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economical wedding

This is our celebration of weddings working with lower budgets. We don’t call these “budget weddings,” because realistically EVERY wedding has a budget — some weddings are just working with a smaller budget. We’ve got tons of low-budget wedding inspiration and ideas — come get inspired by how other couples have made the most of their money! You may also want to check out our wedding budgeting advice.

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Valerie and Noam’s eco-friendly traditional Jewish wedding

Valerie and Noam wanted a traditional Jewish wedding that stayed true to their egalitarian, progressive, feminist, and planet-friendly values. With home-grown jade centerpieces, a blue wedding dress, a groom in an Indian sherwani, and a kosher, vegetarian meal, they created a wedding that reflected who they are and what they care about.

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Sarah & Sean’s black and turquoise Halloween day wedding

Day three of Halloween week brings us Sarah and Sean’s Halloween wedding in an old movie theater, which is pretty spooky in itself. My favorite part about this is the guerilla photo shoot in the mall’s Halloween store! -Megs

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Samantha & Justin’s Eccentric, Music-filled Wedding

Remember Sam and her crazy awesome Lego boutonnieres? Or her fantastic red dress in a Monday Montage? Here’s the rest of her colorful and creative Catholic wedding!

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Sam & Ian’s Casual-chic, Peacock-inspired Wedding

We wanted a relaxed, fun day where we could be ourselves without worrying what was expected of us. We only had a small budget so I made a lot of things myself. Our theme was peacock feathers and pearls with indigo, black & jade green as our colours. I had as many peacock feathers as I could!

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13 wedding dresses under $100

Part of being an Offbeat Bride is knowing that you don’t HAVE to get your dress from a bridal boutique or a chain store and that it doesn’t have to cost eleventy-thousand dollars. So to help you on your affordably offbeat dress hunt, here are 13 wedding dress options under $100…

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Sofia & Zet’s colorful, vintage-themed wedding and relaxed island party

A few weeks ago, I gave you a preview of Sofia & Zet’s uber colorful boat wedding in Sweden. If you were drooling, like myself, and couldn’t wait for more, then you’re in luck. Here is the scoop on Sofia & Zet’s vintage-themed boat wedding! -Coco