Posts tagged with museum wedding

Bride profiles: Tanya & Gavin’s Wet & Windy Ship Wedding!

October 17th, 2008 · Posted by Shrie, the offbeat intern

The offbeat bride: Tanya, Nursery Teacher

Her offbeat partner: Gavin, Technical Officer

Location & date of wedding: HMS Warrior - Portsmouth, England on March 24th, 2008

What made our wedding offbeat: We had been together for a while and decided to do the wedding thing our way. We wanted a small ceremony and we weren’t tied to any religious buildings, so after a quick search we decided on a ship.

Read the rest of this entry »

The offbeat bride: Sarah / vintage clothier
Her offbeat partner: Todd / Graphic designer

Location & date of wedding: Clinton House Museum in Fayetteville, Arkansas. August 11, 2007

What made our wedding offbeat: We got married in a little old house by the University of Arkansas campus, where Bill & Hillary Clinton actually got married. Turns out, we were the first couple to get married there since them!

Read the rest of this entry »

Bride profiles: Susan Beal gets her craft on

March 19th, 2007 · Posted by Ariel

Kissing while our mothers signed the licenseThe offbeat bride: Susan Beal, writer (and Offbeat Bride lab rat!)

My offbeat groom: Andrew Dickson, artist

Location & date of wedding: August 7, 2005, Contemporary Crafts Museum, Portland, Oregon

What made our wedding offbeat: We got married by our good friend Diane in the Church of Craft, at a craft museum, and threw a big party afterwards, so it really reflected the two of us! We DIYed everything we could (with a couple of exceptions) but we also did a lot of trading, and between that and some creative math we were able to pull off wine, beer, champagne, and dinner for 150 people, slightly under budget.

Read the rest of this entry »

volleyballThe offbeat bride: Amy Ross, Writer (and Offbeat Bride lab rat!)

My offbeat groom: Mike Ross, Academic

Location & date of wedding: June 3rd, 2001 in the garden of our college’s anthropology museum, by the sea.

What made our wedding offbeat: My wedding probably felt pretty traditional to most of the guests — there was champagne and oysters, I wore a white dress, a bouquet was tossed … My biggest rebellion was something most people probably didn’t even notice: NO DANCING.

Read the rest of this entry »


Recent blog posts

Recent forum posts

Popular posts

Recent comments

  • Heide: that dress is stunning!! Beautiful wedding
  • Wedding Speeches: Lovely coupe..i think they will have a long lasting marriage. Love the Hawaiian outfit :)
  • Erika: Beautiful!! Where did you get your bridesmaids dresses? I would love to have those dresses for my girls but...
  • ilesim: PLEASE find out where that dress came from. It’s perfect for my 2010 wedding :).
  • Sabrina: Wow this is so beautiful - everything sounds very meaningful and thoughtful. Congratulations!