Oh 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.

But 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…

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The offbeat bride: Stefanie, Accountant/Opera Singer

Her offbeat partner: Aaron, Web Designer

Location & date of wedding: First Unitarian Universalist Church of San Francisco in San Fransisco, CA on December 13th, 2008

What made our wedding offbeat: The wedding was very detailed, complete with Renaissance music, vows rolled in parchment scrolls, a feather quill pen to sign the guest book, and custom head wreaths, ending in a Medieval feast.

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You may remember us featuring Topsy Turvy's amazing hats back in September… Topsy Turvy strikes again here with Katie's gorgeous top hat!

The offbeat bride: Katie, Education
Her offbeat partner: Forrest, Video Games

Location & date of wedding: Aboard the Hawaiian Chieftain in Ilwaco, WA – May 14th, 2008

What made our wedding offbeat: We knew we wanted it on a ship and we knew what we wanted to wear. I wanted to wear some kind of Victorian BBC/literary adaptation gown, and Forrest wanted to wear the grey suit from the film "Bram Stoker's Dracula".

Continue reading "Katie & Forrest's Old-Timey Historical Ship Wedding!" →