Looking for a wedding dress in any other colors besides "white" or "ivory?" Maybe say… something like that black beauty for your Halloween wedding?

Yeah, well … good luck with that. Shopping for a colorful gown can range anywhere from frustrating to completely frustrating, forcing brides to either relive prom dress shopping or scouring the bowels of the internets for creative alternatives. That is until Wedding Dress Fantasy showed up on the bridal scene!

Based in New Jersey, they have an online store full of colorful wedding gowns! You can now easily find the perfect red dress for your gothic castle wedding, or blue dress for your urban loft wedding, or pink dresses for, oh I don't know, your lesbian gamer geek wedding? Or even the ever rare and elusive gold wedding dress for your elegant lodge wedding. They also gots tons o' love for the plus size brides as well.

Oh, and maybe you're a budget bride, but you feel weird about ordering a custom dress from overseas. Wedding Dress Fantasy's custom dress prices are uber-affordable, ranging from $299 to $599.

So, when you're ready to easily track down your perfect colorful wedding dress, head over to Wedding Dress Fantasy.

Whirlingturban has long been one of our favorite resources for custom-made wedding dresses. You've already seen some of their amazing pin-up couture creations in action yesterday on both the bride and her bridesmaids. And another custom-made Whirlingturban dress in this elegant Rock 'n Roll wedding, where the bride's only advice for other offbeat brides was to… "Check out Whirlingturban. They make custom vintage style dresses that are actually affordable and one of a kind." 

That's why Offbeat Bride is pleased to announce the opening of the Whirlingturban Wedding Boutique! With the opening of the boutique, Whirlingturban is now offering ready-made versions of their most popular wedding dress styles and fabrics.

And attention budget brides: The prices start at $350! All the style and unique-ness of Whirlingturban's famous  custom–fit dresses, without the price of customizing and the extensive figure analysis of a custom fitting.

Exclusive OBB discount:
Mention Offbeat Bride and get a 20% discount when you buy a Whirlinturban wedding boutique dress and make your deposit by September 25, 2009!

Whirlingturban is a perfect place for offbeat brides to shop in particular — they offer many of their dresses with just basic features and allow you to pay only for the bells and whistles you want to add, like one of their boleros, or use it as a blank canvas to add your own DIY additions like our beloved colored crinoline!

So, if you're looking for either a fabulous custom-fit or an affordable ready-made dress click on over to Whirlingturban's Wedding Boutique. Or if are just love to shop for vintage style clothes that will absolutely knock your socks off, check out their amazing selection as well and just try not to drool on your keyboard!

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.

Continue reading "Tina & Alex in T&A Productions' Celebration of Love, Friendship and Family" →

The Offbeat Bride: Amy, Web Marketing Manager

Her Offbeat Partner: Steve, Paralegal

Location & date of wedding: Stern Grove, San Francisco, CA — 06/27/2009

The happily married couples.

What made our wedding offbeat: Brian and Helen, some of our best friends, were planning to get married around the same time. We came up with the brilliant idea to have a psudo-double wedding; two ceremonies, one big party. It seemed to make perfect sense — our guest lists were essentially identical, except for our immediate families.

Continue reading "Amy & Steve's San Francisco Burner Double Wedding" →

The Offbeat Bride: Sharla, newspaper production designer (and OBT member "Firecracker")

Her Offbeat Partner: Kris, engineer

Location & date of wedding: Moab, Utah — April 25, 2009

What made our wedding offbeat: We love Moab for its scenery and fantastic trails, so we chose to get married there. We had about 23 guests, no attendants, and very little of the traditional trappings. I made my own gown in blue silk, and I had orange crinoline, orange shoes, orange fishnets, flowers, etc.

Our table decorations featured local rock arrangements, handmade tablecloths & runners, thrift store bowls with miniature Jeeps and chocolate rocks. And we served gourmet sandwiches and cheesecake to our guests. I walked down the aisle to Funtwo's electric guitar rendition of the Canon in D, and our ceremony was brief and nonreligious. The town mayor performed the ceremony, which included a Native American wedding blessing as well as just the right touch of humor.

Continue reading "Sharla & Kris' Moab, Utah Motorhead Wedding" →