The offbeat bride: Melissa, Community Health
Her offbeat partner: James, Full-time Homeschoolin' Dad
Location & date of wedding: Medieval Wall Lined City Carcassonne, France - August 23rd, 2008
What made our wedding offbeat: I had my 50's-inspired prom dress custom made and allowed my 10 year old the freedom to design her own. I wore greens shoes, green ribbon with a white dress and a green lace parasol to spice it up a bit.
Continue reading "Melissa & James' Woodland Gypsy European Wedding!" →
Some of you may remember this groom, in his amazing vintage tux — well, here's the full story!
The offbeat bride: Maria, Success Coach
Her offbeat partner: Luke, Fraud Specialist
Location & date of wedding: Rotture: Portland, OR- August 31st, 2008
What made our wedding offbeat: Geeze, what wasn't offbeat would have been an easier question. The wedding was concert themed, meaning we got married on stage, to music, in a show venue, distributed tickets, handbills, etc. So many things made this wedding *us*. From our garb (giant red dress & powder blue vintage tux) to the venue (an old warehouse converted into a show venue), to the homemade cupcakes and home-arranged flowers, we managed to get everything we wanted, for dirt cheap, and still made it all look really good.
Continue reading "Maria & Luke's Hispano-Hipster Dance Party Wedding!" →
The offbeat bride: Danica
Her offbeat partner: Mike
Location & date of wedding: Newcastle Island, Canada - August 8th, 2008
What made our wedding offbeat: We kept it simple. I made all the cupcakes for the guests (all ninety! WHEW! Transporting them was a BITCH). We had our talented photographer friend Aki walk on stilts.
I'm double Offbeat! Pregnant, tattooed and I wore white!
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The offbeat bride: Stacey, High School English Teacher and Bartender
Her offbeat partner: Scott, Electrician and Musician
Location & date of wedding: Hotel Laguna, July 5th 2008 - Laguna Beach, California
What made our wedding offbeat: Our ceremony was incredibly personal. Our reception was more of a dinner party and the whole experience felt intimate and truly sacred. My inspiration was to throw the wedding that Daisy and Gatsby never got to have (that's the English teacher speaking).
Continue reading "Stacey & Scott's intimate vintage Hollywood affair" →
I've started my search for some offbeat readings for my wedding in October… have you compiled a list anywhere of readings from modern literature, songs, etc that are a little edgier and more current than the traditional? -Buster
This is one of those questions where I bow down to the all-mighty altar of Indiebride.com. If you're looking for readings that have a few less thou shalts than your typical wedding material, you must check out Indiebride.com. See, the members of Indiebride's forum have built an amazing 16-page repository of awesome readings!
Here are a few of my very favorites, which include references to science-fiction vampires, insomnia, and red right ankles.
Continue reading "Awesome wedding readings for bad-ass couples" →
Adrianna and Christian got married recently, and I was scrolling through the pictures. First I noticed the groom's cake (er, cupcakes?), but then I was really struck by their new tradition: the wedding cocktail. As described in the caption: Like a unity candle…only awesomer.
(Thanks to d-day for the photo!)
