Posts tagged with burgundy wedding dress

Bride profiles: Liz & Laurie encourage wedding guests to “Outshine the Bride”

December 20th, 2007 · Posted by Ariel

The offbeat bride: Liz, Marketing Communications

Her offbeat partner: Laurie, German studies scholar and language teacher

Location & date of wedding: The Night Kitchen restaurant at the Montague Book Mill, Montague, MA

What made our wedding offbeat: Probably the most “offbeat” aspect of our wedding, aside from our gayness and my burgundy gown (are those things even offbeat anymore? Please!), was our dress code: we specifically instructed our guests to Outshine the Bride. It was right there on our website and in the invitation, and our guests did an amazing job!

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Wedding porn: Burgundy wedding dress FTW!

October 19th, 2007 · Posted by Ariel

It wouldn’t be a week on OBB.com without a red wedding dress!

Ok, ok. So it’s more burgundy than red. But if you liked Penaran’s red wedding dress, then chances are you’ll love Sharne’s beautiful burgundy gown from her recent wedding in Kent, UK.

Check out the full gallery for lots of shots from Stuarts Photography, but this one is my favorite. Also, lookit how hot the bride and groom are together!

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Recent comments

• menopauseprincess: I am a 50 yr old black woman, I married my wonderful partner in August. As soon as I get pics...
• SouthernKarma: First, congratulations and best wishes to you and your partner, Becky! I hope you have a lovely...
• Grace: Wow! Thank you for the feature on here, and thanks for all the awesome comments! Ariel, I’ll have you...
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• nena: that dress makes me wish I could have gotten married twice!