So, y’all remember Whitney Lee Photography, right? Whitney’s advertised on Offbeat Bride before, and she’s back … only this time I want to introduce you to her second in command, Leah Muse.

This is actually a small world story, because I’ve read Leah’s blog since 2001. Imagine my surprise then when I realized that now Leah’s assisting one of Austin’s most popular offbeat wedding photographers … what the HUH!?

I remember when Leah called herself TIME GIRL and wore two watches in high school. I remember when Leah grew up, got engaged, and then got married to her hotty rock star husband Taylor.

Anyway, this post isn’t actually about all the things I know about Leah from stalking her online for 7 years. Rather, it’s about the amazing wedding photographs she takes in her work with Whitney Lee…

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Everafter Images recently shot Patrick and Kelly’s wonderful eclectic downtown Austin wedding at the Austin Symphony amphitheater. As this shot shows, they definitely tapped into the bride’s sass. Everafter Images’s Raymond Malkiewicz explains, “It was a casual and comfortable wedding – with humor provided by the officiant who started the ceremony with the marriage voice inflection from the movie A Princess Bride. His ‘maiwidge’ generated laughter from guests and wedding party alike.” You can see more wedding porn from this Austin wedding over here.

Everafter Images definitely caters to all sorts of nontraditional brides, with their wedding photography blog currently featuring Renaissance themed Renewal of Vows and a heavily pierced/inked semi-traditional-but-not Jewish wedding.

And these Austin wedding photographers are looking for offbeat brides to photograph — and to prove it, they’re offering a 10% discount to all offbeatbride.com readers! You can get in touch with Raymond and Debra via the Everafter Images website, or call them directly at 512-989-6952. Just mention you found them on offbeatbride.com to get the discount.

Whitney Lee is a wedding photographer (and artist who does kitschy latch-hook rugs) in Austin, TX who is on the hunt for offbeat clients. She explains, “I love the non-traditional and the traditional-with-a-purpose. My favorite is to work with self-confident couples who view the wedding experience as an expression of themselves and their relationship.”

Whitney’s got a fabulous photo blog (I think this post is my favorite!) and is so committed to wooing offbeat couples that she’s offering a 10% discount to new clients who mention they found her on offbeatbride.com. Get in touch with Whitney Lee to make the magic happen!

The offbeat bride: Madame Strange, educator

Her offbeat groom: Sensei Strange, Magician

Location & date of wedding: A friend’s yard, Austin Texas. 10/28/2006

What made our wedding offbeat: I was a geisha, he was a pirate, it was a costume wedding right before Halloween. It all began when we lived together in Japan, and he bought me an antique wedding kimono. It was so gorgeous, when he asked me to marry him I knew I had to wear it. And if I was going to wear it, I had to do it right, so I went all in. I had a friend make me a hair piece, dyed my hair black to go with it. He got to shoot the objector, another scurvy pirate. We had another magician tell our story prior to the pagan ceremony, followed by a hand fasting.

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