Lenore & Daniel’s Mormon, blended family, backyard wedding
These creative, artsy Mormons planned a colorful backyard wedding in only a month! With a vintage dress, thrift store decor, and three enthusiastic kids, there was no end to the fun. Plus, you’ll love their 1950s-meets-modern day family video invitation!
An orchid tux, peeks of yellow, and lots of ink
Christina and Alex had an orchid-theme wedding with lots of orchids in the bouquets, boutonnieres, centerpieces, and the cake. The groom even wore a custom-made tux with appliqued orchids all over it. Christina wore a ’50s-style cocktail dress and yellow heels that totally offset her amazing ink. Plus, her grandma was her maid of honor! D’aww.
Toni & Mark’s Civil War costumed picnic wedding
With a love for Civil War reenactment, it was no surprise that this couple and their friends were totally down for a period costume picnic. Add in tons of help from those friends and family with a potluck pulled pork feast, and you’ve got a community-supported party in the making. You’ll also want to hear the story of the groom saving the bride from a rogue box fan.
Our semi-offbeat mostly Mormon wedding
As a tween, Kynslie decided she’d never get married and signed a contract with her dad saying that if she did marry, her dad could punch the groom in the nose. Up until the last minute, she still wasn’t sure if he’d do it or not …
Rebecca & Kain Kaare’s vintage, camp ground, tea party wedding
We were on a very tight budget and ended up spending only $3000 including our wedding clothes, rings, and the honeymoon. We had the wedding party at a campground to save cash. For food, I made alot myself but also got sandwiches from Jimmy Johns because it’s my favorite food. Kaare drew the design for our wedding invitation so we were able to make those ourselves.
We went with an eclectic look; clashing bright colors (mostly orange and paisley), bowls of skittles mingled with tea cups, and cupcake stands we made ourselves out of vintage plates. We also included my husband’s heritage by having a traditional Norwegian wedding cake in addition to the cupcakes.
Sharla & Kris’ Moab, Utah Motorhead Wedding
The Offbeat Bride: Sharla, newspaper production designer (and OBT member “Firecracker“) Her Offbeat Partner: Kris, engineer Location & date of wedding: Moab, Utah — April 25, 2009 What made our wedding offbeat: We love Moab for its scenery and fantastic trails, so we chose to get married there. We had about 23 guests, no attendants, […]