The Offbeat Bride: Alison, Editor (and OBT member)

Her offbeat partner: Matt, Marketing Administrator

Location & date of wedding: Wedding at the Glacier Lagoon Jokulsarlon In Iceland, Reception at The Free Library of Philadelphia — 09-09-09 wedding and 09-26-09 reception

What made our wedding offbeat: We got married at a glacier lagoon in Iceland.

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For our second wedding on Offbeat Bride's "geek week" we bring you Amanda and Matt's astronomy inspired wedding, featuring a Doctor Who cake and astronomy-based decor and favors. -Megan

The offbeat bride: Amanda, ceramic artist (and OBT member)

Her offbeat partner: Matt, Aerospace Engineering grad student

Location & date of wedding: Rose Garden at Iowa State — 6 June 2009

What made our wedding offbeat: We did maybe ten traditional things, and even those were offbeat. We had gotten married the day before at the courthouse, so it was really just a time to celebrate together with good food, great atmosphere, and great friends and family.

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VERY newly wed OBTer Maiasaura, aka Laura, posted a quicky tutorial in one of her wedding planning updates about how she made her fully-customizable tri-fold table card centerpieces. The OBT masses loved it! So here we go… Maiasaura's ridiculously simple yet awesome tri-fold table card centerpiece tutorial! Take it away Laura! – Offbeat Shrie

Now that the wedding has come and gone, I finally have a moment to post about one of my favorite DIY projects: our table card/centerpieces! I got the idea from a craft book (don't remember the title, unfortunately) and they came out pretty, effective, and so very VERY cheap.

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The offbeat bride: Lee, Massage Therapist

Her offbeat partner: Glen, Mechanic

Location & date of wedding: Peel Manor House, Karnup, Perth, Western Australia — Saturday 2nd Jan 2010

What made our wedding offbeat: The invites were concert tickets and we tried to keep the theme, cars and songs secret until the day.
We arranged (with friends help) for me to arrive in a blown, big block, '34 (nicknamed ‘Dirty Hore’) hot rod with no exhaust, to ceremony and the bridesmaids arrived in my late father’s car (a white Oldsmobile with red trim).

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The offbeat bride: Gloria, Event Co-ordinator

Her offbeat partner: Pete, Self Employed

Location & date of wedding: Favorite picnic spot in Sydney Australia — 22nd November 2009 (Hottest day of the year!)

What made our wedding offbeat: One of the things that made the wedding offbeat was that I had two dresses! A traditional white dress which I got form my friend’s aunty who was a dress maker. And a beautiful red evening grown, which I wore for the tea ceremony and most of the reception, it is traditional for Chinese brides to wear red.

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