The offbeat bride: Kim – production designer, illustrator and shadow caster (and OBT member "Kim")

Her offbeat partner: Alex – filmmaker and shadow caster

Location & date of wedding: Bloor Cinema (ceremony) – Gladstone Hotel (reception) in Toronto, ON Canada — Saturday, October 31, 2009

What made our wedding offbeat: Our wedding was a huge smorgasbord of all the little things that we held dear as a couple: our love for zombies, Tim Burton, movies, toys, shadow casting, poutine and of course, Halloween. All of these were incorporated into many wedding details from the decoration, to the favours, to our outfits and even the ceremony itself.

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Nationally award winning designer, Joi of Dress Forms Design Studio, LLC creates one-of-a-kind unique wedding gowns and apparel for any kind of special event.

Though most of you have already fallen head-over-funky-heals in love with Joi and Dress Forms Design Studio without even realizing it when you saw Megan, aka. Princess Lasertron, in her original polka dotted wedding gown.

All of her dresses are custom made to not only to perfectly fit your body (based on custom measurements), but she also designs them to fit your unique personality as well (because Joi is a freaking genius like that).

And in "exciting news!" news: Joi is designing the Princess Lasertron collection that will debut next summer. And we have the adorable picture to prove it:

Lasertron + Dress Form Design = fashion magic!

Joi's goal is to open up options that her clients did not know existed when looking for the perfect wedding dress design. And she literally makes each design a work of art. And along with a fabulous work of art, Joi also has a special deal to offer her Offbeat Brides, so keep reading to check it out.

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The Offbeat Bride: Alison, project manager (and OBT member "Alison")

Her Offbeat Partner: Jeremy, musician

Location & date of wedding: Berkeley Church circa 1871 in Toronto, ON — November 14, 2008

What made our wedding offbeat: I was engaged on Feb 3, 2008 (I proposed over the phone on the way to a movie) and got married Nov 14, 2008. This left us just over 9 months to plan our wedding, and to me, this was plenty of time to throw a wicked party. The goal of our wedding was to have a spiritual ceremony that involved our friends and family, and throw a party for our guests like none they’ve ever been to. Based on feedback, the goal was met and exceeded.

Rock 'n Roll wedding party!

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You might recall these amazing green wedding shoes that made Ariel wet her pants. Well here's the scoop on the rest of OBT member LucyLu's wedding.

The Offbeat Bride: Lucy, client services

Her Offbeat Partner: Travis, engineer

Location & date of wedding: Milwaukie Community Club Center, Milwaukie, OR — March 7th, 2009

What made our wedding offbeat: From the start, we knew we wanted the wedding to be uniquely ours and not cost a gazillion dollars. Although we ended up going over our budget, the cost was still way less than the norm since most everything was vintage, crafted, or Etsy (aka. "crack central"). I was torn between an elegant or fun vibe, so did my best to do both.

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How can you resist these green heels with the hearts on the bottoms from OBT member LucyLu's full-color March wedding in Oregon?

These heels are called "Wicked" by Luichiny. The hearts on the soles make me wet my pants a little. I declare these my favorite shoes of the 2009 season.

But the pee-inducing shoes were just the tip of the iceberg on style from this wedding … the photos from Jessica Watson Photography are like sticking a designer lollipop in your eye-ball. So much color and sweetness and style!

Now, if those aren't quite your style of green wedding shoes … check these out:

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