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.

Hey, remember that bit 'o chartreuse wedding porn we teased you with a couple weeks ago? Good! Because Texas photographer Brandi Thompson was kind enough to share some more with us!…

Sarah and Celso got married at White Rock Lake in Dallas, Texas. And Sarah rocked one of the coolest damn dresses I've ever seen. Plus she pulled it together with streaks of that vibrant green in her sexy short hair. And I'm sorry but, sexy doesn't even come close to describing this bride. Just check out this steamy photo…

Continue reading "Behold the chartreuse Dallas wedding" →

Texas wedding photographer Brandi Thompson (who y'all have seen on OBB before) just posted a couple sneak peek photos from Sarah & Celso's recent wedding:

Photo courtesy of Brandi Thompson Photography

That chartreuse wedding dress! Wow. Brandi said she'd share additional photos with Offbeat Bride when she's done with post-processing — but in the meantime, go check out the sneak peek she's got on her blog!

The Offbeat Bride: Hope, Lawyer & part-time politician (and OBT member "Hopium.")

Her Offbeat Partner: Gavin, Engineer and "cannon fodder"

Location & date of wedding: Stony Range Botanical Gardens, Dee Why, Sydney, AUS — 6/6/2009

What made our wedding offbeat: There are numerous items that make it a little unusual. I think it's the personal touches that make a wedding offbeat — well, how many you can get away with.

Continue reading "Hope & Gavin's Head banging, Footy sock, Pantsing party Wedding" →

Remember that wonderful handfasting cord tutorial from OBT member Lepapillonvert? Well, we finally got the entire scoop on her very green, very DIY wedding!

The Offbeat Bride: Evita – Caregiver, Graphic Designer & Costumer

Her Offbeat Partner: Michael – Caregiver, Graphic Designer, High Voltage/Tesla Coil Enthusiast

Location & date of wedding: We rented a house on an amazing piece of property on Johns Island, SC. The ceremony took place in an oak grove a few hundred yards from the house and the reception was in our back yard — May 1, 2009.

Continue reading "Evita & Michael's Beltane-Belle Époque DIY Fun-Fest!" →