The Offbeat Bride: Alison, Editor (and OBT member)

Her offbeat partner: Matt, Marketing Administrator

Location & date of wedding: Wedding at the Glacier Lagoon Jokulsarlon In Iceland, Reception at The Free Library of Philadelphia — 09-09-09 wedding and 09-26-09 reception

What made our wedding offbeat: We got married at a glacier lagoon in Iceland.

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The offbeat bride: Chantal, Banker (and OBT member)

Her offbeat partner: Sean, Chef

Location & date of wedding: Studios In The Exchange, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada — August 29, 2009

What made our wedding offbeat: We decided to do our own take on tradition. We didn't want to eliminate traditions all together just because we didn't believe in them, we wanted to show how we could interpret them in our own unique way.

We were together for ten years already and didn't want it to be all about us getting married. We wanted it to be more of a celebration of the relationship we already had and are planning on continuing.

Continue reading "Chantal & Sean's dark red and black, rock 'n roll marriage party" →

Just want to send out a quick "happy birthday!" to Esther, who also informs me that this particular offbeat bride, is also soon to be an offbeat mama — she got pregnant on their wedding night!

The offbeat bride: Esther, Infographist

Her offbeat partner: Dan, Logistics Manager

Location & date of wedding: Westmount Park, Montreal, QC — August 15th, 2009

What made our wedding offbeat: Our wedding day was mostly stress-free. We spent less than $1000 by having our friends help. I bought my flowers at a little community-oriented shop by my house who gave me great deal. We chose to eat in the backyard of a restaurant COOP called Touski who nicely agreed to rent it to us for free and chose to get married in a Park, which was also free of cost. We had planned to distribute umbrellas in the event of rain but we were blessed with a sunny day. We chose an agnostic and open-minded officiant who did the ceremony in both French and English, since my fiance's family is American and mine is French-Canadian. I was lucky that my close friend did my make up, and another friend did the photography.

Continue reading "Esther & Dan's Bilingual, agnostic, awfully small, Montreal wedding" →

The Offbeat Bride: Mariesa, PR Account Executive (and OBT member)

Her offbeat partner: Gary, VP of Development, Alabama Public Television

Location & date of wedding: City Overlook, Vulcan Park, Birmingham, AL — September 6, 2009

What made our wedding offbeat: We wanted the entire weekend to be deeply personal. It also had to be fun and it needed to be affordable for us and for our out-of-town guests.

Continue reading "Mariesa & Gary's TV geek wedding (with a broken foot)" →

The offbeat bride: Lisa, content editor and writer

Her offbeat partner: Ewoud Benoist, careworker

Location & date of wedding: Chequers Hotel in Dalton-in-Furness, Cumbria, Uk — 17th July 2009

What made our wedding offbeat: I wore a red, 50s style dress made by Joanne Fleming in Brighton. I also wore a pearl necklace that belonged to my nanna who passed away in 2002. My bridesmaids wore black. The groom wore a black suit with matching red tie and a borsalino hat. And Ewoud and I walked back up the aisle to 'I Walk the Line' by Johnny Cash.

Continue reading "Lisa & Ewoud's 50s style wedding planned from Amsterdam" →