Fun and easy DIY tissue paper flowers
If your bridal shower went down ANYTHING like mine, you were left with PILES of tissue paper that (three years later) I’m still re-using. Offbeat Bride reader Violet has a great idea on how you can use all that colorful tissue paper as festive wedding decor. Here she is with your tissue paper flower tutorial…
Bookish wedding ideas for all of you bibliophiles [UPDATED!]
This week we’re paying homage to the academics, the bookworms, the card-carrying library loiterers, and the literati among our readers. So in addition to our usual round-up of reader submissions via Flickr and Pinterest, we’re showcasing some bookish wedding details including decor made from book pages, bookish cake toppers, table numbers from vintage books, and even a Scrabble cake!
Make pretty layered flowers for your wedding out of cardstock!
For our Alice in Wonderland wedding reception, we wanted to have flowers from our colour scheme in teapots for centrepieces; however, flowers are expensive and we’re aiming for a budget-friendly celebration! To counter this, my partner and I created 60 red, white, and black flowers out of cardstock. The project cost us less than $20 (not counting the cost of secondhand teapots).
Boots, baubles, and runners: killer decor for your church wedding
We’ve done tons of posts about outdoor ceremony decor, window decor, even porta potty decor! But what about offbeat decor options when you’re getting married in a church, that may or may not place limitations on what you can do? Church brides want funky decor options, too — so we’ve rounded up a metric butt load of awesome inspiration for ya.
Wiffle balls + coffee filters = decor magic
My future-mother-in-law works for a coffee company and is constantly giving us giant boxes of coffee filters. So I’m putting them to good use by making coffee filter puffs as wedding decor. The secret to my puff ball success: wiffle balls!
Bouquets and boutonnieres dripping with personality from Surroundings Bridal Accessories
After a couple of Offbeat Brides used Surroundings Bridal Accessories for their super awesome weddings, the designer Acadia decided to get on the Offbeat Bride sponsor train! And now I get to show off some of her amazing wedding accessories and hip you to a special Offbeat deal.