me about these amazing photos from the schoolhouse wedding of Lulu Bliss.

The bride made her 1950s-style tea-length dress by hand (she reports it took about 100 hours) and if you look carefully, you’ll see red crinoline peeking out the bottom. (Colored crinoline FTW!) We all know I’m partial to wedding hats, and this whimsical one is no exception.

To see more from Lulu’s wedding (the happy couple on bikes! a wedding dog! walking down the aisle together!), head on over to Lulu’s picture-heavy blog post.

The offbeat bride: Michelle, Woodshop Maven

Her offbeat partner: Jason, Clockmaker

Location & date of wedding: Friend’s backyard in Audubon PA, near Philly. July 19, 2008

What made our wedding offbeat: We wanted a wedding that was simple, low budget, and entirely ours. Our budget was very modest but we had complete editorial control. Also, we wanted COSTUMES!!! Not just for the bride and groom or for a genre, but a costume party for everyone with free food and booze for all.

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Shopping, Wedding porn: Striped wedding dress

September 11th, 2008 · Posted by Ariel

I am absolutely in love with this head-to-toe striped ensemble. A little goth, a little vaudeville, a little circus — all stunning.

…Perhaps I’m a teeny bit biased — I own a version of the custom bustle jacket by Kambriel that the bride is wearing.

But it’s not just about the jacket — look at that hat! The little adorable top hat! I know this is my second top hat in a week, but I love them! Looks like this one was made by Topsy Turvy Design.

Lots more pictures from this fabulously goth Ohio wedding on acid_poptart’s livejournal.

Wedding porn: Jennifer & Kevin ride off into their future

September 10th, 2008 · Posted by Ariel

Photo courtesy of The Quintessential Image
I love happy bikey couples riding off into their future together, like Jennifer and Kevin here, as recently photographed by Quintessential Images in the UK. Lots more beautiful photos from this bicycle wedding over here.

100_6734The offbeat bride: Emily, English Master’s Student SIU

Her offbeat partner: Dustin, Undergraduate Student SIU

Location & date of wedding: Centenary Methodist and Hamilton’s Catering Jacksonville IL. March 07, 2008

What made our wedding offbeat: For the wedding ceremony, we stuck with the tradition of a Christian church — but my brother Luke McQuillan, a local musician, played video game music including the Zelda Overland Theme for my bridal march. In addition I drew up a comic strip for the program. My friend Leslie Galloway made the dress which was a design we worked out together.

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Offbeat grooms: This groom rocks his vintage tux

September 8th, 2008 · Posted by Ariel

How adorable is this groom in his retro ruffle-shirted baby-blue tuxedo and handlebar mustache!?

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More photos (including the bride in a stunning red dress!) can be seen over here.


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