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Photos by Darren Threlkeld and Mike Soliman

The offbeat bride: Trisha, Optician (and Tribe member)

Her offbeat partner: Matthew, Software designer

Date and location of wedding: The Monday Club, San Luis Obispo, CA. It was built in the 1930s and designed by Julia Morgan, the designer of Hearst Castle. — February 19, 2012

Our offbeat wedding at a glance:
We started by deciding what about other weddings we liked and didn't like, and figuring out what we could add to make our wedding reflect us.

Color was an important addition, and not just one color, but lots!

We both love vintage design, especially WWII era, so that was a theme for us.

Retro dresses, victory rolls, in-ceremony Facebook updates, a pre-ceremony cocktail party, lots of polka-dots, and an impromptu feat of strength on the dance floor: it's a retro wedding for everyone!

Fedoras and cloche hats, seamed pantyhose, and tears of joy — I want all of these in my WWII era-inspired elopements. It's also a perfect fit for our era-inspired theme week! The good thing is, this wedding had it all plus the cutest couple you ever did see. All I could hear in my head was "here's looking at you kid" in these photos. Travel back to the 1940s in this week's era-inspired wedding theme week!

I'm ~~kind of~~ REALLY excited right now, because my favorite clothing store, Unique Vintage, is now our newest offbeat sponsor! I can't wait to show you their amazing vintage-inspired dresses, both in their collection and even in my personal collection!

After browsing the Offbeat Bride Flickr pool this week, I started obsessing over all of these fabulously ornate and historically influenced wedding costumes. Let me tell you, the details on these outfits are impressive. Now, I share with you a couple of fabulous Renn Faire dresses, some stately steampunk gear, and two fantastic vintage duos.

If you're looking for vintage hair inspiration, look no further than OBT member SarahFutureSailor'sWife and the results of her wedding hair trial... I love this set of photos....

Here's another wedding profile with some of our new questions. The Offbeat Bride: Vanessa, Teachers Assistant Her Offbeat Partner: Adrian, Construction Worker Location & date...

The offbeat bride: Chrissy, Jewelry Designer Her offbeat partner: Andre, Special Effects Tech Location & date of wedding: Eglinton Grand in Toronto Ontario on May 1st 2009...