I'm seeing more and more folks doing Save The Date videos instead of cards — but this one from Jeff & Erin pretty much takes the cake. There's an eye patch! There's an evil kitty! There are Vietnamese subtitles! In a time … when height meant everything …

The video's currently got about 4000 views … let's see how long it takes before this one goes viral.

UPDATE: After we posted it here on Offbeat Bride, as we predicted the video went completely viral and showed up EVERYWHERE online and even international TV. For some reason (possibly related?) the youtube video is now private. You can still find it here, though.

It's been a long time since I featured wedding puppetry (remember this wedding with the male flower girl? Still one of my all-time favorites!), so I couldn't resist this video, which Lauren & Michael produced and played at their Chicago wedding. This is one part of a three-part video Lauren & Michael made, featuring puppet versions of themselves (plus puppies and goats) and a song that will be stuck in your head all day written by Michael:

To view the full video (which features puppet Lauren & Michael acting out their first date) click here!

OBT member Ang (check out the new Ang avatar since she became a married lady!) is back with part two of her helpful "how to" on streaming your wedding in the internets. (See part one here.) Again, this is the perfect way to include the people who can't be at your wedding, as well as a way to let all your OBB friends share in the live action wedding porn! (Sounds dirty don't it?)  -Megan

Alright so we're using Ustream because it's got lots of cool gadgets and it's FREE!

STEP ONE:

When you first get to U Stream you need to sign up. Ala this…

STEP TWO:

Put in all your info. I made this account just for you! And the birthday stuff is just to make sure you're old enough to use it, and if you forget your password.

STEP THREE:

Enter your profile info so that people can find you. For realism, I used my legal name…

Continue reading "How to broadcast your wedding live on the web — Part 2 of 4" →

The offbeat bride: Jessica

Her offbeat partner: Lorien, CEO of Pingg.com

Location & date of wedding: Wedding in Nevada desert, party in NYC loft — 10/3/09 wedding; 10/24/09 party

What made our wedding offbeat: Never a traditionalist. Always a rebel (unless it turns into a cliche). Terrified of weddings and every "walk down the aisle," "cut the cake" part of it.

Continue reading "Jessica & Lorien's Oliver Stone meets David Lynch fantasy wedding" →

This is OBT member Ang's advice for streaming your wedding live on the internets. This is awesome for people who aren't going to be able to make it to the wedding as well as for all your OBB friends to be able to ogle you.

Real time wedding porn, YAY!!! -Megan

So here's my situation. First and foremost we are on a budget so our guest list is limited. I am a techno geek, so most of my friends live inside my computer and are pretty far away. Even though several are going to be able to make it to my wedding, there are even more that won't be able to make it. Not to mention family and friends who won't be able to make an international trip, or who are in poor health and aren't supposed to travel. Originally I was planning on sending them all photo CDs, and doing a slideshow on our wedsite, but then I started thinking with my geek gland.

Back in March, one of my fabulous internet groups had several members who attended an expo in Chicago. ALL the members of the site had helped to fund raise, and everyone was excited about it. I decided try and stream it live, so all our online friends who couldn't be there could be participants. It was a resounding success, and everyone loved it. Why couldn't I use this self same technology for my wedding?

Continue reading "How to broadcast your wedding live on the web — Part 1 of 4" →