The offbeat bride: Naomi
Her offbeat partner: Casey
Location & date of wedding: First Assembly Church Chapel in Cedar Rapids, IA. November 1, 2008
What made our wedding offbeat: For starters, I wore a black dress. It was actually a bridesmaid's dress, which made it tons cheaper.
Then, we did almost everything ourselves. I made our invitations on postcards. No real flowers — my bouquet was handmade from little christmas bulbs and tulle. Oh, and little white lights. Yes, it lit up!
Every tradition in weddings we pretty much went against. No unity candle, I stood on the 'wrong' side, my mom and dad walked me down, Casey had his parents walk him down.
There was no white was at our wedding — it was all black and bright blue.
Continue reading "Naomi & Casey's punk rock Iowa wedding" →
The offbeat bride: Emily, English Master's Student SIU
Her offbeat partner: Dustin, Undergraduate Student SIU
Location & date of wedding: Centenary Methodist and Hamilton's Catering Jacksonville IL. March 07, 2008
What made our wedding offbeat: For the wedding ceremony, we stuck with the tradition of a Christian church — but my brother Luke McQuillan, a local musician, played video game music including the Zelda Overland Theme for my bridal march. In addition I drew up a comic strip for the program. My friend Leslie Galloway made the dress which was a design we worked out together.
Continue reading "Emily & Dustin's Most Brutal Wedding Ever" →
So, remember months ago when I did that post on short haired brides? And I included that one bride with the most awesome spikey hair and the Exploding Dog tattoo? Well, her name is Lindsay and someone tipped her off to the fact that she was on offbeat bride, and now we all get to see much much more of her wedding.
Turns out that actually wasn't a feather fascinator in her hair — it was a little floral headpiece. Oh and also? The infamous Martha pom-poms figured prominently at the wedding.
For way way waaaay more photos from Lindsay's Roanoke, VA wedding, click the pic below!
