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15 Sep 2009

autumn-graham1-copy Photo by Desiree Pfeiffer courtesy of Our Punk Rock Wedding

I'm sure you'll be seeing this wedding all over the web soon, I mean … GUH. Who wouldn't stop drop and roll at the site of that amazing wedding dress? Many thanks to the bride for submitting this shot to the Offbeat Bride photo pool this morning! If you want to know much, much more about this Portland, OR wedding, head to Automne & Graham's website. (Although be prepared for it to load slowly — there are a LOT of pictures on that front page.)

15 Sep 2009

I love this shot by Wisconsin's Red Gecko Photography, featuring Becca & Dave and their wedding party — including their fully kilted groomsmen!

Photo courtesy of Wisconsin's Red Gecko Studio

Photo courtesy of Wisconsin's Red Gecko Studio


That's just one of the amazing shots from this wedding — there's handfasting, rock climbing, keens, and sooo much more. Go look at Red Gecko Studio's blog to get the full scoop — and thanks to Ria for emailing me about this!

red-wedding-dressIf you're going to wear a red wedding dress, you owe it to yourself to have fun with it — like Puck is doing here, as captured by PixieVisionProductions.

Throw up your arms! Throw back your head! Live it up!

And no, I don't know who made the dress — but I can tell you ALL about the boots. They're Fleuvogs — the only heels that I find comfortable.

Oh, and wait until you see what the groom wore

The entire set of photos is over here.

Uncommon wedding dresses may be a little more common than you think. A Chinese designer showcased a flowing wedding dress sewn almost entirely out of peacock feathers in Nanjing, China this spring and a Hollywood couple had a duct tape wedding at Universal Studios, complete with a duct tape suit for the groom, a duct tape cake and duct tape flowers… it was even sponsored by Manco (Duck Products) of Avon, Ohio!

This saavy bride definitely wore white… white wool that is. FROM HER OWN FLOCK! Talk about DIY!

Louise Fairburn designed the dress, which cost £1,500, and had a spinner and a dressmaker spend 67 hours constructing it with wool from her rare Lincoln Longwool sheep, Olivia.

The award-winning sheep-breeder and English "Little Bo Peep" wanted her dress to make a statement about wool, and that it's not necessarily only meant for home-knitted beanies. The smashing handmade wedding dress purportedly stunned her husband (who was also outfitted in a wool waistcoat as well) when he first saw his future wife walking down the aisle.

Want more zany DIY dress ideas?!? I though so. Check out this elegant and classy gown made out of condoms, or this fresh and stunning little prom number made out of coffee filters!

Oh and PS: Thanks to everyone who emailed us about the wool dress! There were lots of you. :)

Not only does Alex & Mark's wedding (recently captured by none other than my Offbeat Intern Megan!) look like a slice of forest magic … but they provide a great answer to the question: when you're having a gender-blind wedding party, what should the Best Woman wear if she wants to look feminine, but still like she's a part of the groom's wedding party and not the bride's? Well, here's your solution:

A black dress with the same custom silk-screened tie as the groomsman!

To see more gorgeous shots from this Day of the Dead-themed Santa Cruz wedding, head on over to Megan's blog. And stay tuned for all the wedding details…


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