Announcing the birth of our sister site: Offbeat Mama!

I'm all for DIY, but sometimes a girl just needs a funky pair of wedding shoes or a perfect set of red fishnets to coordinate with her dress. I have my lusty consumer moments. Don't you? (if you're a vendor who would like to appear on offbeat bride, click here!)

The Etsy Wedding blog has done it again, sniffing out gorgeous custom letterpress invitations from Etsy seller Pistachio Press. Nope, they're not cheap. But man, they're inspiring.

26 Sep 2007

A few weeks ago I got some great feedback in the form of a book review over on Amazon:

I think it's a little funny that the chapter on bridal wear in Offbeat Bride does not even mention the possibility of the bride wearing – gasp – pants instead of a dress. Utilikilts get a mention — "Match your skirts!" — but even then does it not enter the picture that some brides are not into dresses.

Why, what an excellent point, and what a total oversight. While of course I couldn't cover every single breed of offbeat in the book (snowboard brides got short shrift, and transgendered Buddhists were completely ignored), writing about brides in pants is actually something I really wish I'd included.

In my poking around online I found a fair amount of inspiration for brides who wish to go the pants route, and even some awesome indie vendors…

Continue reading "Brides in pants" →

wedding shrugI know some of you out there are hard at work planning your winter weddings, and I can't help but link this dramatic shrug with its fabulous "evil queen" stand-up collar from Etsy seller Rohm.

I love this thing, and of course it gets major bonus points from me for being handcrafted and custom-made for each bride.

Etsy wedding tips —

A whole blog dedicated to using Etsy to shop for your wedding! Previously seen here on obb.com: Wedding shopping on Etsy.


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