Remember photographer Lauren McGlynn? She who brought us The Golden Soul Love Shakedown wedding? Well, she's back and has now become our first UK wedding photography sponsor! Lauren's been based in Austin, TX for the last five years, and staring this summer she'll be permanently based out of Scotland.

In honor of her new digs, Lauren would like to offer up a new Offbeat discount to both UK and Texas couples, and offer the rest of us some brand spankin' new wedding porn from Michelle and Dan's Catholic wedding in East Austin.

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The offbeat bride: Lisa, content editor and writer

Her offbeat partner: Ewoud Benoist, careworker

Location & date of wedding: Chequers Hotel in Dalton-in-Furness, Cumbria, Uk — 17th July 2009

What made our wedding offbeat: I wore a red, 50s style dress made by Joanne Fleming in Brighton. I also wore a pearl necklace that belonged to my nanna who passed away in 2002. My bridesmaids wore black. The groom wore a black suit with matching red tie and a borsalino hat. And Ewoud and I walked back up the aisle to 'I Walk the Line' by Johnny Cash.

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We're doing a "vegan wedding" theme week on Offbeat Bride! And I love that there are enough vegan weddings out there to profile for a whole animal-friendly week. Do take note that though not all of the weddings are ENTIRELY vegan, but, like anything, there are various styles of vegan weddings, whether it includes just the menu or their lifestyle choices in general. -Megan

The offbeat bride: Fran, a mundane office worker (and OBT member)

Her offbeat partner: Siobhán (also known as Von), youth worker and geek

Location & date of wedding: The Derby Conference Centre, a listed Art Deco building with gorgeous original 1930s interior. The ceremony was held in the lecture hall, a small theatre shaped room, then we had the celebrations in their giant sunken lounge in Derby, UK. — 31st October 2009

What made our wedding offbeat: Living a non-traditional life meant our guests weren't expecting a traditional day from the start, so we had complete freedom. We're bisexual so it was important our day was a celebration of not just our love but of love generally. The top table included a sibling's wife and girlfriend from their poly life, with a toast to the fact we could even have a legal ceremony.

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You can thank OBT member "Curly Fries" for the following ring shopping tip. We pulled this from the "British Offbeat Brides" group on the OBT.

The German and I bought our wedding rings last week and followed the most awesome tip from a friend of a friend. Forgive me if this is totally obvious but we had no idea that we could do it so I thought I would share…

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