Get your shit together: Set up a Dropbox for wedding vendors
We’ve talked about how super awesome this level of techie organization can be for planning a self-catered wedding; and how awesome Dropbox is as a collaboration tool for wedding planning. Never used Dropbox? No sweat. Here’s how…
Instead of a dollar dance, have a dollar selfie
If you haven’t heard of a “dollar dance,” here’s the scoop. Guests donate one dollar to get a dance with you at your wedding. Pretty simple concept, but totally customizable to the selfie generation (of which I fully support!). Instead of dancing — since not everyone loves that anyway — guests can contribute a dollar for a selfie with you instead.
Wrestle power from the government with this blessing for your nonlegal wedding
I was browsing through Molly and Laurie’s wedding photos and came across an officiant’s blessing that made the hairs on the back of my neck stand up. The couple said their vows in Washington before the state had legalized gay marriage, and their celebrant closed the ceremony with this statement:
Proudfeet! Turning Bilbo’s birthday speech into geektacular vows
Remember Proudfeet from Bilbo’s birthday speech in Lord of the Rings? Heather and John, instead of using traditional vows, decided to adapt the awesome speech for their ceremony, including a perfectly-timed shout-out to “Proudfeet.” See how they did it!
Take “wedding in the round” to the next level: set up stations for your ceremony
In a typical wedding in the round, guests surround the couple for the duration of the ceremony. Sometimes guests are seated, sometimes they stand, sometimes they’re arrayed in a circle around the couple, and we’ve even seen them arranged in a spiral! Adam and Lynn went a step further. A few steps actually. They walked around the circle themselves, stopping at different stations to complete their ceremony.
Can’t have your dog at your wedding? Cardboard cutouts to the rescue!
Chances are if you’ve got a pet and you’re reading Offbeat Bride, you’d really like to have them at your wedding. But sometimes Fido just isn’t cool with crowds, or maybe you’ll be the one who’s stressed, or you know your cat would just be bored. What if they had a cardboard cutout stand-in instead?