The offbeat bride: Kate, admin lackey (midwife-wanna-be)

Her offbeat partner: Matt, wind turbine tech

Location & date of wedding: My parents’ backyard in Wadsworth, Ohio. May 10, 2008.

What made our wedding offbeat: Well, first of all, we were already married! We met in a chemistry class last fall, got engaged by Thanksgiving, and decided we wanted to be married in February. So we went down to the courthouse with our parents while still planning the small ceremony in May.

Matt & I wanted a ceremony and dinner that was small, non-formal, and personal. No big, cold, overly-glittery venue for us. We didn’t want to spend much money, and neither of us had much time to put into planning, since we both work and go to school. I have much more fun planning events like this, though, so I gladly took on most of that task.

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Hi Ariel! I absolutely love your hair in your wedding photos. The ribbons are fabulous! While I wouldn’t do the exact same thing, I would love something with the ribbons or something like it. I don’t even know where to begin looking for either someone to do my hair for me or how I might possible do it myself. Do you have any suggestions? — Alicia

Hey, Alicia — it’s super easy to do your hair yourself if you go for ribbon falls like I did.

I had two pairs of falls, which were essentially just big elastic hair-ties with organza ribbon, yarn, and strips of fabric tied on to them. Seriously, that’s all they were. They’re super easy to make: get some big thick hair ties and buy some nice ribbon, and just tie the ribbon onto the ties. Tada! As for how to attach them, that’s a bit more complicated — but not much.

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