I LOVE THIS. What better gift for your zombie betrothed than a hand-painted zombie portrait of the two of you by artist Rob Sacchetto, author/illustrator of The Zombie Handbook: How to identify the living dead and survive the coming zombie apocalypse.

The photo above shows a before & after of one Offbeat Bride-reading couple. On the left: their lovely wedding portrait. On the right? ZOMBIFICATION.

The process is pretty simple: you send Rob a clear, high resolution jpeg of you and your beloved (or your bridesmaid, or your groomsmen, or your mother-in-law), and he'll works his illustrative magic. This is definitely a, uh, one-of-a-kind gift.

Special Offbeat Wedding Packages:

• Bride and Groom couple's portrait $160
• Maid of Honor and Best Man singles portrait $80 each
• Each additional portrait order $60 for single, $140 for couples
• Group of six (head and shoulder shot) 20" x 30" $480
• Group of six (full body shot) 20" x 30" $520

Send Rob your photo today — and yes, they do rush orders!

Oh and PS: If you're into Zombies, obviously you should snag a copy of Rob's new book, The Zombie Handbook.

My friend and neighbor, Seattle cartoonist Ellen Forney, recently designed these sci-fi fabulous wedding invitations for a local couple, Michaela and Ryan.

See, when Ellen's not busy cranking out comics for award-winning books, she does these badass custom wedding invitations. I've liked lots of Ellen's invites in the past (and featured her before) but I'm COMPLETELY in love with Michaela and Ryan's zombie-themed invitation illustration, which reads "Earthquake? Hangover? Zombies? Nothing will stop … THE WEDDING."

You really must view it larger to see all the black-inked details.

And if you're curious about Ellen's non-zombie custom wedding invitations, watch this little video where she walks you through some of her work, including a great twist on using photobooth pictures in your invitation …

Continue reading "Nothing will stop … THE WEDDING" →

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!

Continue reading "Andrea & Brian's Gothic, Horror Movie Wedding" →

You may remember when we featured Kerosene Deluxe's amazing gothabilly hair a few months back — now here's the full story!

The offbeat bride: Shanah (aka Miss Kerosene Deluxe), Plus-sized pin up model/Makeup artist/Part-time beauty shop manager

Her offbeat partner: Jerry, Chef

Location & date of wedding: The Courthouse/Beni Hana restaurant and Thomson House, Montreal, Quebec – August 9th, 2008

What made our wedding offbeat: Jerry and I are an offbeat couple, so it was no suprise to those who know us that our wedding would be an 'unusual affair'. We just took everything we love and mixed it all together.

Continue reading "Shanah & Jerry's Gothabilly Wedding!" →