The offbeat bride: Monica

Her offbeat partner: Paul

Location & date of wedding: Rochester United Methodist Church, Rochester, IL — 07/07/07

What made our wedding offbeat: The first thing everyone notices is my green and black dress. I designed it and my friend Rachel made it, as well as all the bridesmaids' dresses. Also coordinated to my dress was my cast I had on my left hand/arm that covered my left ring & pinky fingers! I fell and broke my hand exactly two weeks before the wedding! The designs on it were a coordinated effort from my dressmaker and a haunted house airbrush artist, with a matching "bracelet" made by yours truly.

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You may remember, almost a year ago, when we featured OBT member Jen Han's pretty DIY skull projects. Well, here's the whole scoop on the entire wedding!

The offbeat bride: Jen, Microbiology graduate student (and OBT member "jen han")

Her offbeat partner: Grant, Chemistry graduate student

Location & date of wedding: The Hampshire House, Boston, MA — 07/10/09

What made our wedding offbeat: My fiance and I each picked one of our obsessions and made that the theme of our wedding. His obsession is Duke University Basketball and my obsession is skulls.

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Fun Offbeat Fact: Stasha's brother-in-law Dave Tusk's wedding was previously profiled on Offbeat Bride. I'm sure most all of you will remember Lucifire & Dave Tusks bright red circus wedding! As Stasha put it, "We're just one big freaky family!"

The Offbeat Bride: Stasha, Gal Friday

Her Offbeat Partner: Rob, Student

Location & date of wedding: City Center, Redwood City, California — July 23, 2008

What made our wedding offbeat: We didn't stick with many traditions at all and, with the help and contributions of our friends, we did the entire thing for under $600 (and that includes our clothes)!

Continue reading "Stasha & Rob's Vintage Goth Wedding with Bubbles" →

The Offbeat Bride: Andrea, District Credit Manager (aka Drea on the OBT).

Her Offbeat Partner: Brian, Medical Collector

Location & date of wedding: Bartlett Hills Golf Course, Bartlett, Illinois — October 10, 2008.

What made our wedding offbeat: We did everything ourselves and planned ahead just right!

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I have a whole tag category for brides in glasses for y'all's myopic browsing pleasure … and I've got a new bride to add to the collection. This is Miss Sassy-Ass Adele from Australia:

And as if the glasses and the skull garter weren't enough to make this wedding seriously amazing,
check out the dramatic sky in this shot:

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