The Offbeat Bride: Tanya, bookseller/crafty lady

Her Offbeat Partner: Mark, administrator

Location & date of wedding: Parents backyard in Northampton, PA — 6/6/09

What made our wedding offbeat: We wanted to keep our wedding fun, whimsical, and more like an outdoor party. I made everything I thought I could, allowing me to show of my crafty side. I did the invitations, most of the decorations (except the paper lanterns), the centerpieces, and all of the flowers. All of the tables were covered in the vintage table clothes I had been collecting while planning the wedding.

I am a huge John Waters fan, hence the slight pink flamingo obsession. We had plastic pink flamingos in the yard and at our gazebo "altar."

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 Photo by Desiree Pfeiffer courtesy of Our Punk Rock Wedding

I'm sure you'll be seeing this wedding all over the web soon, I mean … GUH. Who wouldn't stop drop and roll at the site of that amazing wedding dress? Many thanks to the bride for submitting this shot to the Offbeat Bride photo pool this morning! If you want to know much, much more about this Portland, OR wedding, head to Automne & Graham's website. (Although be prepared for it to load slowly — there are a LOT of pictures on that front page.)

The Offbeat Bride: Tina, Anesthesiologist

Her Offbeat Partner: Alex, Editorial Photographer

Location & date of wedding: Tampa Garden Club, Tampa Florida — 11-01-08

What made our wedding offbeat: Our theme was "T&A Productions' Celebration of Love, Friendship and Family." We wanted the party to be a big "thank you" celebration for our friends and family.

The colors of the wedding were based on limited edition Manolo Blahniks I bought years before and never planned on wearing. The dress was designed by me and made by a local seamstress. All of the fabric was found online. The silk tartan sash was a "surprise" element for Alex.

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Remember a year ago when Ariel introduced you to this adorable bike riding couple? Yeah, well a here's all details… a month after their first anniversary!

The Offbeat Bride: Jennifer, Theatre Manager (and OBT member "Jennifer")

Her Offbeat Partner: Kevin, Microsoft Solution Architect

Location & date of wedding: Wellington Barn, Wiltshire, UK — 19th July 2008

What made our wedding offbeat: We found that following the traditional pattern for the day (ie. we got married, fed everyone, and then danced) seemed to work for us, but the details made it our own.

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