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The offbeat bride: Paula, Psych Student & PT Office Manager

Her offbeat partner: Graham, Company CEO

Location & date of wedding: St. Michael's Church (ceremony) and The Art Gallery (reception) in Christchurch, New Zealand on January 24th, 2009

What made our wedding offbeat: Anyone who saw the photos and doesn't know me made comments along the lines of "That dress is…. different". As my maid of honor said, if you know me, it made perfect sense!

Continue reading "Paula & Graham's Elegant Modern Masterpiece Wedding" →

topsy-turvyOh yes, you've seen Topsy Turvy hats on Offbeat Bride before … clearly, I'm sort of in love with them. The drama and costumey feeling is just so perfect for historical, victorian, and vintage weddings.

kim-dyeBut there's an awesome woman behind all those amazing wedding hats … and with that in mind, I wanted to introduce you all to Kim Dye, the milliner who makes all the amazing vintage-feeling bridal headware that defines Topsy Turvy Designs.

Keep reading to see Kim's latest designs and learn a bit more about the magician behind the top hats…

Continue reading "Hats from Topsy Turvy Design" →

This guest post comes from OBT member ninakr!stine, who shares her vintage-inspired diy wedding invitations with us. The wedding was last August, but these invites are, erm, TIMELESS!

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We designed our invitations to look like a packet of items you might find in your grandmother's attic. Here's what we did…

Continue reading "My vintage DIY invitations, by Nina Kristine" →

Peacock Feather FansI've featured lots of alternatives to the standard "clump of flowers" bouquet (check out all my non-floral bouquet posts) but this photo may feature the ultimate alternative: gorgeous feather fans.

Now, this may not be an option for the vegans & vegetarians in the house … but for a hot summer wedding, can you picture the loveliness of all these fans in motion? The fluttering of feathers and little breezes of air in the bridesmaids hair as they stand at the altar? Why, it's positively cinematic!

(Thanks to bethany_bezdecheck for the photo.)

Batcakes wants to make your wedding hat —

Etsy seller Batcakes specializes in wedding veils, victorian hats, birdcage veils, fascinators, feathers, and other retro-inspired bridal head wear. Bonus: 10% discount when you mention offbeatbride.com!


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