The Offbeat Bride: Pinkee, video marketing

Her Offbeat Partner: Pony, manager of adult store

Location & date of wedding: Forest Lawn Cemetery/Rec Center Studio, Los Angeles, CA — 11/01/09

What made our wedding offbeat: Firstly, we planned the whole thing ourselves. We utilized our amazing group of talented friends for photography, DJing skills, coordinating abilities, and helping hands to help us hang lights and set up tables the morning of. Our tribe pulled through for us and made it spectacular, and we couldn't be more grateful.

Continue reading "Pinkee & Pony's Dia De Los Muertos, cemetery bash" →

The offbeat bride: Melissa – Grad Student, Office Wench, Heavy Metal Muse (and OBT member "Metal Melissa")

Her offbeat partner: Phil – drummer of Centaurus, repairman

Location & date of wedding: Our Backyard! Chicago 'burbs, IL — 06-26-2009

What made our wedding offbeat: From the start we wanted to do something that completely embodied our personalities. Dia De Los Muertos was the perfect fit! It is a custom that is spiritual, quirky, morbid, and unique -– just like us!

Continue reading "Melissa & Phil's Day of the Dead, heavy metal Mexipalooza wedding" →

The Offbeat Bride: Catherine

Her Offbeat Partner: Jeffrey

Location & date of wedding: Georgetown Ballroom, Seattle WA — 11/01/08

What made our wedding offbeat: We chose the Day of the Dead as our date so that we could include our passed relatives and friends. We had a reserved setting area for framed photos of them during the ceremony and a large Offerenda on the stage so they could enjoy the reception after. I also had three living bridesmaids and one deceased one, who was represented in the ceremony by a memorial picture I tied into my hat.

Continue reading "Catherine & Jeffery's Dia de los Muertos festival wedding" →

Offbeat Bride: Lottie, Credit Analyst

Her Offbeat Partner: Clint, Auto Tech

Location & date of wedding: Fort Worth Texas — 09.27.08

What made our wedding offbeat: We wanted our wedding day to exude what we were as everyday people. We are just slightly offbeat by appearance. Only our friends and family understand the depth of our offbeatness.

Continue reading "Lottie & Clint's Vintage Inspired Day of the Wed" →

You've seen this wedding before when Ariel raved about the "best woman's" amazing outfit. Now get the entire scoop on my friend Alex's beautiful offbeat redwood forest wedding that I was lucky to attend.

The Offbeat Bride: Alex- Community Manager

Her Offbeat Partner: Mark- Restaurant Manager

Location & date of wedding: Nestldown, Los Gatos CA (aka Paradise) — June 25, 2009

What made our wedding offbeat: Mark and I wanted to make this wedding as much about our personality and love as possible. We had a close friend become ordained in order to marry us. She did an unforgettable job!

Continue reading "Alex & Mark's Mexi-Kitchy-Chic-Forest-Wonderland Wedding" →

Not only does Alex & Mark's wedding (recently captured by none other than my Offbeat Intern Megan!) look like a slice of forest magic … but they provide a great answer to the question: when you're having a gender-blind wedding party, what should the Best Woman wear if she wants to look feminine, but still like she's a part of the groom's wedding party and not the bride's? Well, here's your solution:

A black dress with the same custom silk-screened tie as the groomsman!

To see more gorgeous shots from this Day of the Dead-themed Santa Cruz wedding, head on over to Megan's blog. And stay tuned for all the wedding details…

The Offbeat Bride: Laura, Looking for Work!

Her Offbeat Partner: Rob, Bar Back

Location & Date of wedding: Union Depot in St Paul, MN — 03/14/09

What made our wedding offbeat: Okay, so we had the money (given to us) and the social pressure to do a mostly traditional wedding, nice place, sit down dinner etc. But we are offbeat people and we needed something to make the wedding truly special, fun and ours. We decided on a Day of the Dead theme for a few reasons. First, we love and collect Day of the Dead art. Rob has Day of the Dead tattoos as his arm sleeve. Second, Rob's parents retired in Mexico and collect/make Day of the Dead art. Third, my son [editors note: major cutie] is half Mexican, it all seemed to fit! Til Death do we Part!

Continue reading "Laura & Rob's Day of the Dead Wedding, Vintage Style" →

Sometimes it's just the little details that I love…things like teeny skulls hidden through people's weddings. Like a skull necklace…

…or a skull ring.

…or a skull garter.

…or cake toppers!

These photos are from several different weddings, so click the photos above to view more!