Category Archive

diy invitations

fguut 060612 alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

A gothically delicious ’til-death-themed wedding

They don’t like the usual wedding traditions, so why would they use them? Bring on the goth fashion, metal music, and the EPIC Jekyll and Hyde-themed bar! With an eyeball bouquet, lots of leather, a couple of gorgeous masks, and some clever DIY, this wedding was turned into a celebration of their personal connection.

7179957294 alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

A DIYed pocket-tastic wedding invitation

Stacey and Nicholas’ wedding invitation is just FULL of awesome — from the see-through envelope to the nifty fabric pouch it came in, these DIYd invites are full of surprises.

7323785128 66d6a9d624 alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

A unicorn invitation, white and pink body art, and a stepping stool kiss

Tribesmaid Tiaabby1986 sported this gorgeously intricate white and pink henna. It was just one of the awesome submissions to the Tribe, the Flickr Pool, and the Offbeat Bride Pinterest account. My readers brought it this week!

80 free wedding printables alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

80+ free wedding printables – our humungous list of downloadable DIY wedding projects

There are hidden freebies all over the web: downloadable templates, patterns, fonts, fingerprint trees, and more. I stumble across them all the time while browsing blogs. But now I’m attempting to compile a MEGA-SUPER-MONDO list of all kinds of free printables and downloadable templates for wedding DIY projects.

patterend paper tape alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

Save your tongue, seal your invitations with patterned paper tape

I don’t know about you, but I get positively SQUIDGY about licking envelopes, and come wedding invitation time, your tongue is going to be on overdrive. Unless you decide to rest your tongue AND give your envelopes a pop of color and seal your wedding invitations with patterned tape.

7199616542 d7b5c0862e alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

Marlene & Pete’s DIY vegan wedding in a factory

Vegan fare (barbecued seitan!), an awesome revamped factory venue, and the cutest vintage-inspired couple — they’ve won me over. Add in tons of dancing, some air guitar champions, and kick-ass karaoke, and you’ve got major fun on hand.