The Offbeat Bride: Rykie (say it like "Rikki") – 20-something actor-type

Her Offbeat Partner: Chris – 20-something manager of a Blockbuster

Location & date of wedding: Central Presbyterian Church, Atlanta GA; College Park Woman's Club, Atlanta, GA — February 20, 2009

What made our wedding offbeat: We tried not to get too wrapped up in the formality of the affair; we just got dressed up and had a big party with our nearest and dearest. There were some traditions we liked and some we didn't. Those we liked, we used — those we didn't we changed or scrapped.

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The Offbeat Bride: Kendra Bentle, Branding and Design Writer and OBTer SheHim

Her Offbeat Partner: Blake Rainey, Musician

Location & date of wedding: The EARL, music venue and bar, Atlanta, GA — 1/11/09

What made our wedding offbeat: Blake and I met on-stage at an Atlanta music venue called The EARL during an event aptly named "The Happenstance." It's kind of like the 48-hour film festival, but for musicians. Blake pulled my name out of a hat to play with him, we wrote and performed music together that night, and have been inseparable ever since.

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Holy hell. My brain almost exploded from the gorgeousness and sheer amazatude of Aly and Elroi's stunning wedding in Atlanta. Let's start with their wedsite, which has one of my favorite wedding party pages of all time. The descriptions are hilarious and I love the ushers' hand signal discussion.

Then there's the wedding photography, which was done by Our Labor and Love and must have cost a fortune because it's stunning. Sadly, the online gallery is built from flash, so I can't directly link to individual photos, but go look at them all and check out the bridesmaids' hair (love the feathers!) and the amazing portraits of the couple, and the ceremony photos and and and … oh my god.

Just spend a while looking at all the pictures — they'll take a while to load because the galleries are huge. You'll be inspired by Aly's handmade blue dress, and the bad-ass wedding party, Elroi's smile, and the officiant, and the bird-topped cake that matches the bride's dress, the vegetarian menu, and and and…! Just go. Just go look. It's one of the most beautiful weddings I've ever seen, gay or straight.

Also, check out Aly's write-up on Kvetch. I got all misty. And then there's this article about the whole shebang, which was documented by a television crew for a reality show on Logo.