Sep. 24, 2021 ADHD wedding planning: putting the FUN in executive dysfunction If you have ADHD, more than likely any type of "planning" is not your favorite activity. And yet, here you are: wedding planning with ADHD. Before you get overwhelmed and stop reading, listen to me: You can do this. I know, because I have ADHD and executive dysfunction and I planned not one but TWO weddings. Lemme help ease that overstimulated brain of yours and give you some tips on ADHD wedding planning. Read More Sep. 21, 2021 ATTN: Other people's cultures are NOT your wedding theme A letter from a reader: "I’m soooooo excited about you featuring Latino/x weddings for Hispanic Heritage Month — just PLEASE be mindful, respectful, and recognize that culture, customs, rituals, even religions are not a wedding theme." Where's the line between cultural appropriation and cultural appreciation with weddings? Read More Sep. 20, 2021 A Cuban-American Moonrise Kingdom-themed retro wedding Our wedding was a Moonrise Kingdom-themed epic night in which we celebrated everything and everyone we love. My family is from Cuba and Ian is half Cuban and half American, so we did a special Cuban Cafecito with Tata (my grandmother) ceremony as our "Unity Ceremony." Read More Sep. 17, 2021 These brides traded their big plans for a barefoot beach micro-wedding We had a big wedding planned. We had bridesmaids and everything! But during the pandemic… We decided to just take off without telling anyone and get married. We used nature as our decoration and it was more perfect than the big wedding we were planning ever could have been. Read More Sep. 13, 2021 This Oregon micro-wedding with a $31 dress casts a spell There were no bridesmaids, no flower girl, no Maid of Honor, no Best Man. There was no after-party, no toasts, no speeches. And you know what? It was fucking great. Read More Sep. 10, 2021 Proposing to my introvert boyfriend: the most empowering moment of my life This is the story of the most empowering moment of my life. Ok, I'm only 27, so I'm hoping to have a lot more empowering moments but, man, proposing to my introverted boyfriend was incredibly awesome. The best thing is that I did not expect it to feel this way… and I definitely did NOT expect his reaction! Read More More Recent Posts > Recent Wedding Inspo Jun. 21, 2021 Is this the best undercut wedding hairstyle OF ALL TIME!? Today we're here to talk about one very specific thing, and that very specific thing is this amazing undercut wedding hairstyle, rocked by Anna at her Jewish-Mexican wedding in Oxford, England. Anna's asymmetrical undercut wedding hair is impeccably styled, so let's take a look at it from every possible angle. Read More 3.6k Apr. 23, 2021 This nonbinary wedding outfit shows what's possible with gender-nonconforming wedding attire Here at Offbeat Bride, we're no newbs when it comes to gender nonconforming wedding attire. But this photoshoot? THIS photoshoot?!? It sets a new standard for what's possible with nonbinary wedding outfits. Read More Nov. 6, 2020 GROOM CROWN: for when your groom is a king In the lead up to our wedding day, my groom Sammy and I sat watching The Witcher. Both of us agreed the king's crown was cool. "You should wear a crown at the wedding!" I said, and Sammy laughed. Read More Oct. 19, 2020 Green wedding favors for your eco-friendly offbeat wedding Choose green wedding favors for your sustainable wedding — check out five awesome categories of eco-friendly wedding favors. Read More Oct. 12, 2020 The three Fs of vegan wedding menu planning: filling, flavors, and fotos Vegan wedding menu planning requires a multi sensory approach when you need to accommodate your carnivorous guests as well as the vegans. Our tips and examples make it easy. Read More 1.5k Aug. 21, 2020 YOU WEREN'T INVITED: Funny elopement announcements [Updated for 2021!] Ok, so you did it: you knew there might be blowback or hurt feelings, but you decided to elope anyway because, well, elopements are awesome. Now you're married, and you're looking for elopement announcement ideas. That's cool! If you're looking for elopement wording, cute elopement cards, and funny elopement announcements, we're here for you. Read More More Wedding Inspo > Recent Real Offbeat Weddings Sep. 20, 2021 A Cuban-American Moonrise Kingdom-themed retro wedding Our wedding was a Moonrise Kingdom-themed epic night in which we celebrated everything and everyone we love. My family is from Cuba and Ian is half Cuban and half American, so we did a special Cuban Cafecito with Tata (my grandmother) ceremony as our "Unity Ceremony." Read More Sep. 17, 2021 These brides traded their big plans for a barefoot beach micro-wedding We had a big wedding planned. We had bridesmaids and everything! But during the pandemic… We decided to just take off without telling anyone and get married. We used nature as our decoration and it was more perfect than the big wedding we were planning ever could have been. Read More Sep. 13, 2021 This Oregon micro-wedding with a $31 dress casts a spell There were no bridesmaids, no flower girl, no Maid of Honor, no Best Man. There was no after-party, no toasts, no speeches. And you know what? It was fucking great. Read More Sep. 3, 2021 A booklover's library wedding (with special appearances by Sonic the hedgehog) Books was our obvious wedding theme (the first indication being that the wedding was at a library), but my husband actually hates reading (…THE HORROR!), so we included some Sonic the Hedgehog elements because that's his all-time favorite video game. Read More Aug. 30, 2021 When you marry your high school sweetheart with a dreamy dance party love fest Our vows were tear-jerkers for sure but also definitely a couple of laughs in there. We have known each other for 14 years, we are high school sweethearts so there was so much to cover and we were very conscious of not wanting to go on and on… Read More Aug. 23, 2021 This blended family non-denominational wedding was COVID-safe and broadcast via ZOOM I come from a blended family, and there were no second thoughts when my partner disclosed him having two children from a prior marriage to me. When we met, everything settled naturally. Family is truly whoever you want it to be — I believe this whole-heartedly. Read More More Real Offbeat Weddings > Recent Advice Sep. 24, 2021 ADHD wedding planning: putting the FUN in executive dysfunction If you have ADHD, more than likely any type of "planning" is not your favorite activity. And yet, here you are: wedding planning with ADHD. Before you get overwhelmed and stop reading, listen to me: You can do this. I know, because I have ADHD and executive dysfunction and I planned not one but TWO weddings. Lemme help ease that overstimulated brain of yours and give you some tips on ADHD wedding planning. Read More Sep. 6, 2021 Introvert wedding reception ideas: have fun with NO DANCING Look, some of us want no dancing at our wedding. Maybe we're introverts. Maybe we're living with a disability or a chronic condition — or just feel like we've got two left feet. All reasons are valid — some of us just want no dancing at our weddings, and that's freaking awesome. Here are 15 introvert-friendly dance-free reception activities from real live Offbeat Bride readers. Read More Sep. 1, 2021 COVID-19 vaccine wedding invitation wording – TONS of examples! Setting boundaries with loved ones isn’t the easiest for many of us, so here are some wedding invitation wording examples for multiple COVID-19 vaccine requirement scenarios… plus cute invitation designs! Read More Aug. 20, 2021 Ours is written in blood: A wedding reading for book lovers My partner and I are huge book nerds. I recently published a love poem inspired by that fact… and I thought it might make a great reading for other bibliophile Offbeat Bride readers like us! Read More Aug. 13, 2021 Renaissance wedding playlist Renaissance themed weddings naturally need a Renaissance wedding playlist, but some of the most beautiful wedding music comes from the 1500s to 1700s. From Pachelbel's "Canon" to saucy madrigals, you can find some awesome music here. Read More Jul. 30, 2021 Budget breakdown for a $2k wedding (yes, that includes the honeymoon!) My partner and I got married for about $2,100 TOTAL – including rings, clothes, and honeymoon. Today, I'm going to do a budget breakdown of how we did it. Read More More Advice > Recent DIY Aug. 6, 2021 Honey: the inside-joke wedding favor for couples who met on Bumble These days, it seems like most couples meet on dating apps. If you and your sweety met on Bumble, and you want to have a brilliantly subtle little nod to your meet-cute origin story at your wedding, here's the perfect idea: HONEY wedding favors. Read More Oct. 19, 2020 Green wedding favors for your eco-friendly offbeat wedding Choose green wedding favors for your sustainable wedding — check out five awesome categories of eco-friendly wedding favors. Read More Oct. 12, 2020 The three Fs of vegan wedding menu planning: filling, flavors, and fotos Vegan wedding menu planning requires a multi sensory approach when you need to accommodate your carnivorous guests as well as the vegans. Our tips and examples make it easy. Read More Jul. 3, 2020 How to stream your wedding on Vimeo Vimeo is known for its high-quality streaming (in full HD up to 4k!), which means your wedding live stream will be top notch and look badass. It also offers a customizable video player, auto-adjusts for different internet speeds, has password protection, and no viewer limits. But is it cheap and easy to use? Let's look at how to stream your wedding on Vimeo. Read More 9.9k Jun. 26, 2020 How to live stream your wedding on Zoom in 2021 Having a wedding on Zoom seems pretty logical since it's become so popular and a lot of your friends and family might be using it. It offers up to 1,000 guests (up to 100 with the free version), live chat, and extended stream times if you opt for the pro version. You can even use your smartphone to stream without any fancy tech setups. Read More Feb. 21, 2020 Make these themed table cards with wedding QR codes for your geeky wedding What better way to make sure your guests are fueled by the same music, movies, and pop culture icons you love than this little DIY project involving wedding QR codes and thematic geeky table cards? Read More More DIY > Recent Stuff we love Jul. 23, 2021 Offbeat plus-size wedding dresses for your 2021 wedding If you're getting married in 2021, there's a decent chance that you actually wanted to get married last year, and had to delay. You may have already picked your dress out, or you may be on the hunt for the perfect plus-size wedding dress from a dressmaker who really gets inclusive sizing. So for all of us scrambling to get married after the shitshow that was 2020, I'm rounding up some of the best plus-size wedding dresses I've seen so far this year. And because this is Offbeat Bride, you'll find lots of bold colors and design elements like separates, embroidery, high-low hems, gothic vibes, and more! Read More Mar. 12, 2021 11 black wedding rings trending in 2021 Black wedding bands are definitely on-trend these days. They bring a darkly gothic vibe to your wedding jewelry, which makes them perfect for couples who lean towards the more grim end of the nontraditional spectrum. Ready to take a look at some of this year's hottest black wedding bands? Some of are cheap AF (like $200) and some of them are almost more art pieces than jewelry, up in the $30k range. Read More 1.6k Jan. 29, 2021 2021 unique wedding dress trends for Offbeat Brides If you click an Etsy link here on the website, we can see which products get purchased. This is super fun because it means we can see what's trending with Offbeat Brides! And when it comes to unique wedding dresses for 2021? Y'all are ON FIRE. Let's take a look at some of the wedding dress trends that are hot AF with Offbeat Brides this year. Read More 1.0k Jan. 8, 2021 2021 unique engagement ring trends for Offbeat Brides Part of how Offbeat Bride is able to stay online is what's known as affiliate sales. This means that when we feature a product on the site, if you click the link, we get a small percentage of products you buy. We can't see who buys what, but we CAN see which products get purchased… and we LOVE seeing what's trending with Offbeat Bride readers! These are the 10 most popular engagement rings with Offbeat Bride readers in 2021. Do you see yours? Read More 1.5k Dec. 4, 2020 Are naked engagement photos a thing now? We're about to head into engagement photo season. Insert the gauzy shots of couples smiling at each other, and the photos of folks holding hands in the park, with the engagement ring showing just so. We've all seen a million of these poses. But what if you could get the photos you need for your save-the-date cards and social media engagement announcements, while also getting shots LIKE THIS?! Read More 1.1k Nov. 27, 2020 Romantic vintage wedding dresses perfect for a backyard microwedding If we know Offbeat Brides at all, we know that y'all adore all things vintage, and that's especially vintage-styled wedding fashion. Combine all that with a (totally healthy!) love of all things 1920s, Downton Abbey, Edwardian, Flapper, Gatsby, Titanic, and Victorian … and we know that some of you are going to flip over these dresses! Read More More Stuff we love > Recent Wedding 101 Sep. 16, 2020 Accessible weddings with less stress Will your wedding be accessible? Maybe it should be, even if you and your partner don't have disabilities. Chances are good that someone in your wedding party or on your guest list does, even if it's not a visible disability. Let us share less-stress tricks for accessible weddings. Read More 1.7k Feb. 5, 2020 Hyphenated last names — the practical stuff Torn between hyphenated last names and changing your name when you get married? Offbeat Brides share some of the IRL consequences of hyphenating their own names, or their kids' names. Read More 1.5k Jul. 29, 2019 I bought my wedding dress on Etsy! Here are my tips for buying a custom dress online One element of my wedding with which I was fairly obsessed was finding a fun dress. I'm not a white gown kinda gal, so I was on the hunt for something colorful. I decided to test the waters in customizing a dress online. There are lots of stores that do that theses days, but I knew I wanted something from an independent seller who could really personalize the look itself. I'm already an avid Etsy window shopper, so it was all just a matter of narrowing down the search to a reputable designer who made dresses I liked. Easier said than done? Actually, it was pretty easy… Read More 1.1k Jul. 24, 2019 9 hidden benefits of hiring a day-of coordinator (that I learned at my wedding!) You're in the thick of wedding planning and it's starting to get hairy. Maybe you've hired an event planner, maybe a day-of coordinator, maybe a friend willing to lend a hand, or maybe you're going hard at it by yourself. If you're in the latter two camps, you may be thinking, "do I need to hire a day-of coordinator?" Here are a few of the benefits, hidden and otherwise, that I discovered when I hired a day-of coordinator for my wedding… Read More 1.2k Mar. 27, 2019 5 ways to save the planet (& your wallet!) while wedding planning Trying to find sustainable solutions for an eco-friendly wedding isn't always easy, especially when you're on a budget and trying not to over-complicate things. But hosting an eco-conscious event doesn't have to be impossible. And making sustainable choices isn't just for tree-huggers. Here are five Earth-friendly ideas that won't put any additional burden on your wallet or your special day… Read More 1.0k Jan. 23, 2019 6 tips for making your wedding website useful AND stylish Are you engaged? YAY! I have a feeling that a lot of you are thinking about wedding hashtags and websites and social media, oh my. Weddings are way more high tech these days and a wedding website is pretty standard fare now. Here's how to make yours great… Read More More Wedding 101 > Offbeat Bride: your source for wedding ideas and inclusive wedding planning What do you need to do today? I have no idea. I need Wedding Planning 101! I need tools and resources like wedding planning checklist and wedding spreadsheets Help me write my wedding ceremony or give me vow examples I need free officiant ordination & ceremony planning resources I just want to look at pretty dresses… FIND WHAT YOU NEED: What wedding planning advice & inspiration do you need today? Over 40 Ceremony Script Eloping Geeky Weddings Lesbian Weddings No Dancing No Wedding Party Polyamory Readings Micro-wedding Unity Ceremony Vow Examples A few of our fave wedding vendors Many Rivers Ministries Read More Studio 93 Read More Ross Lucksinger Photography Read More BeauMonde Originals Read More Browse our vendor guide > New online course from the author of Offbeat Bride DO YOU FEEL LIKE YOU'RE ALWAYS CHASING YOUR PARTNER? Ever feel like you're clingy, or have this nagging sense of being "too much" for your partner? If so, you might be dealing with anxious attachment… Take my quiz to see if anxious attachment is fucking with your wedding planning. ♥ Ariel, publisher of Offbeat Bride. PS: I believe in you. Copyright © 2003 - 2021 Offbeat Empire. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction in part or in whole is prohibited. Contact us Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | Monetized by SkimLinks
Sep. 21, 2021 ATTN: Other people's cultures are NOT your wedding theme A letter from a reader: "I’m soooooo excited about you featuring Latino/x weddings for Hispanic Heritage Month — just PLEASE be mindful, respectful, and recognize that culture, customs, rituals, even religions are not a wedding theme." Where's the line between cultural appropriation and cultural appreciation with weddings? Read More Sep. 20, 2021 A Cuban-American Moonrise Kingdom-themed retro wedding Our wedding was a Moonrise Kingdom-themed epic night in which we celebrated everything and everyone we love. My family is from Cuba and Ian is half Cuban and half American, so we did a special Cuban Cafecito with Tata (my grandmother) ceremony as our "Unity Ceremony." Read More Sep. 17, 2021 These brides traded their big plans for a barefoot beach micro-wedding We had a big wedding planned. We had bridesmaids and everything! But during the pandemic… We decided to just take off without telling anyone and get married. We used nature as our decoration and it was more perfect than the big wedding we were planning ever could have been. Read More Sep. 13, 2021 This Oregon micro-wedding with a $31 dress casts a spell There were no bridesmaids, no flower girl, no Maid of Honor, no Best Man. There was no after-party, no toasts, no speeches. And you know what? It was fucking great. Read More Sep. 10, 2021 Proposing to my introvert boyfriend: the most empowering moment of my life This is the story of the most empowering moment of my life. Ok, I'm only 27, so I'm hoping to have a lot more empowering moments but, man, proposing to my introverted boyfriend was incredibly awesome. The best thing is that I did not expect it to feel this way… and I definitely did NOT expect his reaction! Read More More Recent Posts > Recent Wedding Inspo Jun. 21, 2021 Is this the best undercut wedding hairstyle OF ALL TIME!? Today we're here to talk about one very specific thing, and that very specific thing is this amazing undercut wedding hairstyle, rocked by Anna at her Jewish-Mexican wedding in Oxford, England. Anna's asymmetrical undercut wedding hair is impeccably styled, so let's take a look at it from every possible angle. Read More 3.6k Apr. 23, 2021 This nonbinary wedding outfit shows what's possible with gender-nonconforming wedding attire Here at Offbeat Bride, we're no newbs when it comes to gender nonconforming wedding attire. But this photoshoot? THIS photoshoot?!? It sets a new standard for what's possible with nonbinary wedding outfits. Read More Nov. 6, 2020 GROOM CROWN: for when your groom is a king In the lead up to our wedding day, my groom Sammy and I sat watching The Witcher. Both of us agreed the king's crown was cool. "You should wear a crown at the wedding!" I said, and Sammy laughed. Read More Oct. 19, 2020 Green wedding favors for your eco-friendly offbeat wedding Choose green wedding favors for your sustainable wedding — check out five awesome categories of eco-friendly wedding favors. Read More Oct. 12, 2020 The three Fs of vegan wedding menu planning: filling, flavors, and fotos Vegan wedding menu planning requires a multi sensory approach when you need to accommodate your carnivorous guests as well as the vegans. Our tips and examples make it easy. Read More 1.5k Aug. 21, 2020 YOU WEREN'T INVITED: Funny elopement announcements [Updated for 2021!] Ok, so you did it: you knew there might be blowback or hurt feelings, but you decided to elope anyway because, well, elopements are awesome. Now you're married, and you're looking for elopement announcement ideas. That's cool! If you're looking for elopement wording, cute elopement cards, and funny elopement announcements, we're here for you. Read More More Wedding Inspo > Recent Real Offbeat Weddings Sep. 20, 2021 A Cuban-American Moonrise Kingdom-themed retro wedding Our wedding was a Moonrise Kingdom-themed epic night in which we celebrated everything and everyone we love. My family is from Cuba and Ian is half Cuban and half American, so we did a special Cuban Cafecito with Tata (my grandmother) ceremony as our "Unity Ceremony." Read More Sep. 17, 2021 These brides traded their big plans for a barefoot beach micro-wedding We had a big wedding planned. We had bridesmaids and everything! But during the pandemic… We decided to just take off without telling anyone and get married. We used nature as our decoration and it was more perfect than the big wedding we were planning ever could have been. Read More Sep. 13, 2021 This Oregon micro-wedding with a $31 dress casts a spell There were no bridesmaids, no flower girl, no Maid of Honor, no Best Man. There was no after-party, no toasts, no speeches. And you know what? It was fucking great. Read More Sep. 3, 2021 A booklover's library wedding (with special appearances by Sonic the hedgehog) Books was our obvious wedding theme (the first indication being that the wedding was at a library), but my husband actually hates reading (…THE HORROR!), so we included some Sonic the Hedgehog elements because that's his all-time favorite video game. Read More Aug. 30, 2021 When you marry your high school sweetheart with a dreamy dance party love fest Our vows were tear-jerkers for sure but also definitely a couple of laughs in there. We have known each other for 14 years, we are high school sweethearts so there was so much to cover and we were very conscious of not wanting to go on and on… Read More Aug. 23, 2021 This blended family non-denominational wedding was COVID-safe and broadcast via ZOOM I come from a blended family, and there were no second thoughts when my partner disclosed him having two children from a prior marriage to me. When we met, everything settled naturally. Family is truly whoever you want it to be — I believe this whole-heartedly. Read More More Real Offbeat Weddings > Recent Advice Sep. 24, 2021 ADHD wedding planning: putting the FUN in executive dysfunction If you have ADHD, more than likely any type of "planning" is not your favorite activity. And yet, here you are: wedding planning with ADHD. Before you get overwhelmed and stop reading, listen to me: You can do this. I know, because I have ADHD and executive dysfunction and I planned not one but TWO weddings. Lemme help ease that overstimulated brain of yours and give you some tips on ADHD wedding planning. Read More Sep. 6, 2021 Introvert wedding reception ideas: have fun with NO DANCING Look, some of us want no dancing at our wedding. Maybe we're introverts. Maybe we're living with a disability or a chronic condition — or just feel like we've got two left feet. All reasons are valid — some of us just want no dancing at our weddings, and that's freaking awesome. Here are 15 introvert-friendly dance-free reception activities from real live Offbeat Bride readers. Read More Sep. 1, 2021 COVID-19 vaccine wedding invitation wording – TONS of examples! Setting boundaries with loved ones isn’t the easiest for many of us, so here are some wedding invitation wording examples for multiple COVID-19 vaccine requirement scenarios… plus cute invitation designs! Read More Aug. 20, 2021 Ours is written in blood: A wedding reading for book lovers My partner and I are huge book nerds. I recently published a love poem inspired by that fact… and I thought it might make a great reading for other bibliophile Offbeat Bride readers like us! Read More Aug. 13, 2021 Renaissance wedding playlist Renaissance themed weddings naturally need a Renaissance wedding playlist, but some of the most beautiful wedding music comes from the 1500s to 1700s. From Pachelbel's "Canon" to saucy madrigals, you can find some awesome music here. Read More Jul. 30, 2021 Budget breakdown for a $2k wedding (yes, that includes the honeymoon!) My partner and I got married for about $2,100 TOTAL – including rings, clothes, and honeymoon. Today, I'm going to do a budget breakdown of how we did it. Read More More Advice > Recent DIY Aug. 6, 2021 Honey: the inside-joke wedding favor for couples who met on Bumble These days, it seems like most couples meet on dating apps. If you and your sweety met on Bumble, and you want to have a brilliantly subtle little nod to your meet-cute origin story at your wedding, here's the perfect idea: HONEY wedding favors. Read More Oct. 19, 2020 Green wedding favors for your eco-friendly offbeat wedding Choose green wedding favors for your sustainable wedding — check out five awesome categories of eco-friendly wedding favors. Read More Oct. 12, 2020 The three Fs of vegan wedding menu planning: filling, flavors, and fotos Vegan wedding menu planning requires a multi sensory approach when you need to accommodate your carnivorous guests as well as the vegans. Our tips and examples make it easy. Read More Jul. 3, 2020 How to stream your wedding on Vimeo Vimeo is known for its high-quality streaming (in full HD up to 4k!), which means your wedding live stream will be top notch and look badass. It also offers a customizable video player, auto-adjusts for different internet speeds, has password protection, and no viewer limits. But is it cheap and easy to use? Let's look at how to stream your wedding on Vimeo. Read More 9.9k Jun. 26, 2020 How to live stream your wedding on Zoom in 2021 Having a wedding on Zoom seems pretty logical since it's become so popular and a lot of your friends and family might be using it. It offers up to 1,000 guests (up to 100 with the free version), live chat, and extended stream times if you opt for the pro version. You can even use your smartphone to stream without any fancy tech setups. Read More Feb. 21, 2020 Make these themed table cards with wedding QR codes for your geeky wedding What better way to make sure your guests are fueled by the same music, movies, and pop culture icons you love than this little DIY project involving wedding QR codes and thematic geeky table cards? Read More More DIY > Recent Stuff we love Jul. 23, 2021 Offbeat plus-size wedding dresses for your 2021 wedding If you're getting married in 2021, there's a decent chance that you actually wanted to get married last year, and had to delay. You may have already picked your dress out, or you may be on the hunt for the perfect plus-size wedding dress from a dressmaker who really gets inclusive sizing. So for all of us scrambling to get married after the shitshow that was 2020, I'm rounding up some of the best plus-size wedding dresses I've seen so far this year. And because this is Offbeat Bride, you'll find lots of bold colors and design elements like separates, embroidery, high-low hems, gothic vibes, and more! Read More Mar. 12, 2021 11 black wedding rings trending in 2021 Black wedding bands are definitely on-trend these days. They bring a darkly gothic vibe to your wedding jewelry, which makes them perfect for couples who lean towards the more grim end of the nontraditional spectrum. Ready to take a look at some of this year's hottest black wedding bands? Some of are cheap AF (like $200) and some of them are almost more art pieces than jewelry, up in the $30k range. Read More 1.6k Jan. 29, 2021 2021 unique wedding dress trends for Offbeat Brides If you click an Etsy link here on the website, we can see which products get purchased. This is super fun because it means we can see what's trending with Offbeat Brides! And when it comes to unique wedding dresses for 2021? Y'all are ON FIRE. Let's take a look at some of the wedding dress trends that are hot AF with Offbeat Brides this year. Read More 1.0k Jan. 8, 2021 2021 unique engagement ring trends for Offbeat Brides Part of how Offbeat Bride is able to stay online is what's known as affiliate sales. This means that when we feature a product on the site, if you click the link, we get a small percentage of products you buy. We can't see who buys what, but we CAN see which products get purchased… and we LOVE seeing what's trending with Offbeat Bride readers! These are the 10 most popular engagement rings with Offbeat Bride readers in 2021. Do you see yours? Read More 1.5k Dec. 4, 2020 Are naked engagement photos a thing now? We're about to head into engagement photo season. Insert the gauzy shots of couples smiling at each other, and the photos of folks holding hands in the park, with the engagement ring showing just so. We've all seen a million of these poses. But what if you could get the photos you need for your save-the-date cards and social media engagement announcements, while also getting shots LIKE THIS?! Read More 1.1k Nov. 27, 2020 Romantic vintage wedding dresses perfect for a backyard microwedding If we know Offbeat Brides at all, we know that y'all adore all things vintage, and that's especially vintage-styled wedding fashion. Combine all that with a (totally healthy!) love of all things 1920s, Downton Abbey, Edwardian, Flapper, Gatsby, Titanic, and Victorian … and we know that some of you are going to flip over these dresses! Read More More Stuff we love > Recent Wedding 101 Sep. 16, 2020 Accessible weddings with less stress Will your wedding be accessible? Maybe it should be, even if you and your partner don't have disabilities. Chances are good that someone in your wedding party or on your guest list does, even if it's not a visible disability. Let us share less-stress tricks for accessible weddings. Read More 1.7k Feb. 5, 2020 Hyphenated last names — the practical stuff Torn between hyphenated last names and changing your name when you get married? Offbeat Brides share some of the IRL consequences of hyphenating their own names, or their kids' names. Read More 1.5k Jul. 29, 2019 I bought my wedding dress on Etsy! Here are my tips for buying a custom dress online One element of my wedding with which I was fairly obsessed was finding a fun dress. I'm not a white gown kinda gal, so I was on the hunt for something colorful. I decided to test the waters in customizing a dress online. There are lots of stores that do that theses days, but I knew I wanted something from an independent seller who could really personalize the look itself. I'm already an avid Etsy window shopper, so it was all just a matter of narrowing down the search to a reputable designer who made dresses I liked. Easier said than done? Actually, it was pretty easy… Read More 1.1k Jul. 24, 2019 9 hidden benefits of hiring a day-of coordinator (that I learned at my wedding!) You're in the thick of wedding planning and it's starting to get hairy. Maybe you've hired an event planner, maybe a day-of coordinator, maybe a friend willing to lend a hand, or maybe you're going hard at it by yourself. If you're in the latter two camps, you may be thinking, "do I need to hire a day-of coordinator?" Here are a few of the benefits, hidden and otherwise, that I discovered when I hired a day-of coordinator for my wedding… Read More 1.2k Mar. 27, 2019 5 ways to save the planet (& your wallet!) while wedding planning Trying to find sustainable solutions for an eco-friendly wedding isn't always easy, especially when you're on a budget and trying not to over-complicate things. But hosting an eco-conscious event doesn't have to be impossible. And making sustainable choices isn't just for tree-huggers. Here are five Earth-friendly ideas that won't put any additional burden on your wallet or your special day… Read More 1.0k Jan. 23, 2019 6 tips for making your wedding website useful AND stylish Are you engaged? YAY! I have a feeling that a lot of you are thinking about wedding hashtags and websites and social media, oh my. Weddings are way more high tech these days and a wedding website is pretty standard fare now. Here's how to make yours great… Read More More Wedding 101 > Offbeat Bride: your source for wedding ideas and inclusive wedding planning What do you need to do today? I have no idea. I need Wedding Planning 101! I need tools and resources like wedding planning checklist and wedding spreadsheets Help me write my wedding ceremony or give me vow examples I need free officiant ordination & ceremony planning resources I just want to look at pretty dresses… FIND WHAT YOU NEED: What wedding planning advice & inspiration do you need today? Over 40 Ceremony Script Eloping Geeky Weddings Lesbian Weddings No Dancing No Wedding Party Polyamory Readings Micro-wedding Unity Ceremony Vow Examples A few of our fave wedding vendors Many Rivers Ministries Read More Studio 93 Read More Ross Lucksinger Photography Read More BeauMonde Originals Read More Browse our vendor guide > New online course from the author of Offbeat Bride DO YOU FEEL LIKE YOU'RE ALWAYS CHASING YOUR PARTNER? Ever feel like you're clingy, or have this nagging sense of being "too much" for your partner? If so, you might be dealing with anxious attachment… Take my quiz to see if anxious attachment is fucking with your wedding planning. ♥ Ariel, publisher of Offbeat Bride. PS: I believe in you. Copyright © 2003 - 2021 Offbeat Empire. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction in part or in whole is prohibited. Contact us Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | Monetized by SkimLinks
Sep. 20, 2021 A Cuban-American Moonrise Kingdom-themed retro wedding Our wedding was a Moonrise Kingdom-themed epic night in which we celebrated everything and everyone we love. My family is from Cuba and Ian is half Cuban and half American, so we did a special Cuban Cafecito with Tata (my grandmother) ceremony as our "Unity Ceremony." Read More Sep. 17, 2021 These brides traded their big plans for a barefoot beach micro-wedding We had a big wedding planned. We had bridesmaids and everything! But during the pandemic… We decided to just take off without telling anyone and get married. We used nature as our decoration and it was more perfect than the big wedding we were planning ever could have been. Read More Sep. 13, 2021 This Oregon micro-wedding with a $31 dress casts a spell There were no bridesmaids, no flower girl, no Maid of Honor, no Best Man. There was no after-party, no toasts, no speeches. And you know what? It was fucking great. Read More Sep. 10, 2021 Proposing to my introvert boyfriend: the most empowering moment of my life This is the story of the most empowering moment of my life. Ok, I'm only 27, so I'm hoping to have a lot more empowering moments but, man, proposing to my introverted boyfriend was incredibly awesome. The best thing is that I did not expect it to feel this way… and I definitely did NOT expect his reaction! Read More More Recent Posts > Recent Wedding Inspo Jun. 21, 2021 Is this the best undercut wedding hairstyle OF ALL TIME!? Today we're here to talk about one very specific thing, and that very specific thing is this amazing undercut wedding hairstyle, rocked by Anna at her Jewish-Mexican wedding in Oxford, England. Anna's asymmetrical undercut wedding hair is impeccably styled, so let's take a look at it from every possible angle. Read More 3.6k Apr. 23, 2021 This nonbinary wedding outfit shows what's possible with gender-nonconforming wedding attire Here at Offbeat Bride, we're no newbs when it comes to gender nonconforming wedding attire. But this photoshoot? THIS photoshoot?!? It sets a new standard for what's possible with nonbinary wedding outfits. Read More Nov. 6, 2020 GROOM CROWN: for when your groom is a king In the lead up to our wedding day, my groom Sammy and I sat watching The Witcher. Both of us agreed the king's crown was cool. "You should wear a crown at the wedding!" I said, and Sammy laughed. Read More Oct. 19, 2020 Green wedding favors for your eco-friendly offbeat wedding Choose green wedding favors for your sustainable wedding — check out five awesome categories of eco-friendly wedding favors. Read More Oct. 12, 2020 The three Fs of vegan wedding menu planning: filling, flavors, and fotos Vegan wedding menu planning requires a multi sensory approach when you need to accommodate your carnivorous guests as well as the vegans. Our tips and examples make it easy. Read More 1.5k Aug. 21, 2020 YOU WEREN'T INVITED: Funny elopement announcements [Updated for 2021!] Ok, so you did it: you knew there might be blowback or hurt feelings, but you decided to elope anyway because, well, elopements are awesome. Now you're married, and you're looking for elopement announcement ideas. That's cool! If you're looking for elopement wording, cute elopement cards, and funny elopement announcements, we're here for you. Read More More Wedding Inspo > Recent Real Offbeat Weddings Sep. 20, 2021 A Cuban-American Moonrise Kingdom-themed retro wedding Our wedding was a Moonrise Kingdom-themed epic night in which we celebrated everything and everyone we love. My family is from Cuba and Ian is half Cuban and half American, so we did a special Cuban Cafecito with Tata (my grandmother) ceremony as our "Unity Ceremony." Read More Sep. 17, 2021 These brides traded their big plans for a barefoot beach micro-wedding We had a big wedding planned. We had bridesmaids and everything! But during the pandemic… We decided to just take off without telling anyone and get married. We used nature as our decoration and it was more perfect than the big wedding we were planning ever could have been. Read More Sep. 13, 2021 This Oregon micro-wedding with a $31 dress casts a spell There were no bridesmaids, no flower girl, no Maid of Honor, no Best Man. There was no after-party, no toasts, no speeches. And you know what? It was fucking great. Read More Sep. 3, 2021 A booklover's library wedding (with special appearances by Sonic the hedgehog) Books was our obvious wedding theme (the first indication being that the wedding was at a library), but my husband actually hates reading (…THE HORROR!), so we included some Sonic the Hedgehog elements because that's his all-time favorite video game. Read More Aug. 30, 2021 When you marry your high school sweetheart with a dreamy dance party love fest Our vows were tear-jerkers for sure but also definitely a couple of laughs in there. We have known each other for 14 years, we are high school sweethearts so there was so much to cover and we were very conscious of not wanting to go on and on… Read More Aug. 23, 2021 This blended family non-denominational wedding was COVID-safe and broadcast via ZOOM I come from a blended family, and there were no second thoughts when my partner disclosed him having two children from a prior marriage to me. When we met, everything settled naturally. Family is truly whoever you want it to be — I believe this whole-heartedly. Read More More Real Offbeat Weddings > Recent Advice Sep. 24, 2021 ADHD wedding planning: putting the FUN in executive dysfunction If you have ADHD, more than likely any type of "planning" is not your favorite activity. And yet, here you are: wedding planning with ADHD. Before you get overwhelmed and stop reading, listen to me: You can do this. I know, because I have ADHD and executive dysfunction and I planned not one but TWO weddings. Lemme help ease that overstimulated brain of yours and give you some tips on ADHD wedding planning. Read More Sep. 6, 2021 Introvert wedding reception ideas: have fun with NO DANCING Look, some of us want no dancing at our wedding. Maybe we're introverts. Maybe we're living with a disability or a chronic condition — or just feel like we've got two left feet. All reasons are valid — some of us just want no dancing at our weddings, and that's freaking awesome. Here are 15 introvert-friendly dance-free reception activities from real live Offbeat Bride readers. Read More Sep. 1, 2021 COVID-19 vaccine wedding invitation wording – TONS of examples! Setting boundaries with loved ones isn’t the easiest for many of us, so here are some wedding invitation wording examples for multiple COVID-19 vaccine requirement scenarios… plus cute invitation designs! Read More Aug. 20, 2021 Ours is written in blood: A wedding reading for book lovers My partner and I are huge book nerds. I recently published a love poem inspired by that fact… and I thought it might make a great reading for other bibliophile Offbeat Bride readers like us! Read More Aug. 13, 2021 Renaissance wedding playlist Renaissance themed weddings naturally need a Renaissance wedding playlist, but some of the most beautiful wedding music comes from the 1500s to 1700s. From Pachelbel's "Canon" to saucy madrigals, you can find some awesome music here. Read More Jul. 30, 2021 Budget breakdown for a $2k wedding (yes, that includes the honeymoon!) My partner and I got married for about $2,100 TOTAL – including rings, clothes, and honeymoon. Today, I'm going to do a budget breakdown of how we did it. Read More More Advice > Recent DIY Aug. 6, 2021 Honey: the inside-joke wedding favor for couples who met on Bumble These days, it seems like most couples meet on dating apps. If you and your sweety met on Bumble, and you want to have a brilliantly subtle little nod to your meet-cute origin story at your wedding, here's the perfect idea: HONEY wedding favors. Read More Oct. 19, 2020 Green wedding favors for your eco-friendly offbeat wedding Choose green wedding favors for your sustainable wedding — check out five awesome categories of eco-friendly wedding favors. Read More Oct. 12, 2020 The three Fs of vegan wedding menu planning: filling, flavors, and fotos Vegan wedding menu planning requires a multi sensory approach when you need to accommodate your carnivorous guests as well as the vegans. Our tips and examples make it easy. Read More Jul. 3, 2020 How to stream your wedding on Vimeo Vimeo is known for its high-quality streaming (in full HD up to 4k!), which means your wedding live stream will be top notch and look badass. It also offers a customizable video player, auto-adjusts for different internet speeds, has password protection, and no viewer limits. But is it cheap and easy to use? Let's look at how to stream your wedding on Vimeo. Read More 9.9k Jun. 26, 2020 How to live stream your wedding on Zoom in 2021 Having a wedding on Zoom seems pretty logical since it's become so popular and a lot of your friends and family might be using it. It offers up to 1,000 guests (up to 100 with the free version), live chat, and extended stream times if you opt for the pro version. You can even use your smartphone to stream without any fancy tech setups. Read More Feb. 21, 2020 Make these themed table cards with wedding QR codes for your geeky wedding What better way to make sure your guests are fueled by the same music, movies, and pop culture icons you love than this little DIY project involving wedding QR codes and thematic geeky table cards? Read More More DIY > Recent Stuff we love Jul. 23, 2021 Offbeat plus-size wedding dresses for your 2021 wedding If you're getting married in 2021, there's a decent chance that you actually wanted to get married last year, and had to delay. You may have already picked your dress out, or you may be on the hunt for the perfect plus-size wedding dress from a dressmaker who really gets inclusive sizing. So for all of us scrambling to get married after the shitshow that was 2020, I'm rounding up some of the best plus-size wedding dresses I've seen so far this year. And because this is Offbeat Bride, you'll find lots of bold colors and design elements like separates, embroidery, high-low hems, gothic vibes, and more! Read More Mar. 12, 2021 11 black wedding rings trending in 2021 Black wedding bands are definitely on-trend these days. They bring a darkly gothic vibe to your wedding jewelry, which makes them perfect for couples who lean towards the more grim end of the nontraditional spectrum. Ready to take a look at some of this year's hottest black wedding bands? Some of are cheap AF (like $200) and some of them are almost more art pieces than jewelry, up in the $30k range. Read More 1.6k Jan. 29, 2021 2021 unique wedding dress trends for Offbeat Brides If you click an Etsy link here on the website, we can see which products get purchased. This is super fun because it means we can see what's trending with Offbeat Brides! And when it comes to unique wedding dresses for 2021? Y'all are ON FIRE. Let's take a look at some of the wedding dress trends that are hot AF with Offbeat Brides this year. Read More 1.0k Jan. 8, 2021 2021 unique engagement ring trends for Offbeat Brides Part of how Offbeat Bride is able to stay online is what's known as affiliate sales. This means that when we feature a product on the site, if you click the link, we get a small percentage of products you buy. We can't see who buys what, but we CAN see which products get purchased… and we LOVE seeing what's trending with Offbeat Bride readers! These are the 10 most popular engagement rings with Offbeat Bride readers in 2021. Do you see yours? Read More 1.5k Dec. 4, 2020 Are naked engagement photos a thing now? We're about to head into engagement photo season. Insert the gauzy shots of couples smiling at each other, and the photos of folks holding hands in the park, with the engagement ring showing just so. We've all seen a million of these poses. But what if you could get the photos you need for your save-the-date cards and social media engagement announcements, while also getting shots LIKE THIS?! Read More 1.1k Nov. 27, 2020 Romantic vintage wedding dresses perfect for a backyard microwedding If we know Offbeat Brides at all, we know that y'all adore all things vintage, and that's especially vintage-styled wedding fashion. Combine all that with a (totally healthy!) love of all things 1920s, Downton Abbey, Edwardian, Flapper, Gatsby, Titanic, and Victorian … and we know that some of you are going to flip over these dresses! Read More More Stuff we love > Recent Wedding 101 Sep. 16, 2020 Accessible weddings with less stress Will your wedding be accessible? Maybe it should be, even if you and your partner don't have disabilities. Chances are good that someone in your wedding party or on your guest list does, even if it's not a visible disability. Let us share less-stress tricks for accessible weddings. Read More 1.7k Feb. 5, 2020 Hyphenated last names — the practical stuff Torn between hyphenated last names and changing your name when you get married? Offbeat Brides share some of the IRL consequences of hyphenating their own names, or their kids' names. Read More 1.5k Jul. 29, 2019 I bought my wedding dress on Etsy! Here are my tips for buying a custom dress online One element of my wedding with which I was fairly obsessed was finding a fun dress. I'm not a white gown kinda gal, so I was on the hunt for something colorful. I decided to test the waters in customizing a dress online. There are lots of stores that do that theses days, but I knew I wanted something from an independent seller who could really personalize the look itself. I'm already an avid Etsy window shopper, so it was all just a matter of narrowing down the search to a reputable designer who made dresses I liked. Easier said than done? Actually, it was pretty easy… Read More 1.1k Jul. 24, 2019 9 hidden benefits of hiring a day-of coordinator (that I learned at my wedding!) You're in the thick of wedding planning and it's starting to get hairy. Maybe you've hired an event planner, maybe a day-of coordinator, maybe a friend willing to lend a hand, or maybe you're going hard at it by yourself. If you're in the latter two camps, you may be thinking, "do I need to hire a day-of coordinator?" Here are a few of the benefits, hidden and otherwise, that I discovered when I hired a day-of coordinator for my wedding… Read More 1.2k Mar. 27, 2019 5 ways to save the planet (& your wallet!) while wedding planning Trying to find sustainable solutions for an eco-friendly wedding isn't always easy, especially when you're on a budget and trying not to over-complicate things. But hosting an eco-conscious event doesn't have to be impossible. And making sustainable choices isn't just for tree-huggers. Here are five Earth-friendly ideas that won't put any additional burden on your wallet or your special day… Read More 1.0k Jan. 23, 2019 6 tips for making your wedding website useful AND stylish Are you engaged? YAY! I have a feeling that a lot of you are thinking about wedding hashtags and websites and social media, oh my. Weddings are way more high tech these days and a wedding website is pretty standard fare now. Here's how to make yours great… Read More More Wedding 101 > Offbeat Bride: your source for wedding ideas and inclusive wedding planning What do you need to do today? I have no idea. I need Wedding Planning 101! I need tools and resources like wedding planning checklist and wedding spreadsheets Help me write my wedding ceremony or give me vow examples I need free officiant ordination & ceremony planning resources I just want to look at pretty dresses… FIND WHAT YOU NEED: What wedding planning advice & inspiration do you need today? Over 40 Ceremony Script Eloping Geeky Weddings Lesbian Weddings No Dancing No Wedding Party Polyamory Readings Micro-wedding Unity Ceremony Vow Examples A few of our fave wedding vendors Many Rivers Ministries Read More Studio 93 Read More Ross Lucksinger Photography Read More BeauMonde Originals Read More Browse our vendor guide > New online course from the author of Offbeat Bride DO YOU FEEL LIKE YOU'RE ALWAYS CHASING YOUR PARTNER? Ever feel like you're clingy, or have this nagging sense of being "too much" for your partner? If so, you might be dealing with anxious attachment… Take my quiz to see if anxious attachment is fucking with your wedding planning. ♥ Ariel, publisher of Offbeat Bride. PS: I believe in you. Copyright © 2003 - 2021 Offbeat Empire. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction in part or in whole is prohibited. Contact us Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | Monetized by SkimLinks
Sep. 17, 2021 These brides traded their big plans for a barefoot beach micro-wedding We had a big wedding planned. We had bridesmaids and everything! But during the pandemic… We decided to just take off without telling anyone and get married. We used nature as our decoration and it was more perfect than the big wedding we were planning ever could have been. Read More Sep. 13, 2021 This Oregon micro-wedding with a $31 dress casts a spell There were no bridesmaids, no flower girl, no Maid of Honor, no Best Man. There was no after-party, no toasts, no speeches. And you know what? It was fucking great. Read More Sep. 10, 2021 Proposing to my introvert boyfriend: the most empowering moment of my life This is the story of the most empowering moment of my life. Ok, I'm only 27, so I'm hoping to have a lot more empowering moments but, man, proposing to my introverted boyfriend was incredibly awesome. The best thing is that I did not expect it to feel this way… and I definitely did NOT expect his reaction! Read More More Recent Posts > Recent Wedding Inspo Jun. 21, 2021 Is this the best undercut wedding hairstyle OF ALL TIME!? Today we're here to talk about one very specific thing, and that very specific thing is this amazing undercut wedding hairstyle, rocked by Anna at her Jewish-Mexican wedding in Oxford, England. Anna's asymmetrical undercut wedding hair is impeccably styled, so let's take a look at it from every possible angle. Read More 3.6k Apr. 23, 2021 This nonbinary wedding outfit shows what's possible with gender-nonconforming wedding attire Here at Offbeat Bride, we're no newbs when it comes to gender nonconforming wedding attire. But this photoshoot? THIS photoshoot?!? It sets a new standard for what's possible with nonbinary wedding outfits. Read More Nov. 6, 2020 GROOM CROWN: for when your groom is a king In the lead up to our wedding day, my groom Sammy and I sat watching The Witcher. Both of us agreed the king's crown was cool. "You should wear a crown at the wedding!" I said, and Sammy laughed. Read More Oct. 19, 2020 Green wedding favors for your eco-friendly offbeat wedding Choose green wedding favors for your sustainable wedding — check out five awesome categories of eco-friendly wedding favors. Read More Oct. 12, 2020 The three Fs of vegan wedding menu planning: filling, flavors, and fotos Vegan wedding menu planning requires a multi sensory approach when you need to accommodate your carnivorous guests as well as the vegans. Our tips and examples make it easy. Read More 1.5k Aug. 21, 2020 YOU WEREN'T INVITED: Funny elopement announcements [Updated for 2021!] Ok, so you did it: you knew there might be blowback or hurt feelings, but you decided to elope anyway because, well, elopements are awesome. Now you're married, and you're looking for elopement announcement ideas. That's cool! If you're looking for elopement wording, cute elopement cards, and funny elopement announcements, we're here for you. Read More More Wedding Inspo > Recent Real Offbeat Weddings Sep. 20, 2021 A Cuban-American Moonrise Kingdom-themed retro wedding Our wedding was a Moonrise Kingdom-themed epic night in which we celebrated everything and everyone we love. My family is from Cuba and Ian is half Cuban and half American, so we did a special Cuban Cafecito with Tata (my grandmother) ceremony as our "Unity Ceremony." Read More Sep. 17, 2021 These brides traded their big plans for a barefoot beach micro-wedding We had a big wedding planned. We had bridesmaids and everything! But during the pandemic… We decided to just take off without telling anyone and get married. We used nature as our decoration and it was more perfect than the big wedding we were planning ever could have been. Read More Sep. 13, 2021 This Oregon micro-wedding with a $31 dress casts a spell There were no bridesmaids, no flower girl, no Maid of Honor, no Best Man. There was no after-party, no toasts, no speeches. And you know what? It was fucking great. Read More Sep. 3, 2021 A booklover's library wedding (with special appearances by Sonic the hedgehog) Books was our obvious wedding theme (the first indication being that the wedding was at a library), but my husband actually hates reading (…THE HORROR!), so we included some Sonic the Hedgehog elements because that's his all-time favorite video game. Read More Aug. 30, 2021 When you marry your high school sweetheart with a dreamy dance party love fest Our vows were tear-jerkers for sure but also definitely a couple of laughs in there. We have known each other for 14 years, we are high school sweethearts so there was so much to cover and we were very conscious of not wanting to go on and on… Read More Aug. 23, 2021 This blended family non-denominational wedding was COVID-safe and broadcast via ZOOM I come from a blended family, and there were no second thoughts when my partner disclosed him having two children from a prior marriage to me. When we met, everything settled naturally. Family is truly whoever you want it to be — I believe this whole-heartedly. Read More More Real Offbeat Weddings > Recent Advice Sep. 24, 2021 ADHD wedding planning: putting the FUN in executive dysfunction If you have ADHD, more than likely any type of "planning" is not your favorite activity. And yet, here you are: wedding planning with ADHD. Before you get overwhelmed and stop reading, listen to me: You can do this. I know, because I have ADHD and executive dysfunction and I planned not one but TWO weddings. Lemme help ease that overstimulated brain of yours and give you some tips on ADHD wedding planning. Read More Sep. 6, 2021 Introvert wedding reception ideas: have fun with NO DANCING Look, some of us want no dancing at our wedding. Maybe we're introverts. Maybe we're living with a disability or a chronic condition — or just feel like we've got two left feet. All reasons are valid — some of us just want no dancing at our weddings, and that's freaking awesome. Here are 15 introvert-friendly dance-free reception activities from real live Offbeat Bride readers. Read More Sep. 1, 2021 COVID-19 vaccine wedding invitation wording – TONS of examples! Setting boundaries with loved ones isn’t the easiest for many of us, so here are some wedding invitation wording examples for multiple COVID-19 vaccine requirement scenarios… plus cute invitation designs! Read More Aug. 20, 2021 Ours is written in blood: A wedding reading for book lovers My partner and I are huge book nerds. I recently published a love poem inspired by that fact… and I thought it might make a great reading for other bibliophile Offbeat Bride readers like us! Read More Aug. 13, 2021 Renaissance wedding playlist Renaissance themed weddings naturally need a Renaissance wedding playlist, but some of the most beautiful wedding music comes from the 1500s to 1700s. From Pachelbel's "Canon" to saucy madrigals, you can find some awesome music here. Read More Jul. 30, 2021 Budget breakdown for a $2k wedding (yes, that includes the honeymoon!) My partner and I got married for about $2,100 TOTAL – including rings, clothes, and honeymoon. Today, I'm going to do a budget breakdown of how we did it. Read More More Advice > Recent DIY Aug. 6, 2021 Honey: the inside-joke wedding favor for couples who met on Bumble These days, it seems like most couples meet on dating apps. If you and your sweety met on Bumble, and you want to have a brilliantly subtle little nod to your meet-cute origin story at your wedding, here's the perfect idea: HONEY wedding favors. Read More Oct. 19, 2020 Green wedding favors for your eco-friendly offbeat wedding Choose green wedding favors for your sustainable wedding — check out five awesome categories of eco-friendly wedding favors. Read More Oct. 12, 2020 The three Fs of vegan wedding menu planning: filling, flavors, and fotos Vegan wedding menu planning requires a multi sensory approach when you need to accommodate your carnivorous guests as well as the vegans. Our tips and examples make it easy. Read More Jul. 3, 2020 How to stream your wedding on Vimeo Vimeo is known for its high-quality streaming (in full HD up to 4k!), which means your wedding live stream will be top notch and look badass. It also offers a customizable video player, auto-adjusts for different internet speeds, has password protection, and no viewer limits. But is it cheap and easy to use? Let's look at how to stream your wedding on Vimeo. Read More 9.9k Jun. 26, 2020 How to live stream your wedding on Zoom in 2021 Having a wedding on Zoom seems pretty logical since it's become so popular and a lot of your friends and family might be using it. It offers up to 1,000 guests (up to 100 with the free version), live chat, and extended stream times if you opt for the pro version. You can even use your smartphone to stream without any fancy tech setups. Read More Feb. 21, 2020 Make these themed table cards with wedding QR codes for your geeky wedding What better way to make sure your guests are fueled by the same music, movies, and pop culture icons you love than this little DIY project involving wedding QR codes and thematic geeky table cards? Read More More DIY > Recent Stuff we love Jul. 23, 2021 Offbeat plus-size wedding dresses for your 2021 wedding If you're getting married in 2021, there's a decent chance that you actually wanted to get married last year, and had to delay. You may have already picked your dress out, or you may be on the hunt for the perfect plus-size wedding dress from a dressmaker who really gets inclusive sizing. So for all of us scrambling to get married after the shitshow that was 2020, I'm rounding up some of the best plus-size wedding dresses I've seen so far this year. And because this is Offbeat Bride, you'll find lots of bold colors and design elements like separates, embroidery, high-low hems, gothic vibes, and more! Read More Mar. 12, 2021 11 black wedding rings trending in 2021 Black wedding bands are definitely on-trend these days. They bring a darkly gothic vibe to your wedding jewelry, which makes them perfect for couples who lean towards the more grim end of the nontraditional spectrum. Ready to take a look at some of this year's hottest black wedding bands? Some of are cheap AF (like $200) and some of them are almost more art pieces than jewelry, up in the $30k range. Read More 1.6k Jan. 29, 2021 2021 unique wedding dress trends for Offbeat Brides If you click an Etsy link here on the website, we can see which products get purchased. This is super fun because it means we can see what's trending with Offbeat Brides! And when it comes to unique wedding dresses for 2021? Y'all are ON FIRE. Let's take a look at some of the wedding dress trends that are hot AF with Offbeat Brides this year. Read More 1.0k Jan. 8, 2021 2021 unique engagement ring trends for Offbeat Brides Part of how Offbeat Bride is able to stay online is what's known as affiliate sales. This means that when we feature a product on the site, if you click the link, we get a small percentage of products you buy. We can't see who buys what, but we CAN see which products get purchased… and we LOVE seeing what's trending with Offbeat Bride readers! These are the 10 most popular engagement rings with Offbeat Bride readers in 2021. Do you see yours? Read More 1.5k Dec. 4, 2020 Are naked engagement photos a thing now? We're about to head into engagement photo season. Insert the gauzy shots of couples smiling at each other, and the photos of folks holding hands in the park, with the engagement ring showing just so. We've all seen a million of these poses. But what if you could get the photos you need for your save-the-date cards and social media engagement announcements, while also getting shots LIKE THIS?! Read More 1.1k Nov. 27, 2020 Romantic vintage wedding dresses perfect for a backyard microwedding If we know Offbeat Brides at all, we know that y'all adore all things vintage, and that's especially vintage-styled wedding fashion. Combine all that with a (totally healthy!) love of all things 1920s, Downton Abbey, Edwardian, Flapper, Gatsby, Titanic, and Victorian … and we know that some of you are going to flip over these dresses! Read More More Stuff we love > Recent Wedding 101 Sep. 16, 2020 Accessible weddings with less stress Will your wedding be accessible? Maybe it should be, even if you and your partner don't have disabilities. Chances are good that someone in your wedding party or on your guest list does, even if it's not a visible disability. Let us share less-stress tricks for accessible weddings. Read More 1.7k Feb. 5, 2020 Hyphenated last names — the practical stuff Torn between hyphenated last names and changing your name when you get married? Offbeat Brides share some of the IRL consequences of hyphenating their own names, or their kids' names. Read More 1.5k Jul. 29, 2019 I bought my wedding dress on Etsy! Here are my tips for buying a custom dress online One element of my wedding with which I was fairly obsessed was finding a fun dress. I'm not a white gown kinda gal, so I was on the hunt for something colorful. I decided to test the waters in customizing a dress online. There are lots of stores that do that theses days, but I knew I wanted something from an independent seller who could really personalize the look itself. I'm already an avid Etsy window shopper, so it was all just a matter of narrowing down the search to a reputable designer who made dresses I liked. Easier said than done? Actually, it was pretty easy… Read More 1.1k Jul. 24, 2019 9 hidden benefits of hiring a day-of coordinator (that I learned at my wedding!) You're in the thick of wedding planning and it's starting to get hairy. Maybe you've hired an event planner, maybe a day-of coordinator, maybe a friend willing to lend a hand, or maybe you're going hard at it by yourself. If you're in the latter two camps, you may be thinking, "do I need to hire a day-of coordinator?" Here are a few of the benefits, hidden and otherwise, that I discovered when I hired a day-of coordinator for my wedding… Read More 1.2k Mar. 27, 2019 5 ways to save the planet (& your wallet!) while wedding planning Trying to find sustainable solutions for an eco-friendly wedding isn't always easy, especially when you're on a budget and trying not to over-complicate things. But hosting an eco-conscious event doesn't have to be impossible. And making sustainable choices isn't just for tree-huggers. Here are five Earth-friendly ideas that won't put any additional burden on your wallet or your special day… Read More 1.0k Jan. 23, 2019 6 tips for making your wedding website useful AND stylish Are you engaged? YAY! I have a feeling that a lot of you are thinking about wedding hashtags and websites and social media, oh my. Weddings are way more high tech these days and a wedding website is pretty standard fare now. Here's how to make yours great… Read More More Wedding 101 > Offbeat Bride: your source for wedding ideas and inclusive wedding planning What do you need to do today? I have no idea. I need Wedding Planning 101! I need tools and resources like wedding planning checklist and wedding spreadsheets Help me write my wedding ceremony or give me vow examples I need free officiant ordination & ceremony planning resources I just want to look at pretty dresses… FIND WHAT YOU NEED: What wedding planning advice & inspiration do you need today? Over 40 Ceremony Script Eloping Geeky Weddings Lesbian Weddings No Dancing No Wedding Party Polyamory Readings Micro-wedding Unity Ceremony Vow Examples A few of our fave wedding vendors Many Rivers Ministries Read More Studio 93 Read More Ross Lucksinger Photography Read More BeauMonde Originals Read More Browse our vendor guide > New online course from the author of Offbeat Bride DO YOU FEEL LIKE YOU'RE ALWAYS CHASING YOUR PARTNER? Ever feel like you're clingy, or have this nagging sense of being "too much" for your partner? If so, you might be dealing with anxious attachment… Take my quiz to see if anxious attachment is fucking with your wedding planning. ♥ Ariel, publisher of Offbeat Bride. PS: I believe in you. Copyright © 2003 - 2021 Offbeat Empire. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction in part or in whole is prohibited. Contact us Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | Monetized by SkimLinks
Sep. 13, 2021 This Oregon micro-wedding with a $31 dress casts a spell There were no bridesmaids, no flower girl, no Maid of Honor, no Best Man. There was no after-party, no toasts, no speeches. And you know what? It was fucking great. Read More Sep. 10, 2021 Proposing to my introvert boyfriend: the most empowering moment of my life This is the story of the most empowering moment of my life. Ok, I'm only 27, so I'm hoping to have a lot more empowering moments but, man, proposing to my introverted boyfriend was incredibly awesome. The best thing is that I did not expect it to feel this way… and I definitely did NOT expect his reaction! Read More More Recent Posts > Recent Wedding Inspo Jun. 21, 2021 Is this the best undercut wedding hairstyle OF ALL TIME!? Today we're here to talk about one very specific thing, and that very specific thing is this amazing undercut wedding hairstyle, rocked by Anna at her Jewish-Mexican wedding in Oxford, England. Anna's asymmetrical undercut wedding hair is impeccably styled, so let's take a look at it from every possible angle. Read More 3.6k Apr. 23, 2021 This nonbinary wedding outfit shows what's possible with gender-nonconforming wedding attire Here at Offbeat Bride, we're no newbs when it comes to gender nonconforming wedding attire. But this photoshoot? THIS photoshoot?!? It sets a new standard for what's possible with nonbinary wedding outfits. Read More Nov. 6, 2020 GROOM CROWN: for when your groom is a king In the lead up to our wedding day, my groom Sammy and I sat watching The Witcher. Both of us agreed the king's crown was cool. "You should wear a crown at the wedding!" I said, and Sammy laughed. Read More Oct. 19, 2020 Green wedding favors for your eco-friendly offbeat wedding Choose green wedding favors for your sustainable wedding — check out five awesome categories of eco-friendly wedding favors. Read More Oct. 12, 2020 The three Fs of vegan wedding menu planning: filling, flavors, and fotos Vegan wedding menu planning requires a multi sensory approach when you need to accommodate your carnivorous guests as well as the vegans. Our tips and examples make it easy. Read More 1.5k Aug. 21, 2020 YOU WEREN'T INVITED: Funny elopement announcements [Updated for 2021!] Ok, so you did it: you knew there might be blowback or hurt feelings, but you decided to elope anyway because, well, elopements are awesome. Now you're married, and you're looking for elopement announcement ideas. That's cool! If you're looking for elopement wording, cute elopement cards, and funny elopement announcements, we're here for you. Read More More Wedding Inspo > Recent Real Offbeat Weddings Sep. 20, 2021 A Cuban-American Moonrise Kingdom-themed retro wedding Our wedding was a Moonrise Kingdom-themed epic night in which we celebrated everything and everyone we love. My family is from Cuba and Ian is half Cuban and half American, so we did a special Cuban Cafecito with Tata (my grandmother) ceremony as our "Unity Ceremony." Read More Sep. 17, 2021 These brides traded their big plans for a barefoot beach micro-wedding We had a big wedding planned. We had bridesmaids and everything! But during the pandemic… We decided to just take off without telling anyone and get married. We used nature as our decoration and it was more perfect than the big wedding we were planning ever could have been. Read More Sep. 13, 2021 This Oregon micro-wedding with a $31 dress casts a spell There were no bridesmaids, no flower girl, no Maid of Honor, no Best Man. There was no after-party, no toasts, no speeches. And you know what? It was fucking great. Read More Sep. 3, 2021 A booklover's library wedding (with special appearances by Sonic the hedgehog) Books was our obvious wedding theme (the first indication being that the wedding was at a library), but my husband actually hates reading (…THE HORROR!), so we included some Sonic the Hedgehog elements because that's his all-time favorite video game. Read More Aug. 30, 2021 When you marry your high school sweetheart with a dreamy dance party love fest Our vows were tear-jerkers for sure but also definitely a couple of laughs in there. We have known each other for 14 years, we are high school sweethearts so there was so much to cover and we were very conscious of not wanting to go on and on… Read More Aug. 23, 2021 This blended family non-denominational wedding was COVID-safe and broadcast via ZOOM I come from a blended family, and there were no second thoughts when my partner disclosed him having two children from a prior marriage to me. When we met, everything settled naturally. Family is truly whoever you want it to be — I believe this whole-heartedly. Read More More Real Offbeat Weddings > Recent Advice Sep. 24, 2021 ADHD wedding planning: putting the FUN in executive dysfunction If you have ADHD, more than likely any type of "planning" is not your favorite activity. And yet, here you are: wedding planning with ADHD. Before you get overwhelmed and stop reading, listen to me: You can do this. I know, because I have ADHD and executive dysfunction and I planned not one but TWO weddings. Lemme help ease that overstimulated brain of yours and give you some tips on ADHD wedding planning. Read More Sep. 6, 2021 Introvert wedding reception ideas: have fun with NO DANCING Look, some of us want no dancing at our wedding. Maybe we're introverts. Maybe we're living with a disability or a chronic condition — or just feel like we've got two left feet. All reasons are valid — some of us just want no dancing at our weddings, and that's freaking awesome. Here are 15 introvert-friendly dance-free reception activities from real live Offbeat Bride readers. Read More Sep. 1, 2021 COVID-19 vaccine wedding invitation wording – TONS of examples! Setting boundaries with loved ones isn’t the easiest for many of us, so here are some wedding invitation wording examples for multiple COVID-19 vaccine requirement scenarios… plus cute invitation designs! Read More Aug. 20, 2021 Ours is written in blood: A wedding reading for book lovers My partner and I are huge book nerds. I recently published a love poem inspired by that fact… and I thought it might make a great reading for other bibliophile Offbeat Bride readers like us! Read More Aug. 13, 2021 Renaissance wedding playlist Renaissance themed weddings naturally need a Renaissance wedding playlist, but some of the most beautiful wedding music comes from the 1500s to 1700s. From Pachelbel's "Canon" to saucy madrigals, you can find some awesome music here. Read More Jul. 30, 2021 Budget breakdown for a $2k wedding (yes, that includes the honeymoon!) My partner and I got married for about $2,100 TOTAL – including rings, clothes, and honeymoon. Today, I'm going to do a budget breakdown of how we did it. Read More More Advice > Recent DIY Aug. 6, 2021 Honey: the inside-joke wedding favor for couples who met on Bumble These days, it seems like most couples meet on dating apps. If you and your sweety met on Bumble, and you want to have a brilliantly subtle little nod to your meet-cute origin story at your wedding, here's the perfect idea: HONEY wedding favors. Read More Oct. 19, 2020 Green wedding favors for your eco-friendly offbeat wedding Choose green wedding favors for your sustainable wedding — check out five awesome categories of eco-friendly wedding favors. Read More Oct. 12, 2020 The three Fs of vegan wedding menu planning: filling, flavors, and fotos Vegan wedding menu planning requires a multi sensory approach when you need to accommodate your carnivorous guests as well as the vegans. Our tips and examples make it easy. Read More Jul. 3, 2020 How to stream your wedding on Vimeo Vimeo is known for its high-quality streaming (in full HD up to 4k!), which means your wedding live stream will be top notch and look badass. It also offers a customizable video player, auto-adjusts for different internet speeds, has password protection, and no viewer limits. But is it cheap and easy to use? Let's look at how to stream your wedding on Vimeo. Read More 9.9k Jun. 26, 2020 How to live stream your wedding on Zoom in 2021 Having a wedding on Zoom seems pretty logical since it's become so popular and a lot of your friends and family might be using it. It offers up to 1,000 guests (up to 100 with the free version), live chat, and extended stream times if you opt for the pro version. You can even use your smartphone to stream without any fancy tech setups. Read More Feb. 21, 2020 Make these themed table cards with wedding QR codes for your geeky wedding What better way to make sure your guests are fueled by the same music, movies, and pop culture icons you love than this little DIY project involving wedding QR codes and thematic geeky table cards? Read More More DIY > Recent Stuff we love Jul. 23, 2021 Offbeat plus-size wedding dresses for your 2021 wedding If you're getting married in 2021, there's a decent chance that you actually wanted to get married last year, and had to delay. You may have already picked your dress out, or you may be on the hunt for the perfect plus-size wedding dress from a dressmaker who really gets inclusive sizing. So for all of us scrambling to get married after the shitshow that was 2020, I'm rounding up some of the best plus-size wedding dresses I've seen so far this year. And because this is Offbeat Bride, you'll find lots of bold colors and design elements like separates, embroidery, high-low hems, gothic vibes, and more! Read More Mar. 12, 2021 11 black wedding rings trending in 2021 Black wedding bands are definitely on-trend these days. They bring a darkly gothic vibe to your wedding jewelry, which makes them perfect for couples who lean towards the more grim end of the nontraditional spectrum. Ready to take a look at some of this year's hottest black wedding bands? Some of are cheap AF (like $200) and some of them are almost more art pieces than jewelry, up in the $30k range. Read More 1.6k Jan. 29, 2021 2021 unique wedding dress trends for Offbeat Brides If you click an Etsy link here on the website, we can see which products get purchased. This is super fun because it means we can see what's trending with Offbeat Brides! And when it comes to unique wedding dresses for 2021? Y'all are ON FIRE. Let's take a look at some of the wedding dress trends that are hot AF with Offbeat Brides this year. Read More 1.0k Jan. 8, 2021 2021 unique engagement ring trends for Offbeat Brides Part of how Offbeat Bride is able to stay online is what's known as affiliate sales. This means that when we feature a product on the site, if you click the link, we get a small percentage of products you buy. We can't see who buys what, but we CAN see which products get purchased… and we LOVE seeing what's trending with Offbeat Bride readers! These are the 10 most popular engagement rings with Offbeat Bride readers in 2021. Do you see yours? Read More 1.5k Dec. 4, 2020 Are naked engagement photos a thing now? We're about to head into engagement photo season. Insert the gauzy shots of couples smiling at each other, and the photos of folks holding hands in the park, with the engagement ring showing just so. We've all seen a million of these poses. But what if you could get the photos you need for your save-the-date cards and social media engagement announcements, while also getting shots LIKE THIS?! Read More 1.1k Nov. 27, 2020 Romantic vintage wedding dresses perfect for a backyard microwedding If we know Offbeat Brides at all, we know that y'all adore all things vintage, and that's especially vintage-styled wedding fashion. Combine all that with a (totally healthy!) love of all things 1920s, Downton Abbey, Edwardian, Flapper, Gatsby, Titanic, and Victorian … and we know that some of you are going to flip over these dresses! Read More More Stuff we love > Recent Wedding 101 Sep. 16, 2020 Accessible weddings with less stress Will your wedding be accessible? Maybe it should be, even if you and your partner don't have disabilities. Chances are good that someone in your wedding party or on your guest list does, even if it's not a visible disability. Let us share less-stress tricks for accessible weddings. Read More 1.7k Feb. 5, 2020 Hyphenated last names — the practical stuff Torn between hyphenated last names and changing your name when you get married? Offbeat Brides share some of the IRL consequences of hyphenating their own names, or their kids' names. Read More 1.5k Jul. 29, 2019 I bought my wedding dress on Etsy! Here are my tips for buying a custom dress online One element of my wedding with which I was fairly obsessed was finding a fun dress. I'm not a white gown kinda gal, so I was on the hunt for something colorful. I decided to test the waters in customizing a dress online. There are lots of stores that do that theses days, but I knew I wanted something from an independent seller who could really personalize the look itself. I'm already an avid Etsy window shopper, so it was all just a matter of narrowing down the search to a reputable designer who made dresses I liked. Easier said than done? Actually, it was pretty easy… Read More 1.1k Jul. 24, 2019 9 hidden benefits of hiring a day-of coordinator (that I learned at my wedding!) You're in the thick of wedding planning and it's starting to get hairy. Maybe you've hired an event planner, maybe a day-of coordinator, maybe a friend willing to lend a hand, or maybe you're going hard at it by yourself. If you're in the latter two camps, you may be thinking, "do I need to hire a day-of coordinator?" Here are a few of the benefits, hidden and otherwise, that I discovered when I hired a day-of coordinator for my wedding… Read More 1.2k Mar. 27, 2019 5 ways to save the planet (& your wallet!) while wedding planning Trying to find sustainable solutions for an eco-friendly wedding isn't always easy, especially when you're on a budget and trying not to over-complicate things. But hosting an eco-conscious event doesn't have to be impossible. And making sustainable choices isn't just for tree-huggers. Here are five Earth-friendly ideas that won't put any additional burden on your wallet or your special day… Read More 1.0k Jan. 23, 2019 6 tips for making your wedding website useful AND stylish Are you engaged? YAY! I have a feeling that a lot of you are thinking about wedding hashtags and websites and social media, oh my. Weddings are way more high tech these days and a wedding website is pretty standard fare now. Here's how to make yours great… Read More More Wedding 101 > Offbeat Bride: your source for wedding ideas and inclusive wedding planning What do you need to do today? I have no idea. I need Wedding Planning 101! I need tools and resources like wedding planning checklist and wedding spreadsheets Help me write my wedding ceremony or give me vow examples I need free officiant ordination & ceremony planning resources I just want to look at pretty dresses… FIND WHAT YOU NEED: What wedding planning advice & inspiration do you need today? Over 40 Ceremony Script Eloping Geeky Weddings Lesbian Weddings No Dancing No Wedding Party Polyamory Readings Micro-wedding Unity Ceremony Vow Examples A few of our fave wedding vendors Many Rivers Ministries Read More Studio 93 Read More Ross Lucksinger Photography Read More BeauMonde Originals Read More Browse our vendor guide > New online course from the author of Offbeat Bride DO YOU FEEL LIKE YOU'RE ALWAYS CHASING YOUR PARTNER? Ever feel like you're clingy, or have this nagging sense of being "too much" for your partner? If so, you might be dealing with anxious attachment… Take my quiz to see if anxious attachment is fucking with your wedding planning. ♥ Ariel, publisher of Offbeat Bride. PS: I believe in you. Copyright © 2003 - 2021 Offbeat Empire. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction in part or in whole is prohibited. Contact us Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | Monetized by SkimLinks
Sep. 10, 2021 Proposing to my introvert boyfriend: the most empowering moment of my life This is the story of the most empowering moment of my life. Ok, I'm only 27, so I'm hoping to have a lot more empowering moments but, man, proposing to my introverted boyfriend was incredibly awesome. The best thing is that I did not expect it to feel this way… and I definitely did NOT expect his reaction! Read More More Recent Posts > Recent Wedding Inspo Jun. 21, 2021 Is this the best undercut wedding hairstyle OF ALL TIME!? Today we're here to talk about one very specific thing, and that very specific thing is this amazing undercut wedding hairstyle, rocked by Anna at her Jewish-Mexican wedding in Oxford, England. Anna's asymmetrical undercut wedding hair is impeccably styled, so let's take a look at it from every possible angle. Read More 3.6k Apr. 23, 2021 This nonbinary wedding outfit shows what's possible with gender-nonconforming wedding attire Here at Offbeat Bride, we're no newbs when it comes to gender nonconforming wedding attire. But this photoshoot? THIS photoshoot?!? It sets a new standard for what's possible with nonbinary wedding outfits. Read More Nov. 6, 2020 GROOM CROWN: for when your groom is a king In the lead up to our wedding day, my groom Sammy and I sat watching The Witcher. Both of us agreed the king's crown was cool. "You should wear a crown at the wedding!" I said, and Sammy laughed. Read More Oct. 19, 2020 Green wedding favors for your eco-friendly offbeat wedding Choose green wedding favors for your sustainable wedding — check out five awesome categories of eco-friendly wedding favors. Read More Oct. 12, 2020 The three Fs of vegan wedding menu planning: filling, flavors, and fotos Vegan wedding menu planning requires a multi sensory approach when you need to accommodate your carnivorous guests as well as the vegans. Our tips and examples make it easy. Read More 1.5k Aug. 21, 2020 YOU WEREN'T INVITED: Funny elopement announcements [Updated for 2021!] Ok, so you did it: you knew there might be blowback or hurt feelings, but you decided to elope anyway because, well, elopements are awesome. Now you're married, and you're looking for elopement announcement ideas. That's cool! If you're looking for elopement wording, cute elopement cards, and funny elopement announcements, we're here for you. Read More More Wedding Inspo > Recent Real Offbeat Weddings Sep. 20, 2021 A Cuban-American Moonrise Kingdom-themed retro wedding Our wedding was a Moonrise Kingdom-themed epic night in which we celebrated everything and everyone we love. My family is from Cuba and Ian is half Cuban and half American, so we did a special Cuban Cafecito with Tata (my grandmother) ceremony as our "Unity Ceremony." Read More Sep. 17, 2021 These brides traded their big plans for a barefoot beach micro-wedding We had a big wedding planned. We had bridesmaids and everything! But during the pandemic… We decided to just take off without telling anyone and get married. We used nature as our decoration and it was more perfect than the big wedding we were planning ever could have been. Read More Sep. 13, 2021 This Oregon micro-wedding with a $31 dress casts a spell There were no bridesmaids, no flower girl, no Maid of Honor, no Best Man. There was no after-party, no toasts, no speeches. And you know what? It was fucking great. Read More Sep. 3, 2021 A booklover's library wedding (with special appearances by Sonic the hedgehog) Books was our obvious wedding theme (the first indication being that the wedding was at a library), but my husband actually hates reading (…THE HORROR!), so we included some Sonic the Hedgehog elements because that's his all-time favorite video game. Read More Aug. 30, 2021 When you marry your high school sweetheart with a dreamy dance party love fest Our vows were tear-jerkers for sure but also definitely a couple of laughs in there. We have known each other for 14 years, we are high school sweethearts so there was so much to cover and we were very conscious of not wanting to go on and on… Read More Aug. 23, 2021 This blended family non-denominational wedding was COVID-safe and broadcast via ZOOM I come from a blended family, and there were no second thoughts when my partner disclosed him having two children from a prior marriage to me. When we met, everything settled naturally. Family is truly whoever you want it to be — I believe this whole-heartedly. Read More More Real Offbeat Weddings > Recent Advice Sep. 24, 2021 ADHD wedding planning: putting the FUN in executive dysfunction If you have ADHD, more than likely any type of "planning" is not your favorite activity. And yet, here you are: wedding planning with ADHD. Before you get overwhelmed and stop reading, listen to me: You can do this. I know, because I have ADHD and executive dysfunction and I planned not one but TWO weddings. Lemme help ease that overstimulated brain of yours and give you some tips on ADHD wedding planning. Read More Sep. 6, 2021 Introvert wedding reception ideas: have fun with NO DANCING Look, some of us want no dancing at our wedding. Maybe we're introverts. Maybe we're living with a disability or a chronic condition — or just feel like we've got two left feet. All reasons are valid — some of us just want no dancing at our weddings, and that's freaking awesome. Here are 15 introvert-friendly dance-free reception activities from real live Offbeat Bride readers. Read More Sep. 1, 2021 COVID-19 vaccine wedding invitation wording – TONS of examples! Setting boundaries with loved ones isn’t the easiest for many of us, so here are some wedding invitation wording examples for multiple COVID-19 vaccine requirement scenarios… plus cute invitation designs! Read More Aug. 20, 2021 Ours is written in blood: A wedding reading for book lovers My partner and I are huge book nerds. I recently published a love poem inspired by that fact… and I thought it might make a great reading for other bibliophile Offbeat Bride readers like us! Read More Aug. 13, 2021 Renaissance wedding playlist Renaissance themed weddings naturally need a Renaissance wedding playlist, but some of the most beautiful wedding music comes from the 1500s to 1700s. From Pachelbel's "Canon" to saucy madrigals, you can find some awesome music here. Read More Jul. 30, 2021 Budget breakdown for a $2k wedding (yes, that includes the honeymoon!) My partner and I got married for about $2,100 TOTAL – including rings, clothes, and honeymoon. Today, I'm going to do a budget breakdown of how we did it. Read More More Advice > Recent DIY Aug. 6, 2021 Honey: the inside-joke wedding favor for couples who met on Bumble These days, it seems like most couples meet on dating apps. If you and your sweety met on Bumble, and you want to have a brilliantly subtle little nod to your meet-cute origin story at your wedding, here's the perfect idea: HONEY wedding favors. Read More Oct. 19, 2020 Green wedding favors for your eco-friendly offbeat wedding Choose green wedding favors for your sustainable wedding — check out five awesome categories of eco-friendly wedding favors. Read More Oct. 12, 2020 The three Fs of vegan wedding menu planning: filling, flavors, and fotos Vegan wedding menu planning requires a multi sensory approach when you need to accommodate your carnivorous guests as well as the vegans. Our tips and examples make it easy. Read More Jul. 3, 2020 How to stream your wedding on Vimeo Vimeo is known for its high-quality streaming (in full HD up to 4k!), which means your wedding live stream will be top notch and look badass. It also offers a customizable video player, auto-adjusts for different internet speeds, has password protection, and no viewer limits. But is it cheap and easy to use? Let's look at how to stream your wedding on Vimeo. Read More 9.9k Jun. 26, 2020 How to live stream your wedding on Zoom in 2021 Having a wedding on Zoom seems pretty logical since it's become so popular and a lot of your friends and family might be using it. It offers up to 1,000 guests (up to 100 with the free version), live chat, and extended stream times if you opt for the pro version. You can even use your smartphone to stream without any fancy tech setups. Read More Feb. 21, 2020 Make these themed table cards with wedding QR codes for your geeky wedding What better way to make sure your guests are fueled by the same music, movies, and pop culture icons you love than this little DIY project involving wedding QR codes and thematic geeky table cards? Read More More DIY > Recent Stuff we love Jul. 23, 2021 Offbeat plus-size wedding dresses for your 2021 wedding If you're getting married in 2021, there's a decent chance that you actually wanted to get married last year, and had to delay. You may have already picked your dress out, or you may be on the hunt for the perfect plus-size wedding dress from a dressmaker who really gets inclusive sizing. So for all of us scrambling to get married after the shitshow that was 2020, I'm rounding up some of the best plus-size wedding dresses I've seen so far this year. And because this is Offbeat Bride, you'll find lots of bold colors and design elements like separates, embroidery, high-low hems, gothic vibes, and more! Read More Mar. 12, 2021 11 black wedding rings trending in 2021 Black wedding bands are definitely on-trend these days. They bring a darkly gothic vibe to your wedding jewelry, which makes them perfect for couples who lean towards the more grim end of the nontraditional spectrum. Ready to take a look at some of this year's hottest black wedding bands? Some of are cheap AF (like $200) and some of them are almost more art pieces than jewelry, up in the $30k range. Read More 1.6k Jan. 29, 2021 2021 unique wedding dress trends for Offbeat Brides If you click an Etsy link here on the website, we can see which products get purchased. This is super fun because it means we can see what's trending with Offbeat Brides! And when it comes to unique wedding dresses for 2021? Y'all are ON FIRE. Let's take a look at some of the wedding dress trends that are hot AF with Offbeat Brides this year. Read More 1.0k Jan. 8, 2021 2021 unique engagement ring trends for Offbeat Brides Part of how Offbeat Bride is able to stay online is what's known as affiliate sales. This means that when we feature a product on the site, if you click the link, we get a small percentage of products you buy. We can't see who buys what, but we CAN see which products get purchased… and we LOVE seeing what's trending with Offbeat Bride readers! These are the 10 most popular engagement rings with Offbeat Bride readers in 2021. Do you see yours? Read More 1.5k Dec. 4, 2020 Are naked engagement photos a thing now? We're about to head into engagement photo season. Insert the gauzy shots of couples smiling at each other, and the photos of folks holding hands in the park, with the engagement ring showing just so. We've all seen a million of these poses. But what if you could get the photos you need for your save-the-date cards and social media engagement announcements, while also getting shots LIKE THIS?! Read More 1.1k Nov. 27, 2020 Romantic vintage wedding dresses perfect for a backyard microwedding If we know Offbeat Brides at all, we know that y'all adore all things vintage, and that's especially vintage-styled wedding fashion. Combine all that with a (totally healthy!) love of all things 1920s, Downton Abbey, Edwardian, Flapper, Gatsby, Titanic, and Victorian … and we know that some of you are going to flip over these dresses! Read More More Stuff we love > Recent Wedding 101 Sep. 16, 2020 Accessible weddings with less stress Will your wedding be accessible? Maybe it should be, even if you and your partner don't have disabilities. Chances are good that someone in your wedding party or on your guest list does, even if it's not a visible disability. Let us share less-stress tricks for accessible weddings. Read More 1.7k Feb. 5, 2020 Hyphenated last names — the practical stuff Torn between hyphenated last names and changing your name when you get married? Offbeat Brides share some of the IRL consequences of hyphenating their own names, or their kids' names. Read More 1.5k Jul. 29, 2019 I bought my wedding dress on Etsy! Here are my tips for buying a custom dress online One element of my wedding with which I was fairly obsessed was finding a fun dress. I'm not a white gown kinda gal, so I was on the hunt for something colorful. I decided to test the waters in customizing a dress online. There are lots of stores that do that theses days, but I knew I wanted something from an independent seller who could really personalize the look itself. I'm already an avid Etsy window shopper, so it was all just a matter of narrowing down the search to a reputable designer who made dresses I liked. Easier said than done? Actually, it was pretty easy… Read More 1.1k Jul. 24, 2019 9 hidden benefits of hiring a day-of coordinator (that I learned at my wedding!) You're in the thick of wedding planning and it's starting to get hairy. Maybe you've hired an event planner, maybe a day-of coordinator, maybe a friend willing to lend a hand, or maybe you're going hard at it by yourself. If you're in the latter two camps, you may be thinking, "do I need to hire a day-of coordinator?" Here are a few of the benefits, hidden and otherwise, that I discovered when I hired a day-of coordinator for my wedding… Read More 1.2k Mar. 27, 2019 5 ways to save the planet (& your wallet!) while wedding planning Trying to find sustainable solutions for an eco-friendly wedding isn't always easy, especially when you're on a budget and trying not to over-complicate things. But hosting an eco-conscious event doesn't have to be impossible. And making sustainable choices isn't just for tree-huggers. Here are five Earth-friendly ideas that won't put any additional burden on your wallet or your special day… Read More 1.0k Jan. 23, 2019 6 tips for making your wedding website useful AND stylish Are you engaged? YAY! I have a feeling that a lot of you are thinking about wedding hashtags and websites and social media, oh my. Weddings are way more high tech these days and a wedding website is pretty standard fare now. Here's how to make yours great… Read More More Wedding 101 > Offbeat Bride: your source for wedding ideas and inclusive wedding planning What do you need to do today? I have no idea. I need Wedding Planning 101! I need tools and resources like wedding planning checklist and wedding spreadsheets Help me write my wedding ceremony or give me vow examples I need free officiant ordination & ceremony planning resources I just want to look at pretty dresses… FIND WHAT YOU NEED: What wedding planning advice & inspiration do you need today? Over 40 Ceremony Script Eloping Geeky Weddings Lesbian Weddings No Dancing No Wedding Party Polyamory Readings Micro-wedding Unity Ceremony Vow Examples A few of our fave wedding vendors Many Rivers Ministries Read More Studio 93 Read More Ross Lucksinger Photography Read More BeauMonde Originals Read More Browse our vendor guide > New online course from the author of Offbeat Bride DO YOU FEEL LIKE YOU'RE ALWAYS CHASING YOUR PARTNER? Ever feel like you're clingy, or have this nagging sense of being "too much" for your partner? If so, you might be dealing with anxious attachment… Take my quiz to see if anxious attachment is fucking with your wedding planning. ♥ Ariel, publisher of Offbeat Bride. PS: I believe in you. Copyright © 2003 - 2021 Offbeat Empire. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction in part or in whole is prohibited. Contact us Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | Monetized by SkimLinks
Jun. 21, 2021 Is this the best undercut wedding hairstyle OF ALL TIME!? Today we're here to talk about one very specific thing, and that very specific thing is this amazing undercut wedding hairstyle, rocked by Anna at her Jewish-Mexican wedding in Oxford, England. Anna's asymmetrical undercut wedding hair is impeccably styled, so let's take a look at it from every possible angle. Read More 3.6k Apr. 23, 2021 This nonbinary wedding outfit shows what's possible with gender-nonconforming wedding attire Here at Offbeat Bride, we're no newbs when it comes to gender nonconforming wedding attire. But this photoshoot? THIS photoshoot?!? It sets a new standard for what's possible with nonbinary wedding outfits. Read More Nov. 6, 2020 GROOM CROWN: for when your groom is a king In the lead up to our wedding day, my groom Sammy and I sat watching The Witcher. Both of us agreed the king's crown was cool. "You should wear a crown at the wedding!" I said, and Sammy laughed. Read More Oct. 19, 2020 Green wedding favors for your eco-friendly offbeat wedding Choose green wedding favors for your sustainable wedding — check out five awesome categories of eco-friendly wedding favors. Read More Oct. 12, 2020 The three Fs of vegan wedding menu planning: filling, flavors, and fotos Vegan wedding menu planning requires a multi sensory approach when you need to accommodate your carnivorous guests as well as the vegans. Our tips and examples make it easy. Read More 1.5k Aug. 21, 2020 YOU WEREN'T INVITED: Funny elopement announcements [Updated for 2021!] Ok, so you did it: you knew there might be blowback or hurt feelings, but you decided to elope anyway because, well, elopements are awesome. Now you're married, and you're looking for elopement announcement ideas. That's cool! If you're looking for elopement wording, cute elopement cards, and funny elopement announcements, we're here for you. Read More More Wedding Inspo > Recent Real Offbeat Weddings Sep. 20, 2021 A Cuban-American Moonrise Kingdom-themed retro wedding Our wedding was a Moonrise Kingdom-themed epic night in which we celebrated everything and everyone we love. My family is from Cuba and Ian is half Cuban and half American, so we did a special Cuban Cafecito with Tata (my grandmother) ceremony as our "Unity Ceremony." Read More Sep. 17, 2021 These brides traded their big plans for a barefoot beach micro-wedding We had a big wedding planned. We had bridesmaids and everything! But during the pandemic… We decided to just take off without telling anyone and get married. We used nature as our decoration and it was more perfect than the big wedding we were planning ever could have been. Read More Sep. 13, 2021 This Oregon micro-wedding with a $31 dress casts a spell There were no bridesmaids, no flower girl, no Maid of Honor, no Best Man. There was no after-party, no toasts, no speeches. And you know what? It was fucking great. Read More Sep. 3, 2021 A booklover's library wedding (with special appearances by Sonic the hedgehog) Books was our obvious wedding theme (the first indication being that the wedding was at a library), but my husband actually hates reading (…THE HORROR!), so we included some Sonic the Hedgehog elements because that's his all-time favorite video game. Read More Aug. 30, 2021 When you marry your high school sweetheart with a dreamy dance party love fest Our vows were tear-jerkers for sure but also definitely a couple of laughs in there. We have known each other for 14 years, we are high school sweethearts so there was so much to cover and we were very conscious of not wanting to go on and on… Read More Aug. 23, 2021 This blended family non-denominational wedding was COVID-safe and broadcast via ZOOM I come from a blended family, and there were no second thoughts when my partner disclosed him having two children from a prior marriage to me. When we met, everything settled naturally. Family is truly whoever you want it to be — I believe this whole-heartedly. Read More More Real Offbeat Weddings > Recent Advice Sep. 24, 2021 ADHD wedding planning: putting the FUN in executive dysfunction If you have ADHD, more than likely any type of "planning" is not your favorite activity. And yet, here you are: wedding planning with ADHD. Before you get overwhelmed and stop reading, listen to me: You can do this. I know, because I have ADHD and executive dysfunction and I planned not one but TWO weddings. Lemme help ease that overstimulated brain of yours and give you some tips on ADHD wedding planning. Read More Sep. 6, 2021 Introvert wedding reception ideas: have fun with NO DANCING Look, some of us want no dancing at our wedding. Maybe we're introverts. Maybe we're living with a disability or a chronic condition — or just feel like we've got two left feet. All reasons are valid — some of us just want no dancing at our weddings, and that's freaking awesome. Here are 15 introvert-friendly dance-free reception activities from real live Offbeat Bride readers. Read More Sep. 1, 2021 COVID-19 vaccine wedding invitation wording – TONS of examples! Setting boundaries with loved ones isn’t the easiest for many of us, so here are some wedding invitation wording examples for multiple COVID-19 vaccine requirement scenarios… plus cute invitation designs! Read More Aug. 20, 2021 Ours is written in blood: A wedding reading for book lovers My partner and I are huge book nerds. I recently published a love poem inspired by that fact… and I thought it might make a great reading for other bibliophile Offbeat Bride readers like us! Read More Aug. 13, 2021 Renaissance wedding playlist Renaissance themed weddings naturally need a Renaissance wedding playlist, but some of the most beautiful wedding music comes from the 1500s to 1700s. From Pachelbel's "Canon" to saucy madrigals, you can find some awesome music here. Read More Jul. 30, 2021 Budget breakdown for a $2k wedding (yes, that includes the honeymoon!) My partner and I got married for about $2,100 TOTAL – including rings, clothes, and honeymoon. Today, I'm going to do a budget breakdown of how we did it. Read More More Advice > Recent DIY Aug. 6, 2021 Honey: the inside-joke wedding favor for couples who met on Bumble These days, it seems like most couples meet on dating apps. If you and your sweety met on Bumble, and you want to have a brilliantly subtle little nod to your meet-cute origin story at your wedding, here's the perfect idea: HONEY wedding favors. Read More Oct. 19, 2020 Green wedding favors for your eco-friendly offbeat wedding Choose green wedding favors for your sustainable wedding — check out five awesome categories of eco-friendly wedding favors. Read More Oct. 12, 2020 The three Fs of vegan wedding menu planning: filling, flavors, and fotos Vegan wedding menu planning requires a multi sensory approach when you need to accommodate your carnivorous guests as well as the vegans. Our tips and examples make it easy. Read More Jul. 3, 2020 How to stream your wedding on Vimeo Vimeo is known for its high-quality streaming (in full HD up to 4k!), which means your wedding live stream will be top notch and look badass. It also offers a customizable video player, auto-adjusts for different internet speeds, has password protection, and no viewer limits. But is it cheap and easy to use? Let's look at how to stream your wedding on Vimeo. Read More 9.9k Jun. 26, 2020 How to live stream your wedding on Zoom in 2021 Having a wedding on Zoom seems pretty logical since it's become so popular and a lot of your friends and family might be using it. It offers up to 1,000 guests (up to 100 with the free version), live chat, and extended stream times if you opt for the pro version. You can even use your smartphone to stream without any fancy tech setups. Read More Feb. 21, 2020 Make these themed table cards with wedding QR codes for your geeky wedding What better way to make sure your guests are fueled by the same music, movies, and pop culture icons you love than this little DIY project involving wedding QR codes and thematic geeky table cards? Read More More DIY > Recent Stuff we love Jul. 23, 2021 Offbeat plus-size wedding dresses for your 2021 wedding If you're getting married in 2021, there's a decent chance that you actually wanted to get married last year, and had to delay. You may have already picked your dress out, or you may be on the hunt for the perfect plus-size wedding dress from a dressmaker who really gets inclusive sizing. So for all of us scrambling to get married after the shitshow that was 2020, I'm rounding up some of the best plus-size wedding dresses I've seen so far this year. And because this is Offbeat Bride, you'll find lots of bold colors and design elements like separates, embroidery, high-low hems, gothic vibes, and more! Read More Mar. 12, 2021 11 black wedding rings trending in 2021 Black wedding bands are definitely on-trend these days. They bring a darkly gothic vibe to your wedding jewelry, which makes them perfect for couples who lean towards the more grim end of the nontraditional spectrum. Ready to take a look at some of this year's hottest black wedding bands? Some of are cheap AF (like $200) and some of them are almost more art pieces than jewelry, up in the $30k range. Read More 1.6k Jan. 29, 2021 2021 unique wedding dress trends for Offbeat Brides If you click an Etsy link here on the website, we can see which products get purchased. This is super fun because it means we can see what's trending with Offbeat Brides! And when it comes to unique wedding dresses for 2021? Y'all are ON FIRE. Let's take a look at some of the wedding dress trends that are hot AF with Offbeat Brides this year. Read More 1.0k Jan. 8, 2021 2021 unique engagement ring trends for Offbeat Brides Part of how Offbeat Bride is able to stay online is what's known as affiliate sales. This means that when we feature a product on the site, if you click the link, we get a small percentage of products you buy. We can't see who buys what, but we CAN see which products get purchased… and we LOVE seeing what's trending with Offbeat Bride readers! These are the 10 most popular engagement rings with Offbeat Bride readers in 2021. Do you see yours? Read More 1.5k Dec. 4, 2020 Are naked engagement photos a thing now? We're about to head into engagement photo season. Insert the gauzy shots of couples smiling at each other, and the photos of folks holding hands in the park, with the engagement ring showing just so. We've all seen a million of these poses. But what if you could get the photos you need for your save-the-date cards and social media engagement announcements, while also getting shots LIKE THIS?! Read More 1.1k Nov. 27, 2020 Romantic vintage wedding dresses perfect for a backyard microwedding If we know Offbeat Brides at all, we know that y'all adore all things vintage, and that's especially vintage-styled wedding fashion. Combine all that with a (totally healthy!) love of all things 1920s, Downton Abbey, Edwardian, Flapper, Gatsby, Titanic, and Victorian … and we know that some of you are going to flip over these dresses! Read More More Stuff we love > Recent Wedding 101 Sep. 16, 2020 Accessible weddings with less stress Will your wedding be accessible? Maybe it should be, even if you and your partner don't have disabilities. Chances are good that someone in your wedding party or on your guest list does, even if it's not a visible disability. Let us share less-stress tricks for accessible weddings. Read More 1.7k Feb. 5, 2020 Hyphenated last names — the practical stuff Torn between hyphenated last names and changing your name when you get married? Offbeat Brides share some of the IRL consequences of hyphenating their own names, or their kids' names. Read More 1.5k Jul. 29, 2019 I bought my wedding dress on Etsy! Here are my tips for buying a custom dress online One element of my wedding with which I was fairly obsessed was finding a fun dress. I'm not a white gown kinda gal, so I was on the hunt for something colorful. I decided to test the waters in customizing a dress online. There are lots of stores that do that theses days, but I knew I wanted something from an independent seller who could really personalize the look itself. I'm already an avid Etsy window shopper, so it was all just a matter of narrowing down the search to a reputable designer who made dresses I liked. Easier said than done? Actually, it was pretty easy… Read More 1.1k Jul. 24, 2019 9 hidden benefits of hiring a day-of coordinator (that I learned at my wedding!) You're in the thick of wedding planning and it's starting to get hairy. Maybe you've hired an event planner, maybe a day-of coordinator, maybe a friend willing to lend a hand, or maybe you're going hard at it by yourself. If you're in the latter two camps, you may be thinking, "do I need to hire a day-of coordinator?" Here are a few of the benefits, hidden and otherwise, that I discovered when I hired a day-of coordinator for my wedding… Read More 1.2k Mar. 27, 2019 5 ways to save the planet (& your wallet!) while wedding planning Trying to find sustainable solutions for an eco-friendly wedding isn't always easy, especially when you're on a budget and trying not to over-complicate things. But hosting an eco-conscious event doesn't have to be impossible. And making sustainable choices isn't just for tree-huggers. Here are five Earth-friendly ideas that won't put any additional burden on your wallet or your special day… Read More 1.0k Jan. 23, 2019 6 tips for making your wedding website useful AND stylish Are you engaged? YAY! I have a feeling that a lot of you are thinking about wedding hashtags and websites and social media, oh my. Weddings are way more high tech these days and a wedding website is pretty standard fare now. Here's how to make yours great… Read More More Wedding 101 > Offbeat Bride: your source for wedding ideas and inclusive wedding planning What do you need to do today? I have no idea. I need Wedding Planning 101! I need tools and resources like wedding planning checklist and wedding spreadsheets Help me write my wedding ceremony or give me vow examples I need free officiant ordination & ceremony planning resources I just want to look at pretty dresses… FIND WHAT YOU NEED: What wedding planning advice & inspiration do you need today? Over 40 Ceremony Script Eloping Geeky Weddings Lesbian Weddings No Dancing No Wedding Party Polyamory Readings Micro-wedding Unity Ceremony Vow Examples A few of our fave wedding vendors Many Rivers Ministries Read More Studio 93 Read More Ross Lucksinger Photography Read More BeauMonde Originals Read More Browse our vendor guide > New online course from the author of Offbeat Bride DO YOU FEEL LIKE YOU'RE ALWAYS CHASING YOUR PARTNER? Ever feel like you're clingy, or have this nagging sense of being "too much" for your partner? If so, you might be dealing with anxious attachment… Take my quiz to see if anxious attachment is fucking with your wedding planning. ♥ Ariel, publisher of Offbeat Bride. PS: I believe in you. Copyright © 2003 - 2021 Offbeat Empire. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction in part or in whole is prohibited. Contact us Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | Monetized by SkimLinks
3.6k Apr. 23, 2021 This nonbinary wedding outfit shows what's possible with gender-nonconforming wedding attire Here at Offbeat Bride, we're no newbs when it comes to gender nonconforming wedding attire. But this photoshoot? THIS photoshoot?!? It sets a new standard for what's possible with nonbinary wedding outfits. Read More Nov. 6, 2020 GROOM CROWN: for when your groom is a king In the lead up to our wedding day, my groom Sammy and I sat watching The Witcher. Both of us agreed the king's crown was cool. "You should wear a crown at the wedding!" I said, and Sammy laughed. Read More Oct. 19, 2020 Green wedding favors for your eco-friendly offbeat wedding Choose green wedding favors for your sustainable wedding — check out five awesome categories of eco-friendly wedding favors. Read More Oct. 12, 2020 The three Fs of vegan wedding menu planning: filling, flavors, and fotos Vegan wedding menu planning requires a multi sensory approach when you need to accommodate your carnivorous guests as well as the vegans. Our tips and examples make it easy. Read More 1.5k Aug. 21, 2020 YOU WEREN'T INVITED: Funny elopement announcements [Updated for 2021!] Ok, so you did it: you knew there might be blowback or hurt feelings, but you decided to elope anyway because, well, elopements are awesome. Now you're married, and you're looking for elopement announcement ideas. That's cool! If you're looking for elopement wording, cute elopement cards, and funny elopement announcements, we're here for you. Read More More Wedding Inspo > Recent Real Offbeat Weddings Sep. 20, 2021 A Cuban-American Moonrise Kingdom-themed retro wedding Our wedding was a Moonrise Kingdom-themed epic night in which we celebrated everything and everyone we love. My family is from Cuba and Ian is half Cuban and half American, so we did a special Cuban Cafecito with Tata (my grandmother) ceremony as our "Unity Ceremony." Read More Sep. 17, 2021 These brides traded their big plans for a barefoot beach micro-wedding We had a big wedding planned. We had bridesmaids and everything! But during the pandemic… We decided to just take off without telling anyone and get married. We used nature as our decoration and it was more perfect than the big wedding we were planning ever could have been. Read More Sep. 13, 2021 This Oregon micro-wedding with a $31 dress casts a spell There were no bridesmaids, no flower girl, no Maid of Honor, no Best Man. There was no after-party, no toasts, no speeches. And you know what? It was fucking great. Read More Sep. 3, 2021 A booklover's library wedding (with special appearances by Sonic the hedgehog) Books was our obvious wedding theme (the first indication being that the wedding was at a library), but my husband actually hates reading (…THE HORROR!), so we included some Sonic the Hedgehog elements because that's his all-time favorite video game. Read More Aug. 30, 2021 When you marry your high school sweetheart with a dreamy dance party love fest Our vows were tear-jerkers for sure but also definitely a couple of laughs in there. We have known each other for 14 years, we are high school sweethearts so there was so much to cover and we were very conscious of not wanting to go on and on… Read More Aug. 23, 2021 This blended family non-denominational wedding was COVID-safe and broadcast via ZOOM I come from a blended family, and there were no second thoughts when my partner disclosed him having two children from a prior marriage to me. When we met, everything settled naturally. Family is truly whoever you want it to be — I believe this whole-heartedly. Read More More Real Offbeat Weddings > Recent Advice Sep. 24, 2021 ADHD wedding planning: putting the FUN in executive dysfunction If you have ADHD, more than likely any type of "planning" is not your favorite activity. And yet, here you are: wedding planning with ADHD. Before you get overwhelmed and stop reading, listen to me: You can do this. I know, because I have ADHD and executive dysfunction and I planned not one but TWO weddings. Lemme help ease that overstimulated brain of yours and give you some tips on ADHD wedding planning. Read More Sep. 6, 2021 Introvert wedding reception ideas: have fun with NO DANCING Look, some of us want no dancing at our wedding. Maybe we're introverts. Maybe we're living with a disability or a chronic condition — or just feel like we've got two left feet. All reasons are valid — some of us just want no dancing at our weddings, and that's freaking awesome. Here are 15 introvert-friendly dance-free reception activities from real live Offbeat Bride readers. Read More Sep. 1, 2021 COVID-19 vaccine wedding invitation wording – TONS of examples! Setting boundaries with loved ones isn’t the easiest for many of us, so here are some wedding invitation wording examples for multiple COVID-19 vaccine requirement scenarios… plus cute invitation designs! Read More Aug. 20, 2021 Ours is written in blood: A wedding reading for book lovers My partner and I are huge book nerds. I recently published a love poem inspired by that fact… and I thought it might make a great reading for other bibliophile Offbeat Bride readers like us! Read More Aug. 13, 2021 Renaissance wedding playlist Renaissance themed weddings naturally need a Renaissance wedding playlist, but some of the most beautiful wedding music comes from the 1500s to 1700s. From Pachelbel's "Canon" to saucy madrigals, you can find some awesome music here. Read More Jul. 30, 2021 Budget breakdown for a $2k wedding (yes, that includes the honeymoon!) My partner and I got married for about $2,100 TOTAL – including rings, clothes, and honeymoon. Today, I'm going to do a budget breakdown of how we did it. Read More More Advice > Recent DIY Aug. 6, 2021 Honey: the inside-joke wedding favor for couples who met on Bumble These days, it seems like most couples meet on dating apps. If you and your sweety met on Bumble, and you want to have a brilliantly subtle little nod to your meet-cute origin story at your wedding, here's the perfect idea: HONEY wedding favors. Read More Oct. 19, 2020 Green wedding favors for your eco-friendly offbeat wedding Choose green wedding favors for your sustainable wedding — check out five awesome categories of eco-friendly wedding favors. Read More Oct. 12, 2020 The three Fs of vegan wedding menu planning: filling, flavors, and fotos Vegan wedding menu planning requires a multi sensory approach when you need to accommodate your carnivorous guests as well as the vegans. Our tips and examples make it easy. Read More Jul. 3, 2020 How to stream your wedding on Vimeo Vimeo is known for its high-quality streaming (in full HD up to 4k!), which means your wedding live stream will be top notch and look badass. It also offers a customizable video player, auto-adjusts for different internet speeds, has password protection, and no viewer limits. But is it cheap and easy to use? Let's look at how to stream your wedding on Vimeo. Read More 9.9k Jun. 26, 2020 How to live stream your wedding on Zoom in 2021 Having a wedding on Zoom seems pretty logical since it's become so popular and a lot of your friends and family might be using it. It offers up to 1,000 guests (up to 100 with the free version), live chat, and extended stream times if you opt for the pro version. You can even use your smartphone to stream without any fancy tech setups. Read More Feb. 21, 2020 Make these themed table cards with wedding QR codes for your geeky wedding What better way to make sure your guests are fueled by the same music, movies, and pop culture icons you love than this little DIY project involving wedding QR codes and thematic geeky table cards? Read More More DIY > Recent Stuff we love Jul. 23, 2021 Offbeat plus-size wedding dresses for your 2021 wedding If you're getting married in 2021, there's a decent chance that you actually wanted to get married last year, and had to delay. You may have already picked your dress out, or you may be on the hunt for the perfect plus-size wedding dress from a dressmaker who really gets inclusive sizing. So for all of us scrambling to get married after the shitshow that was 2020, I'm rounding up some of the best plus-size wedding dresses I've seen so far this year. And because this is Offbeat Bride, you'll find lots of bold colors and design elements like separates, embroidery, high-low hems, gothic vibes, and more! Read More Mar. 12, 2021 11 black wedding rings trending in 2021 Black wedding bands are definitely on-trend these days. They bring a darkly gothic vibe to your wedding jewelry, which makes them perfect for couples who lean towards the more grim end of the nontraditional spectrum. Ready to take a look at some of this year's hottest black wedding bands? Some of are cheap AF (like $200) and some of them are almost more art pieces than jewelry, up in the $30k range. Read More 1.6k Jan. 29, 2021 2021 unique wedding dress trends for Offbeat Brides If you click an Etsy link here on the website, we can see which products get purchased. This is super fun because it means we can see what's trending with Offbeat Brides! And when it comes to unique wedding dresses for 2021? Y'all are ON FIRE. Let's take a look at some of the wedding dress trends that are hot AF with Offbeat Brides this year. Read More 1.0k Jan. 8, 2021 2021 unique engagement ring trends for Offbeat Brides Part of how Offbeat Bride is able to stay online is what's known as affiliate sales. This means that when we feature a product on the site, if you click the link, we get a small percentage of products you buy. We can't see who buys what, but we CAN see which products get purchased… and we LOVE seeing what's trending with Offbeat Bride readers! These are the 10 most popular engagement rings with Offbeat Bride readers in 2021. Do you see yours? Read More 1.5k Dec. 4, 2020 Are naked engagement photos a thing now? We're about to head into engagement photo season. Insert the gauzy shots of couples smiling at each other, and the photos of folks holding hands in the park, with the engagement ring showing just so. We've all seen a million of these poses. But what if you could get the photos you need for your save-the-date cards and social media engagement announcements, while also getting shots LIKE THIS?! Read More 1.1k Nov. 27, 2020 Romantic vintage wedding dresses perfect for a backyard microwedding If we know Offbeat Brides at all, we know that y'all adore all things vintage, and that's especially vintage-styled wedding fashion. Combine all that with a (totally healthy!) love of all things 1920s, Downton Abbey, Edwardian, Flapper, Gatsby, Titanic, and Victorian … and we know that some of you are going to flip over these dresses! Read More More Stuff we love > Recent Wedding 101 Sep. 16, 2020 Accessible weddings with less stress Will your wedding be accessible? Maybe it should be, even if you and your partner don't have disabilities. Chances are good that someone in your wedding party or on your guest list does, even if it's not a visible disability. Let us share less-stress tricks for accessible weddings. Read More 1.7k Feb. 5, 2020 Hyphenated last names — the practical stuff Torn between hyphenated last names and changing your name when you get married? Offbeat Brides share some of the IRL consequences of hyphenating their own names, or their kids' names. Read More 1.5k Jul. 29, 2019 I bought my wedding dress on Etsy! Here are my tips for buying a custom dress online One element of my wedding with which I was fairly obsessed was finding a fun dress. I'm not a white gown kinda gal, so I was on the hunt for something colorful. I decided to test the waters in customizing a dress online. There are lots of stores that do that theses days, but I knew I wanted something from an independent seller who could really personalize the look itself. I'm already an avid Etsy window shopper, so it was all just a matter of narrowing down the search to a reputable designer who made dresses I liked. Easier said than done? Actually, it was pretty easy… Read More 1.1k Jul. 24, 2019 9 hidden benefits of hiring a day-of coordinator (that I learned at my wedding!) You're in the thick of wedding planning and it's starting to get hairy. Maybe you've hired an event planner, maybe a day-of coordinator, maybe a friend willing to lend a hand, or maybe you're going hard at it by yourself. If you're in the latter two camps, you may be thinking, "do I need to hire a day-of coordinator?" Here are a few of the benefits, hidden and otherwise, that I discovered when I hired a day-of coordinator for my wedding… Read More 1.2k Mar. 27, 2019 5 ways to save the planet (& your wallet!) while wedding planning Trying to find sustainable solutions for an eco-friendly wedding isn't always easy, especially when you're on a budget and trying not to over-complicate things. But hosting an eco-conscious event doesn't have to be impossible. And making sustainable choices isn't just for tree-huggers. Here are five Earth-friendly ideas that won't put any additional burden on your wallet or your special day… Read More 1.0k Jan. 23, 2019 6 tips for making your wedding website useful AND stylish Are you engaged? YAY! I have a feeling that a lot of you are thinking about wedding hashtags and websites and social media, oh my. Weddings are way more high tech these days and a wedding website is pretty standard fare now. Here's how to make yours great… Read More More Wedding 101 > Offbeat Bride: your source for wedding ideas and inclusive wedding planning What do you need to do today? I have no idea. I need Wedding Planning 101! I need tools and resources like wedding planning checklist and wedding spreadsheets Help me write my wedding ceremony or give me vow examples I need free officiant ordination & ceremony planning resources I just want to look at pretty dresses… FIND WHAT YOU NEED: What wedding planning advice & inspiration do you need today? Over 40 Ceremony Script Eloping Geeky Weddings Lesbian Weddings No Dancing No Wedding Party Polyamory Readings Micro-wedding Unity Ceremony Vow Examples A few of our fave wedding vendors Many Rivers Ministries Read More Studio 93 Read More Ross Lucksinger Photography Read More BeauMonde Originals Read More Browse our vendor guide > New online course from the author of Offbeat Bride DO YOU FEEL LIKE YOU'RE ALWAYS CHASING YOUR PARTNER? Ever feel like you're clingy, or have this nagging sense of being "too much" for your partner? If so, you might be dealing with anxious attachment… Take my quiz to see if anxious attachment is fucking with your wedding planning. ♥ Ariel, publisher of Offbeat Bride. PS: I believe in you. Copyright © 2003 - 2021 Offbeat Empire. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction in part or in whole is prohibited. Contact us Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | Monetized by SkimLinks
Nov. 6, 2020 GROOM CROWN: for when your groom is a king In the lead up to our wedding day, my groom Sammy and I sat watching The Witcher. Both of us agreed the king's crown was cool. "You should wear a crown at the wedding!" I said, and Sammy laughed. Read More Oct. 19, 2020 Green wedding favors for your eco-friendly offbeat wedding Choose green wedding favors for your sustainable wedding — check out five awesome categories of eco-friendly wedding favors. Read More Oct. 12, 2020 The three Fs of vegan wedding menu planning: filling, flavors, and fotos Vegan wedding menu planning requires a multi sensory approach when you need to accommodate your carnivorous guests as well as the vegans. Our tips and examples make it easy. Read More 1.5k Aug. 21, 2020 YOU WEREN'T INVITED: Funny elopement announcements [Updated for 2021!] Ok, so you did it: you knew there might be blowback or hurt feelings, but you decided to elope anyway because, well, elopements are awesome. Now you're married, and you're looking for elopement announcement ideas. That's cool! If you're looking for elopement wording, cute elopement cards, and funny elopement announcements, we're here for you. Read More More Wedding Inspo > Recent Real Offbeat Weddings Sep. 20, 2021 A Cuban-American Moonrise Kingdom-themed retro wedding Our wedding was a Moonrise Kingdom-themed epic night in which we celebrated everything and everyone we love. My family is from Cuba and Ian is half Cuban and half American, so we did a special Cuban Cafecito with Tata (my grandmother) ceremony as our "Unity Ceremony." Read More Sep. 17, 2021 These brides traded their big plans for a barefoot beach micro-wedding We had a big wedding planned. We had bridesmaids and everything! But during the pandemic… We decided to just take off without telling anyone and get married. We used nature as our decoration and it was more perfect than the big wedding we were planning ever could have been. Read More Sep. 13, 2021 This Oregon micro-wedding with a $31 dress casts a spell There were no bridesmaids, no flower girl, no Maid of Honor, no Best Man. There was no after-party, no toasts, no speeches. And you know what? It was fucking great. Read More Sep. 3, 2021 A booklover's library wedding (with special appearances by Sonic the hedgehog) Books was our obvious wedding theme (the first indication being that the wedding was at a library), but my husband actually hates reading (…THE HORROR!), so we included some Sonic the Hedgehog elements because that's his all-time favorite video game. Read More Aug. 30, 2021 When you marry your high school sweetheart with a dreamy dance party love fest Our vows were tear-jerkers for sure but also definitely a couple of laughs in there. We have known each other for 14 years, we are high school sweethearts so there was so much to cover and we were very conscious of not wanting to go on and on… Read More Aug. 23, 2021 This blended family non-denominational wedding was COVID-safe and broadcast via ZOOM I come from a blended family, and there were no second thoughts when my partner disclosed him having two children from a prior marriage to me. When we met, everything settled naturally. Family is truly whoever you want it to be — I believe this whole-heartedly. Read More More Real Offbeat Weddings > Recent Advice Sep. 24, 2021 ADHD wedding planning: putting the FUN in executive dysfunction If you have ADHD, more than likely any type of "planning" is not your favorite activity. And yet, here you are: wedding planning with ADHD. Before you get overwhelmed and stop reading, listen to me: You can do this. I know, because I have ADHD and executive dysfunction and I planned not one but TWO weddings. Lemme help ease that overstimulated brain of yours and give you some tips on ADHD wedding planning. Read More Sep. 6, 2021 Introvert wedding reception ideas: have fun with NO DANCING Look, some of us want no dancing at our wedding. Maybe we're introverts. Maybe we're living with a disability or a chronic condition — or just feel like we've got two left feet. All reasons are valid — some of us just want no dancing at our weddings, and that's freaking awesome. Here are 15 introvert-friendly dance-free reception activities from real live Offbeat Bride readers. Read More Sep. 1, 2021 COVID-19 vaccine wedding invitation wording – TONS of examples! Setting boundaries with loved ones isn’t the easiest for many of us, so here are some wedding invitation wording examples for multiple COVID-19 vaccine requirement scenarios… plus cute invitation designs! Read More Aug. 20, 2021 Ours is written in blood: A wedding reading for book lovers My partner and I are huge book nerds. I recently published a love poem inspired by that fact… and I thought it might make a great reading for other bibliophile Offbeat Bride readers like us! Read More Aug. 13, 2021 Renaissance wedding playlist Renaissance themed weddings naturally need a Renaissance wedding playlist, but some of the most beautiful wedding music comes from the 1500s to 1700s. From Pachelbel's "Canon" to saucy madrigals, you can find some awesome music here. Read More Jul. 30, 2021 Budget breakdown for a $2k wedding (yes, that includes the honeymoon!) My partner and I got married for about $2,100 TOTAL – including rings, clothes, and honeymoon. Today, I'm going to do a budget breakdown of how we did it. Read More More Advice > Recent DIY Aug. 6, 2021 Honey: the inside-joke wedding favor for couples who met on Bumble These days, it seems like most couples meet on dating apps. If you and your sweety met on Bumble, and you want to have a brilliantly subtle little nod to your meet-cute origin story at your wedding, here's the perfect idea: HONEY wedding favors. Read More Oct. 19, 2020 Green wedding favors for your eco-friendly offbeat wedding Choose green wedding favors for your sustainable wedding — check out five awesome categories of eco-friendly wedding favors. Read More Oct. 12, 2020 The three Fs of vegan wedding menu planning: filling, flavors, and fotos Vegan wedding menu planning requires a multi sensory approach when you need to accommodate your carnivorous guests as well as the vegans. Our tips and examples make it easy. Read More Jul. 3, 2020 How to stream your wedding on Vimeo Vimeo is known for its high-quality streaming (in full HD up to 4k!), which means your wedding live stream will be top notch and look badass. It also offers a customizable video player, auto-adjusts for different internet speeds, has password protection, and no viewer limits. But is it cheap and easy to use? Let's look at how to stream your wedding on Vimeo. Read More 9.9k Jun. 26, 2020 How to live stream your wedding on Zoom in 2021 Having a wedding on Zoom seems pretty logical since it's become so popular and a lot of your friends and family might be using it. It offers up to 1,000 guests (up to 100 with the free version), live chat, and extended stream times if you opt for the pro version. You can even use your smartphone to stream without any fancy tech setups. Read More Feb. 21, 2020 Make these themed table cards with wedding QR codes for your geeky wedding What better way to make sure your guests are fueled by the same music, movies, and pop culture icons you love than this little DIY project involving wedding QR codes and thematic geeky table cards? Read More More DIY > Recent Stuff we love Jul. 23, 2021 Offbeat plus-size wedding dresses for your 2021 wedding If you're getting married in 2021, there's a decent chance that you actually wanted to get married last year, and had to delay. You may have already picked your dress out, or you may be on the hunt for the perfect plus-size wedding dress from a dressmaker who really gets inclusive sizing. So for all of us scrambling to get married after the shitshow that was 2020, I'm rounding up some of the best plus-size wedding dresses I've seen so far this year. And because this is Offbeat Bride, you'll find lots of bold colors and design elements like separates, embroidery, high-low hems, gothic vibes, and more! Read More Mar. 12, 2021 11 black wedding rings trending in 2021 Black wedding bands are definitely on-trend these days. They bring a darkly gothic vibe to your wedding jewelry, which makes them perfect for couples who lean towards the more grim end of the nontraditional spectrum. Ready to take a look at some of this year's hottest black wedding bands? Some of are cheap AF (like $200) and some of them are almost more art pieces than jewelry, up in the $30k range. Read More 1.6k Jan. 29, 2021 2021 unique wedding dress trends for Offbeat Brides If you click an Etsy link here on the website, we can see which products get purchased. This is super fun because it means we can see what's trending with Offbeat Brides! And when it comes to unique wedding dresses for 2021? Y'all are ON FIRE. Let's take a look at some of the wedding dress trends that are hot AF with Offbeat Brides this year. Read More 1.0k Jan. 8, 2021 2021 unique engagement ring trends for Offbeat Brides Part of how Offbeat Bride is able to stay online is what's known as affiliate sales. This means that when we feature a product on the site, if you click the link, we get a small percentage of products you buy. We can't see who buys what, but we CAN see which products get purchased… and we LOVE seeing what's trending with Offbeat Bride readers! These are the 10 most popular engagement rings with Offbeat Bride readers in 2021. Do you see yours? Read More 1.5k Dec. 4, 2020 Are naked engagement photos a thing now? We're about to head into engagement photo season. Insert the gauzy shots of couples smiling at each other, and the photos of folks holding hands in the park, with the engagement ring showing just so. We've all seen a million of these poses. But what if you could get the photos you need for your save-the-date cards and social media engagement announcements, while also getting shots LIKE THIS?! Read More 1.1k Nov. 27, 2020 Romantic vintage wedding dresses perfect for a backyard microwedding If we know Offbeat Brides at all, we know that y'all adore all things vintage, and that's especially vintage-styled wedding fashion. Combine all that with a (totally healthy!) love of all things 1920s, Downton Abbey, Edwardian, Flapper, Gatsby, Titanic, and Victorian … and we know that some of you are going to flip over these dresses! Read More More Stuff we love > Recent Wedding 101 Sep. 16, 2020 Accessible weddings with less stress Will your wedding be accessible? Maybe it should be, even if you and your partner don't have disabilities. Chances are good that someone in your wedding party or on your guest list does, even if it's not a visible disability. Let us share less-stress tricks for accessible weddings. Read More 1.7k Feb. 5, 2020 Hyphenated last names — the practical stuff Torn between hyphenated last names and changing your name when you get married? Offbeat Brides share some of the IRL consequences of hyphenating their own names, or their kids' names. Read More 1.5k Jul. 29, 2019 I bought my wedding dress on Etsy! Here are my tips for buying a custom dress online One element of my wedding with which I was fairly obsessed was finding a fun dress. I'm not a white gown kinda gal, so I was on the hunt for something colorful. I decided to test the waters in customizing a dress online. There are lots of stores that do that theses days, but I knew I wanted something from an independent seller who could really personalize the look itself. I'm already an avid Etsy window shopper, so it was all just a matter of narrowing down the search to a reputable designer who made dresses I liked. Easier said than done? Actually, it was pretty easy… Read More 1.1k Jul. 24, 2019 9 hidden benefits of hiring a day-of coordinator (that I learned at my wedding!) You're in the thick of wedding planning and it's starting to get hairy. Maybe you've hired an event planner, maybe a day-of coordinator, maybe a friend willing to lend a hand, or maybe you're going hard at it by yourself. If you're in the latter two camps, you may be thinking, "do I need to hire a day-of coordinator?" Here are a few of the benefits, hidden and otherwise, that I discovered when I hired a day-of coordinator for my wedding… Read More 1.2k Mar. 27, 2019 5 ways to save the planet (& your wallet!) while wedding planning Trying to find sustainable solutions for an eco-friendly wedding isn't always easy, especially when you're on a budget and trying not to over-complicate things. But hosting an eco-conscious event doesn't have to be impossible. And making sustainable choices isn't just for tree-huggers. Here are five Earth-friendly ideas that won't put any additional burden on your wallet or your special day… Read More 1.0k Jan. 23, 2019 6 tips for making your wedding website useful AND stylish Are you engaged? YAY! I have a feeling that a lot of you are thinking about wedding hashtags and websites and social media, oh my. Weddings are way more high tech these days and a wedding website is pretty standard fare now. Here's how to make yours great… Read More More Wedding 101 > Offbeat Bride: your source for wedding ideas and inclusive wedding planning What do you need to do today? I have no idea. I need Wedding Planning 101! I need tools and resources like wedding planning checklist and wedding spreadsheets Help me write my wedding ceremony or give me vow examples I need free officiant ordination & ceremony planning resources I just want to look at pretty dresses… FIND WHAT YOU NEED: What wedding planning advice & inspiration do you need today? Over 40 Ceremony Script Eloping Geeky Weddings Lesbian Weddings No Dancing No Wedding Party Polyamory Readings Micro-wedding Unity Ceremony Vow Examples A few of our fave wedding vendors Many Rivers Ministries Read More Studio 93 Read More Ross Lucksinger Photography Read More BeauMonde Originals Read More Browse our vendor guide > New online course from the author of Offbeat Bride DO YOU FEEL LIKE YOU'RE ALWAYS CHASING YOUR PARTNER? Ever feel like you're clingy, or have this nagging sense of being "too much" for your partner? If so, you might be dealing with anxious attachment… Take my quiz to see if anxious attachment is fucking with your wedding planning. ♥ Ariel, publisher of Offbeat Bride. PS: I believe in you. Copyright © 2003 - 2021 Offbeat Empire. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction in part or in whole is prohibited. Contact us Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | Monetized by SkimLinks
Oct. 19, 2020 Green wedding favors for your eco-friendly offbeat wedding Choose green wedding favors for your sustainable wedding — check out five awesome categories of eco-friendly wedding favors. Read More Oct. 12, 2020 The three Fs of vegan wedding menu planning: filling, flavors, and fotos Vegan wedding menu planning requires a multi sensory approach when you need to accommodate your carnivorous guests as well as the vegans. Our tips and examples make it easy. Read More 1.5k Aug. 21, 2020 YOU WEREN'T INVITED: Funny elopement announcements [Updated for 2021!] Ok, so you did it: you knew there might be blowback or hurt feelings, but you decided to elope anyway because, well, elopements are awesome. Now you're married, and you're looking for elopement announcement ideas. That's cool! If you're looking for elopement wording, cute elopement cards, and funny elopement announcements, we're here for you. Read More More Wedding Inspo > Recent Real Offbeat Weddings Sep. 20, 2021 A Cuban-American Moonrise Kingdom-themed retro wedding Our wedding was a Moonrise Kingdom-themed epic night in which we celebrated everything and everyone we love. My family is from Cuba and Ian is half Cuban and half American, so we did a special Cuban Cafecito with Tata (my grandmother) ceremony as our "Unity Ceremony." Read More Sep. 17, 2021 These brides traded their big plans for a barefoot beach micro-wedding We had a big wedding planned. We had bridesmaids and everything! But during the pandemic… We decided to just take off without telling anyone and get married. We used nature as our decoration and it was more perfect than the big wedding we were planning ever could have been. Read More Sep. 13, 2021 This Oregon micro-wedding with a $31 dress casts a spell There were no bridesmaids, no flower girl, no Maid of Honor, no Best Man. There was no after-party, no toasts, no speeches. And you know what? It was fucking great. Read More Sep. 3, 2021 A booklover's library wedding (with special appearances by Sonic the hedgehog) Books was our obvious wedding theme (the first indication being that the wedding was at a library), but my husband actually hates reading (…THE HORROR!), so we included some Sonic the Hedgehog elements because that's his all-time favorite video game. Read More Aug. 30, 2021 When you marry your high school sweetheart with a dreamy dance party love fest Our vows were tear-jerkers for sure but also definitely a couple of laughs in there. We have known each other for 14 years, we are high school sweethearts so there was so much to cover and we were very conscious of not wanting to go on and on… Read More Aug. 23, 2021 This blended family non-denominational wedding was COVID-safe and broadcast via ZOOM I come from a blended family, and there were no second thoughts when my partner disclosed him having two children from a prior marriage to me. When we met, everything settled naturally. Family is truly whoever you want it to be — I believe this whole-heartedly. Read More More Real Offbeat Weddings > Recent Advice Sep. 24, 2021 ADHD wedding planning: putting the FUN in executive dysfunction If you have ADHD, more than likely any type of "planning" is not your favorite activity. And yet, here you are: wedding planning with ADHD. Before you get overwhelmed and stop reading, listen to me: You can do this. I know, because I have ADHD and executive dysfunction and I planned not one but TWO weddings. Lemme help ease that overstimulated brain of yours and give you some tips on ADHD wedding planning. Read More Sep. 6, 2021 Introvert wedding reception ideas: have fun with NO DANCING Look, some of us want no dancing at our wedding. Maybe we're introverts. Maybe we're living with a disability or a chronic condition — or just feel like we've got two left feet. All reasons are valid — some of us just want no dancing at our weddings, and that's freaking awesome. Here are 15 introvert-friendly dance-free reception activities from real live Offbeat Bride readers. Read More Sep. 1, 2021 COVID-19 vaccine wedding invitation wording – TONS of examples! Setting boundaries with loved ones isn’t the easiest for many of us, so here are some wedding invitation wording examples for multiple COVID-19 vaccine requirement scenarios… plus cute invitation designs! Read More Aug. 20, 2021 Ours is written in blood: A wedding reading for book lovers My partner and I are huge book nerds. I recently published a love poem inspired by that fact… and I thought it might make a great reading for other bibliophile Offbeat Bride readers like us! Read More Aug. 13, 2021 Renaissance wedding playlist Renaissance themed weddings naturally need a Renaissance wedding playlist, but some of the most beautiful wedding music comes from the 1500s to 1700s. From Pachelbel's "Canon" to saucy madrigals, you can find some awesome music here. Read More Jul. 30, 2021 Budget breakdown for a $2k wedding (yes, that includes the honeymoon!) My partner and I got married for about $2,100 TOTAL – including rings, clothes, and honeymoon. Today, I'm going to do a budget breakdown of how we did it. Read More More Advice > Recent DIY Aug. 6, 2021 Honey: the inside-joke wedding favor for couples who met on Bumble These days, it seems like most couples meet on dating apps. If you and your sweety met on Bumble, and you want to have a brilliantly subtle little nod to your meet-cute origin story at your wedding, here's the perfect idea: HONEY wedding favors. Read More Oct. 19, 2020 Green wedding favors for your eco-friendly offbeat wedding Choose green wedding favors for your sustainable wedding — check out five awesome categories of eco-friendly wedding favors. Read More Oct. 12, 2020 The three Fs of vegan wedding menu planning: filling, flavors, and fotos Vegan wedding menu planning requires a multi sensory approach when you need to accommodate your carnivorous guests as well as the vegans. Our tips and examples make it easy. Read More Jul. 3, 2020 How to stream your wedding on Vimeo Vimeo is known for its high-quality streaming (in full HD up to 4k!), which means your wedding live stream will be top notch and look badass. It also offers a customizable video player, auto-adjusts for different internet speeds, has password protection, and no viewer limits. But is it cheap and easy to use? Let's look at how to stream your wedding on Vimeo. Read More 9.9k Jun. 26, 2020 How to live stream your wedding on Zoom in 2021 Having a wedding on Zoom seems pretty logical since it's become so popular and a lot of your friends and family might be using it. It offers up to 1,000 guests (up to 100 with the free version), live chat, and extended stream times if you opt for the pro version. You can even use your smartphone to stream without any fancy tech setups. Read More Feb. 21, 2020 Make these themed table cards with wedding QR codes for your geeky wedding What better way to make sure your guests are fueled by the same music, movies, and pop culture icons you love than this little DIY project involving wedding QR codes and thematic geeky table cards? Read More More DIY > Recent Stuff we love Jul. 23, 2021 Offbeat plus-size wedding dresses for your 2021 wedding If you're getting married in 2021, there's a decent chance that you actually wanted to get married last year, and had to delay. You may have already picked your dress out, or you may be on the hunt for the perfect plus-size wedding dress from a dressmaker who really gets inclusive sizing. So for all of us scrambling to get married after the shitshow that was 2020, I'm rounding up some of the best plus-size wedding dresses I've seen so far this year. And because this is Offbeat Bride, you'll find lots of bold colors and design elements like separates, embroidery, high-low hems, gothic vibes, and more! Read More Mar. 12, 2021 11 black wedding rings trending in 2021 Black wedding bands are definitely on-trend these days. They bring a darkly gothic vibe to your wedding jewelry, which makes them perfect for couples who lean towards the more grim end of the nontraditional spectrum. Ready to take a look at some of this year's hottest black wedding bands? Some of are cheap AF (like $200) and some of them are almost more art pieces than jewelry, up in the $30k range. Read More 1.6k Jan. 29, 2021 2021 unique wedding dress trends for Offbeat Brides If you click an Etsy link here on the website, we can see which products get purchased. This is super fun because it means we can see what's trending with Offbeat Brides! And when it comes to unique wedding dresses for 2021? Y'all are ON FIRE. Let's take a look at some of the wedding dress trends that are hot AF with Offbeat Brides this year. Read More 1.0k Jan. 8, 2021 2021 unique engagement ring trends for Offbeat Brides Part of how Offbeat Bride is able to stay online is what's known as affiliate sales. This means that when we feature a product on the site, if you click the link, we get a small percentage of products you buy. We can't see who buys what, but we CAN see which products get purchased… and we LOVE seeing what's trending with Offbeat Bride readers! These are the 10 most popular engagement rings with Offbeat Bride readers in 2021. Do you see yours? Read More 1.5k Dec. 4, 2020 Are naked engagement photos a thing now? We're about to head into engagement photo season. Insert the gauzy shots of couples smiling at each other, and the photos of folks holding hands in the park, with the engagement ring showing just so. We've all seen a million of these poses. But what if you could get the photos you need for your save-the-date cards and social media engagement announcements, while also getting shots LIKE THIS?! Read More 1.1k Nov. 27, 2020 Romantic vintage wedding dresses perfect for a backyard microwedding If we know Offbeat Brides at all, we know that y'all adore all things vintage, and that's especially vintage-styled wedding fashion. Combine all that with a (totally healthy!) love of all things 1920s, Downton Abbey, Edwardian, Flapper, Gatsby, Titanic, and Victorian … and we know that some of you are going to flip over these dresses! Read More More Stuff we love > Recent Wedding 101 Sep. 16, 2020 Accessible weddings with less stress Will your wedding be accessible? Maybe it should be, even if you and your partner don't have disabilities. Chances are good that someone in your wedding party or on your guest list does, even if it's not a visible disability. Let us share less-stress tricks for accessible weddings. Read More 1.7k Feb. 5, 2020 Hyphenated last names — the practical stuff Torn between hyphenated last names and changing your name when you get married? Offbeat Brides share some of the IRL consequences of hyphenating their own names, or their kids' names. Read More 1.5k Jul. 29, 2019 I bought my wedding dress on Etsy! Here are my tips for buying a custom dress online One element of my wedding with which I was fairly obsessed was finding a fun dress. I'm not a white gown kinda gal, so I was on the hunt for something colorful. I decided to test the waters in customizing a dress online. There are lots of stores that do that theses days, but I knew I wanted something from an independent seller who could really personalize the look itself. I'm already an avid Etsy window shopper, so it was all just a matter of narrowing down the search to a reputable designer who made dresses I liked. Easier said than done? Actually, it was pretty easy… Read More 1.1k Jul. 24, 2019 9 hidden benefits of hiring a day-of coordinator (that I learned at my wedding!) You're in the thick of wedding planning and it's starting to get hairy. Maybe you've hired an event planner, maybe a day-of coordinator, maybe a friend willing to lend a hand, or maybe you're going hard at it by yourself. If you're in the latter two camps, you may be thinking, "do I need to hire a day-of coordinator?" Here are a few of the benefits, hidden and otherwise, that I discovered when I hired a day-of coordinator for my wedding… Read More 1.2k Mar. 27, 2019 5 ways to save the planet (& your wallet!) while wedding planning Trying to find sustainable solutions for an eco-friendly wedding isn't always easy, especially when you're on a budget and trying not to over-complicate things. But hosting an eco-conscious event doesn't have to be impossible. And making sustainable choices isn't just for tree-huggers. Here are five Earth-friendly ideas that won't put any additional burden on your wallet or your special day… Read More 1.0k Jan. 23, 2019 6 tips for making your wedding website useful AND stylish Are you engaged? YAY! I have a feeling that a lot of you are thinking about wedding hashtags and websites and social media, oh my. Weddings are way more high tech these days and a wedding website is pretty standard fare now. Here's how to make yours great… Read More More Wedding 101 > Offbeat Bride: your source for wedding ideas and inclusive wedding planning What do you need to do today? I have no idea. I need Wedding Planning 101! I need tools and resources like wedding planning checklist and wedding spreadsheets Help me write my wedding ceremony or give me vow examples I need free officiant ordination & ceremony planning resources I just want to look at pretty dresses… FIND WHAT YOU NEED: What wedding planning advice & inspiration do you need today? Over 40 Ceremony Script Eloping Geeky Weddings Lesbian Weddings No Dancing No Wedding Party Polyamory Readings Micro-wedding Unity Ceremony Vow Examples A few of our fave wedding vendors Many Rivers Ministries Read More Studio 93 Read More Ross Lucksinger Photography Read More BeauMonde Originals Read More Browse our vendor guide > New online course from the author of Offbeat Bride DO YOU FEEL LIKE YOU'RE ALWAYS CHASING YOUR PARTNER? Ever feel like you're clingy, or have this nagging sense of being "too much" for your partner? If so, you might be dealing with anxious attachment… Take my quiz to see if anxious attachment is fucking with your wedding planning. ♥ Ariel, publisher of Offbeat Bride. PS: I believe in you. Copyright © 2003 - 2021 Offbeat Empire. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction in part or in whole is prohibited. Contact us Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | Monetized by SkimLinks
Oct. 12, 2020 The three Fs of vegan wedding menu planning: filling, flavors, and fotos Vegan wedding menu planning requires a multi sensory approach when you need to accommodate your carnivorous guests as well as the vegans. Our tips and examples make it easy. Read More 1.5k Aug. 21, 2020 YOU WEREN'T INVITED: Funny elopement announcements [Updated for 2021!] Ok, so you did it: you knew there might be blowback or hurt feelings, but you decided to elope anyway because, well, elopements are awesome. Now you're married, and you're looking for elopement announcement ideas. That's cool! If you're looking for elopement wording, cute elopement cards, and funny elopement announcements, we're here for you. Read More More Wedding Inspo > Recent Real Offbeat Weddings Sep. 20, 2021 A Cuban-American Moonrise Kingdom-themed retro wedding Our wedding was a Moonrise Kingdom-themed epic night in which we celebrated everything and everyone we love. My family is from Cuba and Ian is half Cuban and half American, so we did a special Cuban Cafecito with Tata (my grandmother) ceremony as our "Unity Ceremony." Read More Sep. 17, 2021 These brides traded their big plans for a barefoot beach micro-wedding We had a big wedding planned. We had bridesmaids and everything! But during the pandemic… We decided to just take off without telling anyone and get married. We used nature as our decoration and it was more perfect than the big wedding we were planning ever could have been. Read More Sep. 13, 2021 This Oregon micro-wedding with a $31 dress casts a spell There were no bridesmaids, no flower girl, no Maid of Honor, no Best Man. There was no after-party, no toasts, no speeches. And you know what? It was fucking great. Read More Sep. 3, 2021 A booklover's library wedding (with special appearances by Sonic the hedgehog) Books was our obvious wedding theme (the first indication being that the wedding was at a library), but my husband actually hates reading (…THE HORROR!), so we included some Sonic the Hedgehog elements because that's his all-time favorite video game. Read More Aug. 30, 2021 When you marry your high school sweetheart with a dreamy dance party love fest Our vows were tear-jerkers for sure but also definitely a couple of laughs in there. We have known each other for 14 years, we are high school sweethearts so there was so much to cover and we were very conscious of not wanting to go on and on… Read More Aug. 23, 2021 This blended family non-denominational wedding was COVID-safe and broadcast via ZOOM I come from a blended family, and there were no second thoughts when my partner disclosed him having two children from a prior marriage to me. When we met, everything settled naturally. Family is truly whoever you want it to be — I believe this whole-heartedly. Read More More Real Offbeat Weddings > Recent Advice Sep. 24, 2021 ADHD wedding planning: putting the FUN in executive dysfunction If you have ADHD, more than likely any type of "planning" is not your favorite activity. And yet, here you are: wedding planning with ADHD. Before you get overwhelmed and stop reading, listen to me: You can do this. I know, because I have ADHD and executive dysfunction and I planned not one but TWO weddings. Lemme help ease that overstimulated brain of yours and give you some tips on ADHD wedding planning. Read More Sep. 6, 2021 Introvert wedding reception ideas: have fun with NO DANCING Look, some of us want no dancing at our wedding. Maybe we're introverts. Maybe we're living with a disability or a chronic condition — or just feel like we've got two left feet. All reasons are valid — some of us just want no dancing at our weddings, and that's freaking awesome. Here are 15 introvert-friendly dance-free reception activities from real live Offbeat Bride readers. Read More Sep. 1, 2021 COVID-19 vaccine wedding invitation wording – TONS of examples! Setting boundaries with loved ones isn’t the easiest for many of us, so here are some wedding invitation wording examples for multiple COVID-19 vaccine requirement scenarios… plus cute invitation designs! Read More Aug. 20, 2021 Ours is written in blood: A wedding reading for book lovers My partner and I are huge book nerds. I recently published a love poem inspired by that fact… and I thought it might make a great reading for other bibliophile Offbeat Bride readers like us! Read More Aug. 13, 2021 Renaissance wedding playlist Renaissance themed weddings naturally need a Renaissance wedding playlist, but some of the most beautiful wedding music comes from the 1500s to 1700s. From Pachelbel's "Canon" to saucy madrigals, you can find some awesome music here. Read More Jul. 30, 2021 Budget breakdown for a $2k wedding (yes, that includes the honeymoon!) My partner and I got married for about $2,100 TOTAL – including rings, clothes, and honeymoon. Today, I'm going to do a budget breakdown of how we did it. Read More More Advice > Recent DIY Aug. 6, 2021 Honey: the inside-joke wedding favor for couples who met on Bumble These days, it seems like most couples meet on dating apps. If you and your sweety met on Bumble, and you want to have a brilliantly subtle little nod to your meet-cute origin story at your wedding, here's the perfect idea: HONEY wedding favors. Read More Oct. 19, 2020 Green wedding favors for your eco-friendly offbeat wedding Choose green wedding favors for your sustainable wedding — check out five awesome categories of eco-friendly wedding favors. Read More Oct. 12, 2020 The three Fs of vegan wedding menu planning: filling, flavors, and fotos Vegan wedding menu planning requires a multi sensory approach when you need to accommodate your carnivorous guests as well as the vegans. Our tips and examples make it easy. Read More Jul. 3, 2020 How to stream your wedding on Vimeo Vimeo is known for its high-quality streaming (in full HD up to 4k!), which means your wedding live stream will be top notch and look badass. It also offers a customizable video player, auto-adjusts for different internet speeds, has password protection, and no viewer limits. But is it cheap and easy to use? Let's look at how to stream your wedding on Vimeo. Read More 9.9k Jun. 26, 2020 How to live stream your wedding on Zoom in 2021 Having a wedding on Zoom seems pretty logical since it's become so popular and a lot of your friends and family might be using it. It offers up to 1,000 guests (up to 100 with the free version), live chat, and extended stream times if you opt for the pro version. You can even use your smartphone to stream without any fancy tech setups. Read More Feb. 21, 2020 Make these themed table cards with wedding QR codes for your geeky wedding What better way to make sure your guests are fueled by the same music, movies, and pop culture icons you love than this little DIY project involving wedding QR codes and thematic geeky table cards? Read More More DIY > Recent Stuff we love Jul. 23, 2021 Offbeat plus-size wedding dresses for your 2021 wedding If you're getting married in 2021, there's a decent chance that you actually wanted to get married last year, and had to delay. You may have already picked your dress out, or you may be on the hunt for the perfect plus-size wedding dress from a dressmaker who really gets inclusive sizing. So for all of us scrambling to get married after the shitshow that was 2020, I'm rounding up some of the best plus-size wedding dresses I've seen so far this year. And because this is Offbeat Bride, you'll find lots of bold colors and design elements like separates, embroidery, high-low hems, gothic vibes, and more! Read More Mar. 12, 2021 11 black wedding rings trending in 2021 Black wedding bands are definitely on-trend these days. They bring a darkly gothic vibe to your wedding jewelry, which makes them perfect for couples who lean towards the more grim end of the nontraditional spectrum. Ready to take a look at some of this year's hottest black wedding bands? Some of are cheap AF (like $200) and some of them are almost more art pieces than jewelry, up in the $30k range. Read More 1.6k Jan. 29, 2021 2021 unique wedding dress trends for Offbeat Brides If you click an Etsy link here on the website, we can see which products get purchased. This is super fun because it means we can see what's trending with Offbeat Brides! And when it comes to unique wedding dresses for 2021? Y'all are ON FIRE. Let's take a look at some of the wedding dress trends that are hot AF with Offbeat Brides this year. Read More 1.0k Jan. 8, 2021 2021 unique engagement ring trends for Offbeat Brides Part of how Offbeat Bride is able to stay online is what's known as affiliate sales. This means that when we feature a product on the site, if you click the link, we get a small percentage of products you buy. We can't see who buys what, but we CAN see which products get purchased… and we LOVE seeing what's trending with Offbeat Bride readers! These are the 10 most popular engagement rings with Offbeat Bride readers in 2021. Do you see yours? Read More 1.5k Dec. 4, 2020 Are naked engagement photos a thing now? We're about to head into engagement photo season. Insert the gauzy shots of couples smiling at each other, and the photos of folks holding hands in the park, with the engagement ring showing just so. We've all seen a million of these poses. But what if you could get the photos you need for your save-the-date cards and social media engagement announcements, while also getting shots LIKE THIS?! Read More 1.1k Nov. 27, 2020 Romantic vintage wedding dresses perfect for a backyard microwedding If we know Offbeat Brides at all, we know that y'all adore all things vintage, and that's especially vintage-styled wedding fashion. Combine all that with a (totally healthy!) love of all things 1920s, Downton Abbey, Edwardian, Flapper, Gatsby, Titanic, and Victorian … and we know that some of you are going to flip over these dresses! Read More More Stuff we love > Recent Wedding 101 Sep. 16, 2020 Accessible weddings with less stress Will your wedding be accessible? Maybe it should be, even if you and your partner don't have disabilities. Chances are good that someone in your wedding party or on your guest list does, even if it's not a visible disability. Let us share less-stress tricks for accessible weddings. Read More 1.7k Feb. 5, 2020 Hyphenated last names — the practical stuff Torn between hyphenated last names and changing your name when you get married? Offbeat Brides share some of the IRL consequences of hyphenating their own names, or their kids' names. Read More 1.5k Jul. 29, 2019 I bought my wedding dress on Etsy! Here are my tips for buying a custom dress online One element of my wedding with which I was fairly obsessed was finding a fun dress. I'm not a white gown kinda gal, so I was on the hunt for something colorful. I decided to test the waters in customizing a dress online. There are lots of stores that do that theses days, but I knew I wanted something from an independent seller who could really personalize the look itself. I'm already an avid Etsy window shopper, so it was all just a matter of narrowing down the search to a reputable designer who made dresses I liked. Easier said than done? Actually, it was pretty easy… Read More 1.1k Jul. 24, 2019 9 hidden benefits of hiring a day-of coordinator (that I learned at my wedding!) You're in the thick of wedding planning and it's starting to get hairy. Maybe you've hired an event planner, maybe a day-of coordinator, maybe a friend willing to lend a hand, or maybe you're going hard at it by yourself. If you're in the latter two camps, you may be thinking, "do I need to hire a day-of coordinator?" Here are a few of the benefits, hidden and otherwise, that I discovered when I hired a day-of coordinator for my wedding… Read More 1.2k Mar. 27, 2019 5 ways to save the planet (& your wallet!) while wedding planning Trying to find sustainable solutions for an eco-friendly wedding isn't always easy, especially when you're on a budget and trying not to over-complicate things. But hosting an eco-conscious event doesn't have to be impossible. And making sustainable choices isn't just for tree-huggers. Here are five Earth-friendly ideas that won't put any additional burden on your wallet or your special day… Read More 1.0k Jan. 23, 2019 6 tips for making your wedding website useful AND stylish Are you engaged? YAY! I have a feeling that a lot of you are thinking about wedding hashtags and websites and social media, oh my. Weddings are way more high tech these days and a wedding website is pretty standard fare now. Here's how to make yours great… Read More More Wedding 101 > Offbeat Bride: your source for wedding ideas and inclusive wedding planning What do you need to do today? I have no idea. I need Wedding Planning 101! I need tools and resources like wedding planning checklist and wedding spreadsheets Help me write my wedding ceremony or give me vow examples I need free officiant ordination & ceremony planning resources I just want to look at pretty dresses… FIND WHAT YOU NEED: What wedding planning advice & inspiration do you need today? Over 40 Ceremony Script Eloping Geeky Weddings Lesbian Weddings No Dancing No Wedding Party Polyamory Readings Micro-wedding Unity Ceremony Vow Examples A few of our fave wedding vendors Many Rivers Ministries Read More Studio 93 Read More Ross Lucksinger Photography Read More BeauMonde Originals Read More Browse our vendor guide > New online course from the author of Offbeat Bride DO YOU FEEL LIKE YOU'RE ALWAYS CHASING YOUR PARTNER? Ever feel like you're clingy, or have this nagging sense of being "too much" for your partner? If so, you might be dealing with anxious attachment… Take my quiz to see if anxious attachment is fucking with your wedding planning. ♥ Ariel, publisher of Offbeat Bride. PS: I believe in you. Copyright © 2003 - 2021 Offbeat Empire. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction in part or in whole is prohibited. Contact us Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | Monetized by SkimLinks
1.5k Aug. 21, 2020 YOU WEREN'T INVITED: Funny elopement announcements [Updated for 2021!] Ok, so you did it: you knew there might be blowback or hurt feelings, but you decided to elope anyway because, well, elopements are awesome. Now you're married, and you're looking for elopement announcement ideas. That's cool! If you're looking for elopement wording, cute elopement cards, and funny elopement announcements, we're here for you. Read More More Wedding Inspo > Recent Real Offbeat Weddings Sep. 20, 2021 A Cuban-American Moonrise Kingdom-themed retro wedding Our wedding was a Moonrise Kingdom-themed epic night in which we celebrated everything and everyone we love. My family is from Cuba and Ian is half Cuban and half American, so we did a special Cuban Cafecito with Tata (my grandmother) ceremony as our "Unity Ceremony." Read More Sep. 17, 2021 These brides traded their big plans for a barefoot beach micro-wedding We had a big wedding planned. We had bridesmaids and everything! But during the pandemic… We decided to just take off without telling anyone and get married. We used nature as our decoration and it was more perfect than the big wedding we were planning ever could have been. Read More Sep. 13, 2021 This Oregon micro-wedding with a $31 dress casts a spell There were no bridesmaids, no flower girl, no Maid of Honor, no Best Man. There was no after-party, no toasts, no speeches. And you know what? It was fucking great. Read More Sep. 3, 2021 A booklover's library wedding (with special appearances by Sonic the hedgehog) Books was our obvious wedding theme (the first indication being that the wedding was at a library), but my husband actually hates reading (…THE HORROR!), so we included some Sonic the Hedgehog elements because that's his all-time favorite video game. Read More Aug. 30, 2021 When you marry your high school sweetheart with a dreamy dance party love fest Our vows were tear-jerkers for sure but also definitely a couple of laughs in there. We have known each other for 14 years, we are high school sweethearts so there was so much to cover and we were very conscious of not wanting to go on and on… Read More Aug. 23, 2021 This blended family non-denominational wedding was COVID-safe and broadcast via ZOOM I come from a blended family, and there were no second thoughts when my partner disclosed him having two children from a prior marriage to me. When we met, everything settled naturally. Family is truly whoever you want it to be — I believe this whole-heartedly. Read More More Real Offbeat Weddings > Recent Advice Sep. 24, 2021 ADHD wedding planning: putting the FUN in executive dysfunction If you have ADHD, more than likely any type of "planning" is not your favorite activity. And yet, here you are: wedding planning with ADHD. Before you get overwhelmed and stop reading, listen to me: You can do this. I know, because I have ADHD and executive dysfunction and I planned not one but TWO weddings. Lemme help ease that overstimulated brain of yours and give you some tips on ADHD wedding planning. Read More Sep. 6, 2021 Introvert wedding reception ideas: have fun with NO DANCING Look, some of us want no dancing at our wedding. Maybe we're introverts. Maybe we're living with a disability or a chronic condition — or just feel like we've got two left feet. All reasons are valid — some of us just want no dancing at our weddings, and that's freaking awesome. Here are 15 introvert-friendly dance-free reception activities from real live Offbeat Bride readers. Read More Sep. 1, 2021 COVID-19 vaccine wedding invitation wording – TONS of examples! Setting boundaries with loved ones isn’t the easiest for many of us, so here are some wedding invitation wording examples for multiple COVID-19 vaccine requirement scenarios… plus cute invitation designs! Read More Aug. 20, 2021 Ours is written in blood: A wedding reading for book lovers My partner and I are huge book nerds. I recently published a love poem inspired by that fact… and I thought it might make a great reading for other bibliophile Offbeat Bride readers like us! Read More Aug. 13, 2021 Renaissance wedding playlist Renaissance themed weddings naturally need a Renaissance wedding playlist, but some of the most beautiful wedding music comes from the 1500s to 1700s. From Pachelbel's "Canon" to saucy madrigals, you can find some awesome music here. Read More Jul. 30, 2021 Budget breakdown for a $2k wedding (yes, that includes the honeymoon!) My partner and I got married for about $2,100 TOTAL – including rings, clothes, and honeymoon. Today, I'm going to do a budget breakdown of how we did it. Read More More Advice > Recent DIY Aug. 6, 2021 Honey: the inside-joke wedding favor for couples who met on Bumble These days, it seems like most couples meet on dating apps. If you and your sweety met on Bumble, and you want to have a brilliantly subtle little nod to your meet-cute origin story at your wedding, here's the perfect idea: HONEY wedding favors. Read More Oct. 19, 2020 Green wedding favors for your eco-friendly offbeat wedding Choose green wedding favors for your sustainable wedding — check out five awesome categories of eco-friendly wedding favors. Read More Oct. 12, 2020 The three Fs of vegan wedding menu planning: filling, flavors, and fotos Vegan wedding menu planning requires a multi sensory approach when you need to accommodate your carnivorous guests as well as the vegans. Our tips and examples make it easy. Read More Jul. 3, 2020 How to stream your wedding on Vimeo Vimeo is known for its high-quality streaming (in full HD up to 4k!), which means your wedding live stream will be top notch and look badass. It also offers a customizable video player, auto-adjusts for different internet speeds, has password protection, and no viewer limits. But is it cheap and easy to use? Let's look at how to stream your wedding on Vimeo. Read More 9.9k Jun. 26, 2020 How to live stream your wedding on Zoom in 2021 Having a wedding on Zoom seems pretty logical since it's become so popular and a lot of your friends and family might be using it. It offers up to 1,000 guests (up to 100 with the free version), live chat, and extended stream times if you opt for the pro version. You can even use your smartphone to stream without any fancy tech setups. Read More Feb. 21, 2020 Make these themed table cards with wedding QR codes for your geeky wedding What better way to make sure your guests are fueled by the same music, movies, and pop culture icons you love than this little DIY project involving wedding QR codes and thematic geeky table cards? Read More More DIY > Recent Stuff we love Jul. 23, 2021 Offbeat plus-size wedding dresses for your 2021 wedding If you're getting married in 2021, there's a decent chance that you actually wanted to get married last year, and had to delay. You may have already picked your dress out, or you may be on the hunt for the perfect plus-size wedding dress from a dressmaker who really gets inclusive sizing. So for all of us scrambling to get married after the shitshow that was 2020, I'm rounding up some of the best plus-size wedding dresses I've seen so far this year. And because this is Offbeat Bride, you'll find lots of bold colors and design elements like separates, embroidery, high-low hems, gothic vibes, and more! Read More Mar. 12, 2021 11 black wedding rings trending in 2021 Black wedding bands are definitely on-trend these days. They bring a darkly gothic vibe to your wedding jewelry, which makes them perfect for couples who lean towards the more grim end of the nontraditional spectrum. Ready to take a look at some of this year's hottest black wedding bands? Some of are cheap AF (like $200) and some of them are almost more art pieces than jewelry, up in the $30k range. Read More 1.6k Jan. 29, 2021 2021 unique wedding dress trends for Offbeat Brides If you click an Etsy link here on the website, we can see which products get purchased. This is super fun because it means we can see what's trending with Offbeat Brides! And when it comes to unique wedding dresses for 2021? Y'all are ON FIRE. Let's take a look at some of the wedding dress trends that are hot AF with Offbeat Brides this year. Read More 1.0k Jan. 8, 2021 2021 unique engagement ring trends for Offbeat Brides Part of how Offbeat Bride is able to stay online is what's known as affiliate sales. This means that when we feature a product on the site, if you click the link, we get a small percentage of products you buy. We can't see who buys what, but we CAN see which products get purchased… and we LOVE seeing what's trending with Offbeat Bride readers! These are the 10 most popular engagement rings with Offbeat Bride readers in 2021. Do you see yours? Read More 1.5k Dec. 4, 2020 Are naked engagement photos a thing now? We're about to head into engagement photo season. Insert the gauzy shots of couples smiling at each other, and the photos of folks holding hands in the park, with the engagement ring showing just so. We've all seen a million of these poses. But what if you could get the photos you need for your save-the-date cards and social media engagement announcements, while also getting shots LIKE THIS?! Read More 1.1k Nov. 27, 2020 Romantic vintage wedding dresses perfect for a backyard microwedding If we know Offbeat Brides at all, we know that y'all adore all things vintage, and that's especially vintage-styled wedding fashion. Combine all that with a (totally healthy!) love of all things 1920s, Downton Abbey, Edwardian, Flapper, Gatsby, Titanic, and Victorian … and we know that some of you are going to flip over these dresses! Read More More Stuff we love > Recent Wedding 101 Sep. 16, 2020 Accessible weddings with less stress Will your wedding be accessible? Maybe it should be, even if you and your partner don't have disabilities. Chances are good that someone in your wedding party or on your guest list does, even if it's not a visible disability. Let us share less-stress tricks for accessible weddings. Read More 1.7k Feb. 5, 2020 Hyphenated last names — the practical stuff Torn between hyphenated last names and changing your name when you get married? Offbeat Brides share some of the IRL consequences of hyphenating their own names, or their kids' names. Read More 1.5k Jul. 29, 2019 I bought my wedding dress on Etsy! Here are my tips for buying a custom dress online One element of my wedding with which I was fairly obsessed was finding a fun dress. I'm not a white gown kinda gal, so I was on the hunt for something colorful. I decided to test the waters in customizing a dress online. There are lots of stores that do that theses days, but I knew I wanted something from an independent seller who could really personalize the look itself. I'm already an avid Etsy window shopper, so it was all just a matter of narrowing down the search to a reputable designer who made dresses I liked. Easier said than done? Actually, it was pretty easy… Read More 1.1k Jul. 24, 2019 9 hidden benefits of hiring a day-of coordinator (that I learned at my wedding!) You're in the thick of wedding planning and it's starting to get hairy. Maybe you've hired an event planner, maybe a day-of coordinator, maybe a friend willing to lend a hand, or maybe you're going hard at it by yourself. If you're in the latter two camps, you may be thinking, "do I need to hire a day-of coordinator?" Here are a few of the benefits, hidden and otherwise, that I discovered when I hired a day-of coordinator for my wedding… Read More 1.2k Mar. 27, 2019 5 ways to save the planet (& your wallet!) while wedding planning Trying to find sustainable solutions for an eco-friendly wedding isn't always easy, especially when you're on a budget and trying not to over-complicate things. But hosting an eco-conscious event doesn't have to be impossible. And making sustainable choices isn't just for tree-huggers. Here are five Earth-friendly ideas that won't put any additional burden on your wallet or your special day… Read More 1.0k Jan. 23, 2019 6 tips for making your wedding website useful AND stylish Are you engaged? YAY! I have a feeling that a lot of you are thinking about wedding hashtags and websites and social media, oh my. Weddings are way more high tech these days and a wedding website is pretty standard fare now. Here's how to make yours great… Read More More Wedding 101 > Offbeat Bride: your source for wedding ideas and inclusive wedding planning What do you need to do today? I have no idea. I need Wedding Planning 101! I need tools and resources like wedding planning checklist and wedding spreadsheets Help me write my wedding ceremony or give me vow examples I need free officiant ordination & ceremony planning resources I just want to look at pretty dresses… FIND WHAT YOU NEED: What wedding planning advice & inspiration do you need today? Over 40 Ceremony Script Eloping Geeky Weddings Lesbian Weddings No Dancing No Wedding Party Polyamory Readings Micro-wedding Unity Ceremony Vow Examples A few of our fave wedding vendors Many Rivers Ministries Read More Studio 93 Read More Ross Lucksinger Photography Read More BeauMonde Originals Read More Browse our vendor guide > New online course from the author of Offbeat Bride DO YOU FEEL LIKE YOU'RE ALWAYS CHASING YOUR PARTNER? Ever feel like you're clingy, or have this nagging sense of being "too much" for your partner? If so, you might be dealing with anxious attachment… Take my quiz to see if anxious attachment is fucking with your wedding planning. ♥ Ariel, publisher of Offbeat Bride. PS: I believe in you. Copyright © 2003 - 2021 Offbeat Empire. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction in part or in whole is prohibited. Contact us Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | Monetized by SkimLinks
Sep. 20, 2021 A Cuban-American Moonrise Kingdom-themed retro wedding Our wedding was a Moonrise Kingdom-themed epic night in which we celebrated everything and everyone we love. My family is from Cuba and Ian is half Cuban and half American, so we did a special Cuban Cafecito with Tata (my grandmother) ceremony as our "Unity Ceremony." Read More Sep. 17, 2021 These brides traded their big plans for a barefoot beach micro-wedding We had a big wedding planned. We had bridesmaids and everything! But during the pandemic… We decided to just take off without telling anyone and get married. We used nature as our decoration and it was more perfect than the big wedding we were planning ever could have been. Read More Sep. 13, 2021 This Oregon micro-wedding with a $31 dress casts a spell There were no bridesmaids, no flower girl, no Maid of Honor, no Best Man. There was no after-party, no toasts, no speeches. And you know what? It was fucking great. Read More Sep. 3, 2021 A booklover's library wedding (with special appearances by Sonic the hedgehog) Books was our obvious wedding theme (the first indication being that the wedding was at a library), but my husband actually hates reading (…THE HORROR!), so we included some Sonic the Hedgehog elements because that's his all-time favorite video game. Read More Aug. 30, 2021 When you marry your high school sweetheart with a dreamy dance party love fest Our vows were tear-jerkers for sure but also definitely a couple of laughs in there. We have known each other for 14 years, we are high school sweethearts so there was so much to cover and we were very conscious of not wanting to go on and on… Read More Aug. 23, 2021 This blended family non-denominational wedding was COVID-safe and broadcast via ZOOM I come from a blended family, and there were no second thoughts when my partner disclosed him having two children from a prior marriage to me. When we met, everything settled naturally. Family is truly whoever you want it to be — I believe this whole-heartedly. Read More More Real Offbeat Weddings > Recent Advice Sep. 24, 2021 ADHD wedding planning: putting the FUN in executive dysfunction If you have ADHD, more than likely any type of "planning" is not your favorite activity. And yet, here you are: wedding planning with ADHD. Before you get overwhelmed and stop reading, listen to me: You can do this. I know, because I have ADHD and executive dysfunction and I planned not one but TWO weddings. Lemme help ease that overstimulated brain of yours and give you some tips on ADHD wedding planning. Read More Sep. 6, 2021 Introvert wedding reception ideas: have fun with NO DANCING Look, some of us want no dancing at our wedding. Maybe we're introverts. Maybe we're living with a disability or a chronic condition — or just feel like we've got two left feet. All reasons are valid — some of us just want no dancing at our weddings, and that's freaking awesome. Here are 15 introvert-friendly dance-free reception activities from real live Offbeat Bride readers. Read More Sep. 1, 2021 COVID-19 vaccine wedding invitation wording – TONS of examples! Setting boundaries with loved ones isn’t the easiest for many of us, so here are some wedding invitation wording examples for multiple COVID-19 vaccine requirement scenarios… plus cute invitation designs! Read More Aug. 20, 2021 Ours is written in blood: A wedding reading for book lovers My partner and I are huge book nerds. I recently published a love poem inspired by that fact… and I thought it might make a great reading for other bibliophile Offbeat Bride readers like us! Read More Aug. 13, 2021 Renaissance wedding playlist Renaissance themed weddings naturally need a Renaissance wedding playlist, but some of the most beautiful wedding music comes from the 1500s to 1700s. From Pachelbel's "Canon" to saucy madrigals, you can find some awesome music here. Read More Jul. 30, 2021 Budget breakdown for a $2k wedding (yes, that includes the honeymoon!) My partner and I got married for about $2,100 TOTAL – including rings, clothes, and honeymoon. Today, I'm going to do a budget breakdown of how we did it. Read More More Advice > Recent DIY Aug. 6, 2021 Honey: the inside-joke wedding favor for couples who met on Bumble These days, it seems like most couples meet on dating apps. If you and your sweety met on Bumble, and you want to have a brilliantly subtle little nod to your meet-cute origin story at your wedding, here's the perfect idea: HONEY wedding favors. Read More Oct. 19, 2020 Green wedding favors for your eco-friendly offbeat wedding Choose green wedding favors for your sustainable wedding — check out five awesome categories of eco-friendly wedding favors. Read More Oct. 12, 2020 The three Fs of vegan wedding menu planning: filling, flavors, and fotos Vegan wedding menu planning requires a multi sensory approach when you need to accommodate your carnivorous guests as well as the vegans. Our tips and examples make it easy. Read More Jul. 3, 2020 How to stream your wedding on Vimeo Vimeo is known for its high-quality streaming (in full HD up to 4k!), which means your wedding live stream will be top notch and look badass. It also offers a customizable video player, auto-adjusts for different internet speeds, has password protection, and no viewer limits. But is it cheap and easy to use? Let's look at how to stream your wedding on Vimeo. Read More 9.9k Jun. 26, 2020 How to live stream your wedding on Zoom in 2021 Having a wedding on Zoom seems pretty logical since it's become so popular and a lot of your friends and family might be using it. It offers up to 1,000 guests (up to 100 with the free version), live chat, and extended stream times if you opt for the pro version. You can even use your smartphone to stream without any fancy tech setups. Read More Feb. 21, 2020 Make these themed table cards with wedding QR codes for your geeky wedding What better way to make sure your guests are fueled by the same music, movies, and pop culture icons you love than this little DIY project involving wedding QR codes and thematic geeky table cards? Read More More DIY > Recent Stuff we love Jul. 23, 2021 Offbeat plus-size wedding dresses for your 2021 wedding If you're getting married in 2021, there's a decent chance that you actually wanted to get married last year, and had to delay. You may have already picked your dress out, or you may be on the hunt for the perfect plus-size wedding dress from a dressmaker who really gets inclusive sizing. So for all of us scrambling to get married after the shitshow that was 2020, I'm rounding up some of the best plus-size wedding dresses I've seen so far this year. And because this is Offbeat Bride, you'll find lots of bold colors and design elements like separates, embroidery, high-low hems, gothic vibes, and more! Read More Mar. 12, 2021 11 black wedding rings trending in 2021 Black wedding bands are definitely on-trend these days. They bring a darkly gothic vibe to your wedding jewelry, which makes them perfect for couples who lean towards the more grim end of the nontraditional spectrum. Ready to take a look at some of this year's hottest black wedding bands? Some of are cheap AF (like $200) and some of them are almost more art pieces than jewelry, up in the $30k range. Read More 1.6k Jan. 29, 2021 2021 unique wedding dress trends for Offbeat Brides If you click an Etsy link here on the website, we can see which products get purchased. This is super fun because it means we can see what's trending with Offbeat Brides! And when it comes to unique wedding dresses for 2021? Y'all are ON FIRE. Let's take a look at some of the wedding dress trends that are hot AF with Offbeat Brides this year. Read More 1.0k Jan. 8, 2021 2021 unique engagement ring trends for Offbeat Brides Part of how Offbeat Bride is able to stay online is what's known as affiliate sales. This means that when we feature a product on the site, if you click the link, we get a small percentage of products you buy. We can't see who buys what, but we CAN see which products get purchased… and we LOVE seeing what's trending with Offbeat Bride readers! These are the 10 most popular engagement rings with Offbeat Bride readers in 2021. Do you see yours? Read More 1.5k Dec. 4, 2020 Are naked engagement photos a thing now? We're about to head into engagement photo season. Insert the gauzy shots of couples smiling at each other, and the photos of folks holding hands in the park, with the engagement ring showing just so. We've all seen a million of these poses. But what if you could get the photos you need for your save-the-date cards and social media engagement announcements, while also getting shots LIKE THIS?! Read More 1.1k Nov. 27, 2020 Romantic vintage wedding dresses perfect for a backyard microwedding If we know Offbeat Brides at all, we know that y'all adore all things vintage, and that's especially vintage-styled wedding fashion. Combine all that with a (totally healthy!) love of all things 1920s, Downton Abbey, Edwardian, Flapper, Gatsby, Titanic, and Victorian … and we know that some of you are going to flip over these dresses! Read More More Stuff we love > Recent Wedding 101 Sep. 16, 2020 Accessible weddings with less stress Will your wedding be accessible? Maybe it should be, even if you and your partner don't have disabilities. Chances are good that someone in your wedding party or on your guest list does, even if it's not a visible disability. Let us share less-stress tricks for accessible weddings. Read More 1.7k Feb. 5, 2020 Hyphenated last names — the practical stuff Torn between hyphenated last names and changing your name when you get married? Offbeat Brides share some of the IRL consequences of hyphenating their own names, or their kids' names. Read More 1.5k Jul. 29, 2019 I bought my wedding dress on Etsy! Here are my tips for buying a custom dress online One element of my wedding with which I was fairly obsessed was finding a fun dress. I'm not a white gown kinda gal, so I was on the hunt for something colorful. I decided to test the waters in customizing a dress online. There are lots of stores that do that theses days, but I knew I wanted something from an independent seller who could really personalize the look itself. I'm already an avid Etsy window shopper, so it was all just a matter of narrowing down the search to a reputable designer who made dresses I liked. Easier said than done? Actually, it was pretty easy… Read More 1.1k Jul. 24, 2019 9 hidden benefits of hiring a day-of coordinator (that I learned at my wedding!) You're in the thick of wedding planning and it's starting to get hairy. Maybe you've hired an event planner, maybe a day-of coordinator, maybe a friend willing to lend a hand, or maybe you're going hard at it by yourself. If you're in the latter two camps, you may be thinking, "do I need to hire a day-of coordinator?" Here are a few of the benefits, hidden and otherwise, that I discovered when I hired a day-of coordinator for my wedding… Read More 1.2k Mar. 27, 2019 5 ways to save the planet (& your wallet!) while wedding planning Trying to find sustainable solutions for an eco-friendly wedding isn't always easy, especially when you're on a budget and trying not to over-complicate things. But hosting an eco-conscious event doesn't have to be impossible. And making sustainable choices isn't just for tree-huggers. Here are five Earth-friendly ideas that won't put any additional burden on your wallet or your special day… Read More 1.0k Jan. 23, 2019 6 tips for making your wedding website useful AND stylish Are you engaged? YAY! I have a feeling that a lot of you are thinking about wedding hashtags and websites and social media, oh my. Weddings are way more high tech these days and a wedding website is pretty standard fare now. Here's how to make yours great… Read More More Wedding 101 > Offbeat Bride: your source for wedding ideas and inclusive wedding planning What do you need to do today? I have no idea. I need Wedding Planning 101! I need tools and resources like wedding planning checklist and wedding spreadsheets Help me write my wedding ceremony or give me vow examples I need free officiant ordination & ceremony planning resources I just want to look at pretty dresses… FIND WHAT YOU NEED: What wedding planning advice & inspiration do you need today? Over 40 Ceremony Script Eloping Geeky Weddings Lesbian Weddings No Dancing No Wedding Party Polyamory Readings Micro-wedding Unity Ceremony Vow Examples A few of our fave wedding vendors Many Rivers Ministries Read More Studio 93 Read More Ross Lucksinger Photography Read More BeauMonde Originals Read More Browse our vendor guide > New online course from the author of Offbeat Bride DO YOU FEEL LIKE YOU'RE ALWAYS CHASING YOUR PARTNER? Ever feel like you're clingy, or have this nagging sense of being "too much" for your partner? If so, you might be dealing with anxious attachment… Take my quiz to see if anxious attachment is fucking with your wedding planning. ♥ Ariel, publisher of Offbeat Bride. PS: I believe in you. Copyright © 2003 - 2021 Offbeat Empire. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction in part or in whole is prohibited. Contact us Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | Monetized by SkimLinks
Sep. 17, 2021 These brides traded their big plans for a barefoot beach micro-wedding We had a big wedding planned. We had bridesmaids and everything! But during the pandemic… We decided to just take off without telling anyone and get married. We used nature as our decoration and it was more perfect than the big wedding we were planning ever could have been. Read More Sep. 13, 2021 This Oregon micro-wedding with a $31 dress casts a spell There were no bridesmaids, no flower girl, no Maid of Honor, no Best Man. There was no after-party, no toasts, no speeches. And you know what? It was fucking great. Read More Sep. 3, 2021 A booklover's library wedding (with special appearances by Sonic the hedgehog) Books was our obvious wedding theme (the first indication being that the wedding was at a library), but my husband actually hates reading (…THE HORROR!), so we included some Sonic the Hedgehog elements because that's his all-time favorite video game. Read More Aug. 30, 2021 When you marry your high school sweetheart with a dreamy dance party love fest Our vows were tear-jerkers for sure but also definitely a couple of laughs in there. We have known each other for 14 years, we are high school sweethearts so there was so much to cover and we were very conscious of not wanting to go on and on… Read More Aug. 23, 2021 This blended family non-denominational wedding was COVID-safe and broadcast via ZOOM I come from a blended family, and there were no second thoughts when my partner disclosed him having two children from a prior marriage to me. When we met, everything settled naturally. Family is truly whoever you want it to be — I believe this whole-heartedly. Read More More Real Offbeat Weddings > Recent Advice Sep. 24, 2021 ADHD wedding planning: putting the FUN in executive dysfunction If you have ADHD, more than likely any type of "planning" is not your favorite activity. And yet, here you are: wedding planning with ADHD. Before you get overwhelmed and stop reading, listen to me: You can do this. I know, because I have ADHD and executive dysfunction and I planned not one but TWO weddings. Lemme help ease that overstimulated brain of yours and give you some tips on ADHD wedding planning. Read More Sep. 6, 2021 Introvert wedding reception ideas: have fun with NO DANCING Look, some of us want no dancing at our wedding. Maybe we're introverts. Maybe we're living with a disability or a chronic condition — or just feel like we've got two left feet. All reasons are valid — some of us just want no dancing at our weddings, and that's freaking awesome. Here are 15 introvert-friendly dance-free reception activities from real live Offbeat Bride readers. Read More Sep. 1, 2021 COVID-19 vaccine wedding invitation wording – TONS of examples! Setting boundaries with loved ones isn’t the easiest for many of us, so here are some wedding invitation wording examples for multiple COVID-19 vaccine requirement scenarios… plus cute invitation designs! Read More Aug. 20, 2021 Ours is written in blood: A wedding reading for book lovers My partner and I are huge book nerds. I recently published a love poem inspired by that fact… and I thought it might make a great reading for other bibliophile Offbeat Bride readers like us! Read More Aug. 13, 2021 Renaissance wedding playlist Renaissance themed weddings naturally need a Renaissance wedding playlist, but some of the most beautiful wedding music comes from the 1500s to 1700s. From Pachelbel's "Canon" to saucy madrigals, you can find some awesome music here. Read More Jul. 30, 2021 Budget breakdown for a $2k wedding (yes, that includes the honeymoon!) My partner and I got married for about $2,100 TOTAL – including rings, clothes, and honeymoon. Today, I'm going to do a budget breakdown of how we did it. Read More More Advice > Recent DIY Aug. 6, 2021 Honey: the inside-joke wedding favor for couples who met on Bumble These days, it seems like most couples meet on dating apps. If you and your sweety met on Bumble, and you want to have a brilliantly subtle little nod to your meet-cute origin story at your wedding, here's the perfect idea: HONEY wedding favors. Read More Oct. 19, 2020 Green wedding favors for your eco-friendly offbeat wedding Choose green wedding favors for your sustainable wedding — check out five awesome categories of eco-friendly wedding favors. Read More Oct. 12, 2020 The three Fs of vegan wedding menu planning: filling, flavors, and fotos Vegan wedding menu planning requires a multi sensory approach when you need to accommodate your carnivorous guests as well as the vegans. Our tips and examples make it easy. Read More Jul. 3, 2020 How to stream your wedding on Vimeo Vimeo is known for its high-quality streaming (in full HD up to 4k!), which means your wedding live stream will be top notch and look badass. It also offers a customizable video player, auto-adjusts for different internet speeds, has password protection, and no viewer limits. But is it cheap and easy to use? Let's look at how to stream your wedding on Vimeo. Read More 9.9k Jun. 26, 2020 How to live stream your wedding on Zoom in 2021 Having a wedding on Zoom seems pretty logical since it's become so popular and a lot of your friends and family might be using it. It offers up to 1,000 guests (up to 100 with the free version), live chat, and extended stream times if you opt for the pro version. You can even use your smartphone to stream without any fancy tech setups. Read More Feb. 21, 2020 Make these themed table cards with wedding QR codes for your geeky wedding What better way to make sure your guests are fueled by the same music, movies, and pop culture icons you love than this little DIY project involving wedding QR codes and thematic geeky table cards? Read More More DIY > Recent Stuff we love Jul. 23, 2021 Offbeat plus-size wedding dresses for your 2021 wedding If you're getting married in 2021, there's a decent chance that you actually wanted to get married last year, and had to delay. You may have already picked your dress out, or you may be on the hunt for the perfect plus-size wedding dress from a dressmaker who really gets inclusive sizing. So for all of us scrambling to get married after the shitshow that was 2020, I'm rounding up some of the best plus-size wedding dresses I've seen so far this year. And because this is Offbeat Bride, you'll find lots of bold colors and design elements like separates, embroidery, high-low hems, gothic vibes, and more! Read More Mar. 12, 2021 11 black wedding rings trending in 2021 Black wedding bands are definitely on-trend these days. They bring a darkly gothic vibe to your wedding jewelry, which makes them perfect for couples who lean towards the more grim end of the nontraditional spectrum. Ready to take a look at some of this year's hottest black wedding bands? Some of are cheap AF (like $200) and some of them are almost more art pieces than jewelry, up in the $30k range. Read More 1.6k Jan. 29, 2021 2021 unique wedding dress trends for Offbeat Brides If you click an Etsy link here on the website, we can see which products get purchased. This is super fun because it means we can see what's trending with Offbeat Brides! And when it comes to unique wedding dresses for 2021? Y'all are ON FIRE. Let's take a look at some of the wedding dress trends that are hot AF with Offbeat Brides this year. Read More 1.0k Jan. 8, 2021 2021 unique engagement ring trends for Offbeat Brides Part of how Offbeat Bride is able to stay online is what's known as affiliate sales. This means that when we feature a product on the site, if you click the link, we get a small percentage of products you buy. We can't see who buys what, but we CAN see which products get purchased… and we LOVE seeing what's trending with Offbeat Bride readers! These are the 10 most popular engagement rings with Offbeat Bride readers in 2021. Do you see yours? Read More 1.5k Dec. 4, 2020 Are naked engagement photos a thing now? We're about to head into engagement photo season. Insert the gauzy shots of couples smiling at each other, and the photos of folks holding hands in the park, with the engagement ring showing just so. We've all seen a million of these poses. But what if you could get the photos you need for your save-the-date cards and social media engagement announcements, while also getting shots LIKE THIS?! Read More 1.1k Nov. 27, 2020 Romantic vintage wedding dresses perfect for a backyard microwedding If we know Offbeat Brides at all, we know that y'all adore all things vintage, and that's especially vintage-styled wedding fashion. Combine all that with a (totally healthy!) love of all things 1920s, Downton Abbey, Edwardian, Flapper, Gatsby, Titanic, and Victorian … and we know that some of you are going to flip over these dresses! Read More More Stuff we love > Recent Wedding 101 Sep. 16, 2020 Accessible weddings with less stress Will your wedding be accessible? Maybe it should be, even if you and your partner don't have disabilities. Chances are good that someone in your wedding party or on your guest list does, even if it's not a visible disability. Let us share less-stress tricks for accessible weddings. Read More 1.7k Feb. 5, 2020 Hyphenated last names — the practical stuff Torn between hyphenated last names and changing your name when you get married? Offbeat Brides share some of the IRL consequences of hyphenating their own names, or their kids' names. Read More 1.5k Jul. 29, 2019 I bought my wedding dress on Etsy! Here are my tips for buying a custom dress online One element of my wedding with which I was fairly obsessed was finding a fun dress. I'm not a white gown kinda gal, so I was on the hunt for something colorful. I decided to test the waters in customizing a dress online. There are lots of stores that do that theses days, but I knew I wanted something from an independent seller who could really personalize the look itself. I'm already an avid Etsy window shopper, so it was all just a matter of narrowing down the search to a reputable designer who made dresses I liked. Easier said than done? Actually, it was pretty easy… Read More 1.1k Jul. 24, 2019 9 hidden benefits of hiring a day-of coordinator (that I learned at my wedding!) You're in the thick of wedding planning and it's starting to get hairy. Maybe you've hired an event planner, maybe a day-of coordinator, maybe a friend willing to lend a hand, or maybe you're going hard at it by yourself. If you're in the latter two camps, you may be thinking, "do I need to hire a day-of coordinator?" Here are a few of the benefits, hidden and otherwise, that I discovered when I hired a day-of coordinator for my wedding… Read More 1.2k Mar. 27, 2019 5 ways to save the planet (& your wallet!) while wedding planning Trying to find sustainable solutions for an eco-friendly wedding isn't always easy, especially when you're on a budget and trying not to over-complicate things. But hosting an eco-conscious event doesn't have to be impossible. And making sustainable choices isn't just for tree-huggers. Here are five Earth-friendly ideas that won't put any additional burden on your wallet or your special day… Read More 1.0k Jan. 23, 2019 6 tips for making your wedding website useful AND stylish Are you engaged? YAY! I have a feeling that a lot of you are thinking about wedding hashtags and websites and social media, oh my. Weddings are way more high tech these days and a wedding website is pretty standard fare now. Here's how to make yours great… Read More More Wedding 101 > Offbeat Bride: your source for wedding ideas and inclusive wedding planning What do you need to do today? I have no idea. I need Wedding Planning 101! I need tools and resources like wedding planning checklist and wedding spreadsheets Help me write my wedding ceremony or give me vow examples I need free officiant ordination & ceremony planning resources I just want to look at pretty dresses… FIND WHAT YOU NEED: What wedding planning advice & inspiration do you need today? Over 40 Ceremony Script Eloping Geeky Weddings Lesbian Weddings No Dancing No Wedding Party Polyamory Readings Micro-wedding Unity Ceremony Vow Examples A few of our fave wedding vendors Many Rivers Ministries Read More Studio 93 Read More Ross Lucksinger Photography Read More BeauMonde Originals Read More Browse our vendor guide > New online course from the author of Offbeat Bride DO YOU FEEL LIKE YOU'RE ALWAYS CHASING YOUR PARTNER? Ever feel like you're clingy, or have this nagging sense of being "too much" for your partner? If so, you might be dealing with anxious attachment… Take my quiz to see if anxious attachment is fucking with your wedding planning. ♥ Ariel, publisher of Offbeat Bride. PS: I believe in you. Copyright © 2003 - 2021 Offbeat Empire. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction in part or in whole is prohibited. Contact us Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | Monetized by SkimLinks
Sep. 13, 2021 This Oregon micro-wedding with a $31 dress casts a spell There were no bridesmaids, no flower girl, no Maid of Honor, no Best Man. There was no after-party, no toasts, no speeches. And you know what? It was fucking great. Read More Sep. 3, 2021 A booklover's library wedding (with special appearances by Sonic the hedgehog) Books was our obvious wedding theme (the first indication being that the wedding was at a library), but my husband actually hates reading (…THE HORROR!), so we included some Sonic the Hedgehog elements because that's his all-time favorite video game. Read More Aug. 30, 2021 When you marry your high school sweetheart with a dreamy dance party love fest Our vows were tear-jerkers for sure but also definitely a couple of laughs in there. We have known each other for 14 years, we are high school sweethearts so there was so much to cover and we were very conscious of not wanting to go on and on… Read More Aug. 23, 2021 This blended family non-denominational wedding was COVID-safe and broadcast via ZOOM I come from a blended family, and there were no second thoughts when my partner disclosed him having two children from a prior marriage to me. When we met, everything settled naturally. Family is truly whoever you want it to be — I believe this whole-heartedly. Read More More Real Offbeat Weddings > Recent Advice Sep. 24, 2021 ADHD wedding planning: putting the FUN in executive dysfunction If you have ADHD, more than likely any type of "planning" is not your favorite activity. And yet, here you are: wedding planning with ADHD. Before you get overwhelmed and stop reading, listen to me: You can do this. I know, because I have ADHD and executive dysfunction and I planned not one but TWO weddings. Lemme help ease that overstimulated brain of yours and give you some tips on ADHD wedding planning. Read More Sep. 6, 2021 Introvert wedding reception ideas: have fun with NO DANCING Look, some of us want no dancing at our wedding. Maybe we're introverts. Maybe we're living with a disability or a chronic condition — or just feel like we've got two left feet. All reasons are valid — some of us just want no dancing at our weddings, and that's freaking awesome. Here are 15 introvert-friendly dance-free reception activities from real live Offbeat Bride readers. Read More Sep. 1, 2021 COVID-19 vaccine wedding invitation wording – TONS of examples! Setting boundaries with loved ones isn’t the easiest for many of us, so here are some wedding invitation wording examples for multiple COVID-19 vaccine requirement scenarios… plus cute invitation designs! Read More Aug. 20, 2021 Ours is written in blood: A wedding reading for book lovers My partner and I are huge book nerds. I recently published a love poem inspired by that fact… and I thought it might make a great reading for other bibliophile Offbeat Bride readers like us! Read More Aug. 13, 2021 Renaissance wedding playlist Renaissance themed weddings naturally need a Renaissance wedding playlist, but some of the most beautiful wedding music comes from the 1500s to 1700s. From Pachelbel's "Canon" to saucy madrigals, you can find some awesome music here. Read More Jul. 30, 2021 Budget breakdown for a $2k wedding (yes, that includes the honeymoon!) My partner and I got married for about $2,100 TOTAL – including rings, clothes, and honeymoon. Today, I'm going to do a budget breakdown of how we did it. Read More More Advice > Recent DIY Aug. 6, 2021 Honey: the inside-joke wedding favor for couples who met on Bumble These days, it seems like most couples meet on dating apps. If you and your sweety met on Bumble, and you want to have a brilliantly subtle little nod to your meet-cute origin story at your wedding, here's the perfect idea: HONEY wedding favors. Read More Oct. 19, 2020 Green wedding favors for your eco-friendly offbeat wedding Choose green wedding favors for your sustainable wedding — check out five awesome categories of eco-friendly wedding favors. Read More Oct. 12, 2020 The three Fs of vegan wedding menu planning: filling, flavors, and fotos Vegan wedding menu planning requires a multi sensory approach when you need to accommodate your carnivorous guests as well as the vegans. Our tips and examples make it easy. Read More Jul. 3, 2020 How to stream your wedding on Vimeo Vimeo is known for its high-quality streaming (in full HD up to 4k!), which means your wedding live stream will be top notch and look badass. It also offers a customizable video player, auto-adjusts for different internet speeds, has password protection, and no viewer limits. But is it cheap and easy to use? Let's look at how to stream your wedding on Vimeo. Read More 9.9k Jun. 26, 2020 How to live stream your wedding on Zoom in 2021 Having a wedding on Zoom seems pretty logical since it's become so popular and a lot of your friends and family might be using it. It offers up to 1,000 guests (up to 100 with the free version), live chat, and extended stream times if you opt for the pro version. You can even use your smartphone to stream without any fancy tech setups. Read More Feb. 21, 2020 Make these themed table cards with wedding QR codes for your geeky wedding What better way to make sure your guests are fueled by the same music, movies, and pop culture icons you love than this little DIY project involving wedding QR codes and thematic geeky table cards? Read More More DIY > Recent Stuff we love Jul. 23, 2021 Offbeat plus-size wedding dresses for your 2021 wedding If you're getting married in 2021, there's a decent chance that you actually wanted to get married last year, and had to delay. You may have already picked your dress out, or you may be on the hunt for the perfect plus-size wedding dress from a dressmaker who really gets inclusive sizing. So for all of us scrambling to get married after the shitshow that was 2020, I'm rounding up some of the best plus-size wedding dresses I've seen so far this year. And because this is Offbeat Bride, you'll find lots of bold colors and design elements like separates, embroidery, high-low hems, gothic vibes, and more! Read More Mar. 12, 2021 11 black wedding rings trending in 2021 Black wedding bands are definitely on-trend these days. They bring a darkly gothic vibe to your wedding jewelry, which makes them perfect for couples who lean towards the more grim end of the nontraditional spectrum. Ready to take a look at some of this year's hottest black wedding bands? Some of are cheap AF (like $200) and some of them are almost more art pieces than jewelry, up in the $30k range. Read More 1.6k Jan. 29, 2021 2021 unique wedding dress trends for Offbeat Brides If you click an Etsy link here on the website, we can see which products get purchased. This is super fun because it means we can see what's trending with Offbeat Brides! And when it comes to unique wedding dresses for 2021? Y'all are ON FIRE. Let's take a look at some of the wedding dress trends that are hot AF with Offbeat Brides this year. Read More 1.0k Jan. 8, 2021 2021 unique engagement ring trends for Offbeat Brides Part of how Offbeat Bride is able to stay online is what's known as affiliate sales. This means that when we feature a product on the site, if you click the link, we get a small percentage of products you buy. We can't see who buys what, but we CAN see which products get purchased… and we LOVE seeing what's trending with Offbeat Bride readers! These are the 10 most popular engagement rings with Offbeat Bride readers in 2021. Do you see yours? Read More 1.5k Dec. 4, 2020 Are naked engagement photos a thing now? We're about to head into engagement photo season. Insert the gauzy shots of couples smiling at each other, and the photos of folks holding hands in the park, with the engagement ring showing just so. We've all seen a million of these poses. But what if you could get the photos you need for your save-the-date cards and social media engagement announcements, while also getting shots LIKE THIS?! Read More 1.1k Nov. 27, 2020 Romantic vintage wedding dresses perfect for a backyard microwedding If we know Offbeat Brides at all, we know that y'all adore all things vintage, and that's especially vintage-styled wedding fashion. Combine all that with a (totally healthy!) love of all things 1920s, Downton Abbey, Edwardian, Flapper, Gatsby, Titanic, and Victorian … and we know that some of you are going to flip over these dresses! Read More More Stuff we love > Recent Wedding 101 Sep. 16, 2020 Accessible weddings with less stress Will your wedding be accessible? Maybe it should be, even if you and your partner don't have disabilities. Chances are good that someone in your wedding party or on your guest list does, even if it's not a visible disability. Let us share less-stress tricks for accessible weddings. Read More 1.7k Feb. 5, 2020 Hyphenated last names — the practical stuff Torn between hyphenated last names and changing your name when you get married? Offbeat Brides share some of the IRL consequences of hyphenating their own names, or their kids' names. Read More 1.5k Jul. 29, 2019 I bought my wedding dress on Etsy! Here are my tips for buying a custom dress online One element of my wedding with which I was fairly obsessed was finding a fun dress. I'm not a white gown kinda gal, so I was on the hunt for something colorful. I decided to test the waters in customizing a dress online. There are lots of stores that do that theses days, but I knew I wanted something from an independent seller who could really personalize the look itself. I'm already an avid Etsy window shopper, so it was all just a matter of narrowing down the search to a reputable designer who made dresses I liked. Easier said than done? Actually, it was pretty easy… Read More 1.1k Jul. 24, 2019 9 hidden benefits of hiring a day-of coordinator (that I learned at my wedding!) You're in the thick of wedding planning and it's starting to get hairy. Maybe you've hired an event planner, maybe a day-of coordinator, maybe a friend willing to lend a hand, or maybe you're going hard at it by yourself. If you're in the latter two camps, you may be thinking, "do I need to hire a day-of coordinator?" Here are a few of the benefits, hidden and otherwise, that I discovered when I hired a day-of coordinator for my wedding… Read More 1.2k Mar. 27, 2019 5 ways to save the planet (& your wallet!) while wedding planning Trying to find sustainable solutions for an eco-friendly wedding isn't always easy, especially when you're on a budget and trying not to over-complicate things. But hosting an eco-conscious event doesn't have to be impossible. And making sustainable choices isn't just for tree-huggers. Here are five Earth-friendly ideas that won't put any additional burden on your wallet or your special day… Read More 1.0k Jan. 23, 2019 6 tips for making your wedding website useful AND stylish Are you engaged? YAY! I have a feeling that a lot of you are thinking about wedding hashtags and websites and social media, oh my. Weddings are way more high tech these days and a wedding website is pretty standard fare now. Here's how to make yours great… Read More More Wedding 101 > Offbeat Bride: your source for wedding ideas and inclusive wedding planning What do you need to do today? I have no idea. I need Wedding Planning 101! I need tools and resources like wedding planning checklist and wedding spreadsheets Help me write my wedding ceremony or give me vow examples I need free officiant ordination & ceremony planning resources I just want to look at pretty dresses… FIND WHAT YOU NEED: What wedding planning advice & inspiration do you need today? Over 40 Ceremony Script Eloping Geeky Weddings Lesbian Weddings No Dancing No Wedding Party Polyamory Readings Micro-wedding Unity Ceremony Vow Examples A few of our fave wedding vendors Many Rivers Ministries Read More Studio 93 Read More Ross Lucksinger Photography Read More BeauMonde Originals Read More Browse our vendor guide > New online course from the author of Offbeat Bride DO YOU FEEL LIKE YOU'RE ALWAYS CHASING YOUR PARTNER? Ever feel like you're clingy, or have this nagging sense of being "too much" for your partner? If so, you might be dealing with anxious attachment… Take my quiz to see if anxious attachment is fucking with your wedding planning. ♥ Ariel, publisher of Offbeat Bride. PS: I believe in you. Copyright © 2003 - 2021 Offbeat Empire. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction in part or in whole is prohibited. Contact us Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | Monetized by SkimLinks
Sep. 3, 2021 A booklover's library wedding (with special appearances by Sonic the hedgehog) Books was our obvious wedding theme (the first indication being that the wedding was at a library), but my husband actually hates reading (…THE HORROR!), so we included some Sonic the Hedgehog elements because that's his all-time favorite video game. Read More Aug. 30, 2021 When you marry your high school sweetheart with a dreamy dance party love fest Our vows were tear-jerkers for sure but also definitely a couple of laughs in there. We have known each other for 14 years, we are high school sweethearts so there was so much to cover and we were very conscious of not wanting to go on and on… Read More Aug. 23, 2021 This blended family non-denominational wedding was COVID-safe and broadcast via ZOOM I come from a blended family, and there were no second thoughts when my partner disclosed him having two children from a prior marriage to me. When we met, everything settled naturally. Family is truly whoever you want it to be — I believe this whole-heartedly. Read More More Real Offbeat Weddings > Recent Advice Sep. 24, 2021 ADHD wedding planning: putting the FUN in executive dysfunction If you have ADHD, more than likely any type of "planning" is not your favorite activity. And yet, here you are: wedding planning with ADHD. Before you get overwhelmed and stop reading, listen to me: You can do this. I know, because I have ADHD and executive dysfunction and I planned not one but TWO weddings. Lemme help ease that overstimulated brain of yours and give you some tips on ADHD wedding planning. Read More Sep. 6, 2021 Introvert wedding reception ideas: have fun with NO DANCING Look, some of us want no dancing at our wedding. Maybe we're introverts. Maybe we're living with a disability or a chronic condition — or just feel like we've got two left feet. All reasons are valid — some of us just want no dancing at our weddings, and that's freaking awesome. Here are 15 introvert-friendly dance-free reception activities from real live Offbeat Bride readers. Read More Sep. 1, 2021 COVID-19 vaccine wedding invitation wording – TONS of examples! Setting boundaries with loved ones isn’t the easiest for many of us, so here are some wedding invitation wording examples for multiple COVID-19 vaccine requirement scenarios… plus cute invitation designs! Read More Aug. 20, 2021 Ours is written in blood: A wedding reading for book lovers My partner and I are huge book nerds. I recently published a love poem inspired by that fact… and I thought it might make a great reading for other bibliophile Offbeat Bride readers like us! Read More Aug. 13, 2021 Renaissance wedding playlist Renaissance themed weddings naturally need a Renaissance wedding playlist, but some of the most beautiful wedding music comes from the 1500s to 1700s. From Pachelbel's "Canon" to saucy madrigals, you can find some awesome music here. Read More Jul. 30, 2021 Budget breakdown for a $2k wedding (yes, that includes the honeymoon!) My partner and I got married for about $2,100 TOTAL – including rings, clothes, and honeymoon. Today, I'm going to do a budget breakdown of how we did it. Read More More Advice > Recent DIY Aug. 6, 2021 Honey: the inside-joke wedding favor for couples who met on Bumble These days, it seems like most couples meet on dating apps. If you and your sweety met on Bumble, and you want to have a brilliantly subtle little nod to your meet-cute origin story at your wedding, here's the perfect idea: HONEY wedding favors. Read More Oct. 19, 2020 Green wedding favors for your eco-friendly offbeat wedding Choose green wedding favors for your sustainable wedding — check out five awesome categories of eco-friendly wedding favors. Read More Oct. 12, 2020 The three Fs of vegan wedding menu planning: filling, flavors, and fotos Vegan wedding menu planning requires a multi sensory approach when you need to accommodate your carnivorous guests as well as the vegans. Our tips and examples make it easy. Read More Jul. 3, 2020 How to stream your wedding on Vimeo Vimeo is known for its high-quality streaming (in full HD up to 4k!), which means your wedding live stream will be top notch and look badass. It also offers a customizable video player, auto-adjusts for different internet speeds, has password protection, and no viewer limits. But is it cheap and easy to use? Let's look at how to stream your wedding on Vimeo. Read More 9.9k Jun. 26, 2020 How to live stream your wedding on Zoom in 2021 Having a wedding on Zoom seems pretty logical since it's become so popular and a lot of your friends and family might be using it. It offers up to 1,000 guests (up to 100 with the free version), live chat, and extended stream times if you opt for the pro version. You can even use your smartphone to stream without any fancy tech setups. Read More Feb. 21, 2020 Make these themed table cards with wedding QR codes for your geeky wedding What better way to make sure your guests are fueled by the same music, movies, and pop culture icons you love than this little DIY project involving wedding QR codes and thematic geeky table cards? Read More More DIY > Recent Stuff we love Jul. 23, 2021 Offbeat plus-size wedding dresses for your 2021 wedding If you're getting married in 2021, there's a decent chance that you actually wanted to get married last year, and had to delay. You may have already picked your dress out, or you may be on the hunt for the perfect plus-size wedding dress from a dressmaker who really gets inclusive sizing. So for all of us scrambling to get married after the shitshow that was 2020, I'm rounding up some of the best plus-size wedding dresses I've seen so far this year. And because this is Offbeat Bride, you'll find lots of bold colors and design elements like separates, embroidery, high-low hems, gothic vibes, and more! Read More Mar. 12, 2021 11 black wedding rings trending in 2021 Black wedding bands are definitely on-trend these days. They bring a darkly gothic vibe to your wedding jewelry, which makes them perfect for couples who lean towards the more grim end of the nontraditional spectrum. Ready to take a look at some of this year's hottest black wedding bands? Some of are cheap AF (like $200) and some of them are almost more art pieces than jewelry, up in the $30k range. Read More 1.6k Jan. 29, 2021 2021 unique wedding dress trends for Offbeat Brides If you click an Etsy link here on the website, we can see which products get purchased. This is super fun because it means we can see what's trending with Offbeat Brides! And when it comes to unique wedding dresses for 2021? Y'all are ON FIRE. Let's take a look at some of the wedding dress trends that are hot AF with Offbeat Brides this year. Read More 1.0k Jan. 8, 2021 2021 unique engagement ring trends for Offbeat Brides Part of how Offbeat Bride is able to stay online is what's known as affiliate sales. This means that when we feature a product on the site, if you click the link, we get a small percentage of products you buy. We can't see who buys what, but we CAN see which products get purchased… and we LOVE seeing what's trending with Offbeat Bride readers! These are the 10 most popular engagement rings with Offbeat Bride readers in 2021. Do you see yours? Read More 1.5k Dec. 4, 2020 Are naked engagement photos a thing now? We're about to head into engagement photo season. Insert the gauzy shots of couples smiling at each other, and the photos of folks holding hands in the park, with the engagement ring showing just so. We've all seen a million of these poses. But what if you could get the photos you need for your save-the-date cards and social media engagement announcements, while also getting shots LIKE THIS?! Read More 1.1k Nov. 27, 2020 Romantic vintage wedding dresses perfect for a backyard microwedding If we know Offbeat Brides at all, we know that y'all adore all things vintage, and that's especially vintage-styled wedding fashion. Combine all that with a (totally healthy!) love of all things 1920s, Downton Abbey, Edwardian, Flapper, Gatsby, Titanic, and Victorian … and we know that some of you are going to flip over these dresses! Read More More Stuff we love > Recent Wedding 101 Sep. 16, 2020 Accessible weddings with less stress Will your wedding be accessible? Maybe it should be, even if you and your partner don't have disabilities. Chances are good that someone in your wedding party or on your guest list does, even if it's not a visible disability. Let us share less-stress tricks for accessible weddings. Read More 1.7k Feb. 5, 2020 Hyphenated last names — the practical stuff Torn between hyphenated last names and changing your name when you get married? Offbeat Brides share some of the IRL consequences of hyphenating their own names, or their kids' names. Read More 1.5k Jul. 29, 2019 I bought my wedding dress on Etsy! Here are my tips for buying a custom dress online One element of my wedding with which I was fairly obsessed was finding a fun dress. I'm not a white gown kinda gal, so I was on the hunt for something colorful. I decided to test the waters in customizing a dress online. There are lots of stores that do that theses days, but I knew I wanted something from an independent seller who could really personalize the look itself. I'm already an avid Etsy window shopper, so it was all just a matter of narrowing down the search to a reputable designer who made dresses I liked. Easier said than done? Actually, it was pretty easy… Read More 1.1k Jul. 24, 2019 9 hidden benefits of hiring a day-of coordinator (that I learned at my wedding!) You're in the thick of wedding planning and it's starting to get hairy. Maybe you've hired an event planner, maybe a day-of coordinator, maybe a friend willing to lend a hand, or maybe you're going hard at it by yourself. If you're in the latter two camps, you may be thinking, "do I need to hire a day-of coordinator?" Here are a few of the benefits, hidden and otherwise, that I discovered when I hired a day-of coordinator for my wedding… Read More 1.2k Mar. 27, 2019 5 ways to save the planet (& your wallet!) while wedding planning Trying to find sustainable solutions for an eco-friendly wedding isn't always easy, especially when you're on a budget and trying not to over-complicate things. But hosting an eco-conscious event doesn't have to be impossible. And making sustainable choices isn't just for tree-huggers. Here are five Earth-friendly ideas that won't put any additional burden on your wallet or your special day… Read More 1.0k Jan. 23, 2019 6 tips for making your wedding website useful AND stylish Are you engaged? YAY! I have a feeling that a lot of you are thinking about wedding hashtags and websites and social media, oh my. Weddings are way more high tech these days and a wedding website is pretty standard fare now. Here's how to make yours great… Read More More Wedding 101 > Offbeat Bride: your source for wedding ideas and inclusive wedding planning What do you need to do today? I have no idea. I need Wedding Planning 101! I need tools and resources like wedding planning checklist and wedding spreadsheets Help me write my wedding ceremony or give me vow examples I need free officiant ordination & ceremony planning resources I just want to look at pretty dresses… FIND WHAT YOU NEED: What wedding planning advice & inspiration do you need today? Over 40 Ceremony Script Eloping Geeky Weddings Lesbian Weddings No Dancing No Wedding Party Polyamory Readings Micro-wedding Unity Ceremony Vow Examples A few of our fave wedding vendors Many Rivers Ministries Read More Studio 93 Read More Ross Lucksinger Photography Read More BeauMonde Originals Read More Browse our vendor guide > New online course from the author of Offbeat Bride DO YOU FEEL LIKE YOU'RE ALWAYS CHASING YOUR PARTNER? Ever feel like you're clingy, or have this nagging sense of being "too much" for your partner? If so, you might be dealing with anxious attachment… Take my quiz to see if anxious attachment is fucking with your wedding planning. ♥ Ariel, publisher of Offbeat Bride. PS: I believe in you. Copyright © 2003 - 2021 Offbeat Empire. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction in part or in whole is prohibited. Contact us Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | Monetized by SkimLinks
Aug. 30, 2021 When you marry your high school sweetheart with a dreamy dance party love fest Our vows were tear-jerkers for sure but also definitely a couple of laughs in there. We have known each other for 14 years, we are high school sweethearts so there was so much to cover and we were very conscious of not wanting to go on and on… Read More Aug. 23, 2021 This blended family non-denominational wedding was COVID-safe and broadcast via ZOOM I come from a blended family, and there were no second thoughts when my partner disclosed him having two children from a prior marriage to me. When we met, everything settled naturally. Family is truly whoever you want it to be — I believe this whole-heartedly. Read More More Real Offbeat Weddings > Recent Advice Sep. 24, 2021 ADHD wedding planning: putting the FUN in executive dysfunction If you have ADHD, more than likely any type of "planning" is not your favorite activity. And yet, here you are: wedding planning with ADHD. Before you get overwhelmed and stop reading, listen to me: You can do this. I know, because I have ADHD and executive dysfunction and I planned not one but TWO weddings. Lemme help ease that overstimulated brain of yours and give you some tips on ADHD wedding planning. Read More Sep. 6, 2021 Introvert wedding reception ideas: have fun with NO DANCING Look, some of us want no dancing at our wedding. Maybe we're introverts. Maybe we're living with a disability or a chronic condition — or just feel like we've got two left feet. All reasons are valid — some of us just want no dancing at our weddings, and that's freaking awesome. Here are 15 introvert-friendly dance-free reception activities from real live Offbeat Bride readers. Read More Sep. 1, 2021 COVID-19 vaccine wedding invitation wording – TONS of examples! Setting boundaries with loved ones isn’t the easiest for many of us, so here are some wedding invitation wording examples for multiple COVID-19 vaccine requirement scenarios… plus cute invitation designs! Read More Aug. 20, 2021 Ours is written in blood: A wedding reading for book lovers My partner and I are huge book nerds. I recently published a love poem inspired by that fact… and I thought it might make a great reading for other bibliophile Offbeat Bride readers like us! Read More Aug. 13, 2021 Renaissance wedding playlist Renaissance themed weddings naturally need a Renaissance wedding playlist, but some of the most beautiful wedding music comes from the 1500s to 1700s. From Pachelbel's "Canon" to saucy madrigals, you can find some awesome music here. Read More Jul. 30, 2021 Budget breakdown for a $2k wedding (yes, that includes the honeymoon!) My partner and I got married for about $2,100 TOTAL – including rings, clothes, and honeymoon. Today, I'm going to do a budget breakdown of how we did it. Read More More Advice > Recent DIY Aug. 6, 2021 Honey: the inside-joke wedding favor for couples who met on Bumble These days, it seems like most couples meet on dating apps. If you and your sweety met on Bumble, and you want to have a brilliantly subtle little nod to your meet-cute origin story at your wedding, here's the perfect idea: HONEY wedding favors. Read More Oct. 19, 2020 Green wedding favors for your eco-friendly offbeat wedding Choose green wedding favors for your sustainable wedding — check out five awesome categories of eco-friendly wedding favors. Read More Oct. 12, 2020 The three Fs of vegan wedding menu planning: filling, flavors, and fotos Vegan wedding menu planning requires a multi sensory approach when you need to accommodate your carnivorous guests as well as the vegans. Our tips and examples make it easy. Read More Jul. 3, 2020 How to stream your wedding on Vimeo Vimeo is known for its high-quality streaming (in full HD up to 4k!), which means your wedding live stream will be top notch and look badass. It also offers a customizable video player, auto-adjusts for different internet speeds, has password protection, and no viewer limits. But is it cheap and easy to use? Let's look at how to stream your wedding on Vimeo. Read More 9.9k Jun. 26, 2020 How to live stream your wedding on Zoom in 2021 Having a wedding on Zoom seems pretty logical since it's become so popular and a lot of your friends and family might be using it. It offers up to 1,000 guests (up to 100 with the free version), live chat, and extended stream times if you opt for the pro version. You can even use your smartphone to stream without any fancy tech setups. Read More Feb. 21, 2020 Make these themed table cards with wedding QR codes for your geeky wedding What better way to make sure your guests are fueled by the same music, movies, and pop culture icons you love than this little DIY project involving wedding QR codes and thematic geeky table cards? Read More More DIY > Recent Stuff we love Jul. 23, 2021 Offbeat plus-size wedding dresses for your 2021 wedding If you're getting married in 2021, there's a decent chance that you actually wanted to get married last year, and had to delay. You may have already picked your dress out, or you may be on the hunt for the perfect plus-size wedding dress from a dressmaker who really gets inclusive sizing. So for all of us scrambling to get married after the shitshow that was 2020, I'm rounding up some of the best plus-size wedding dresses I've seen so far this year. And because this is Offbeat Bride, you'll find lots of bold colors and design elements like separates, embroidery, high-low hems, gothic vibes, and more! Read More Mar. 12, 2021 11 black wedding rings trending in 2021 Black wedding bands are definitely on-trend these days. They bring a darkly gothic vibe to your wedding jewelry, which makes them perfect for couples who lean towards the more grim end of the nontraditional spectrum. Ready to take a look at some of this year's hottest black wedding bands? Some of are cheap AF (like $200) and some of them are almost more art pieces than jewelry, up in the $30k range. Read More 1.6k Jan. 29, 2021 2021 unique wedding dress trends for Offbeat Brides If you click an Etsy link here on the website, we can see which products get purchased. This is super fun because it means we can see what's trending with Offbeat Brides! And when it comes to unique wedding dresses for 2021? Y'all are ON FIRE. Let's take a look at some of the wedding dress trends that are hot AF with Offbeat Brides this year. Read More 1.0k Jan. 8, 2021 2021 unique engagement ring trends for Offbeat Brides Part of how Offbeat Bride is able to stay online is what's known as affiliate sales. This means that when we feature a product on the site, if you click the link, we get a small percentage of products you buy. We can't see who buys what, but we CAN see which products get purchased… and we LOVE seeing what's trending with Offbeat Bride readers! These are the 10 most popular engagement rings with Offbeat Bride readers in 2021. Do you see yours? Read More 1.5k Dec. 4, 2020 Are naked engagement photos a thing now? We're about to head into engagement photo season. Insert the gauzy shots of couples smiling at each other, and the photos of folks holding hands in the park, with the engagement ring showing just so. We've all seen a million of these poses. But what if you could get the photos you need for your save-the-date cards and social media engagement announcements, while also getting shots LIKE THIS?! Read More 1.1k Nov. 27, 2020 Romantic vintage wedding dresses perfect for a backyard microwedding If we know Offbeat Brides at all, we know that y'all adore all things vintage, and that's especially vintage-styled wedding fashion. Combine all that with a (totally healthy!) love of all things 1920s, Downton Abbey, Edwardian, Flapper, Gatsby, Titanic, and Victorian … and we know that some of you are going to flip over these dresses! Read More More Stuff we love > Recent Wedding 101 Sep. 16, 2020 Accessible weddings with less stress Will your wedding be accessible? Maybe it should be, even if you and your partner don't have disabilities. Chances are good that someone in your wedding party or on your guest list does, even if it's not a visible disability. Let us share less-stress tricks for accessible weddings. Read More 1.7k Feb. 5, 2020 Hyphenated last names — the practical stuff Torn between hyphenated last names and changing your name when you get married? Offbeat Brides share some of the IRL consequences of hyphenating their own names, or their kids' names. Read More 1.5k Jul. 29, 2019 I bought my wedding dress on Etsy! Here are my tips for buying a custom dress online One element of my wedding with which I was fairly obsessed was finding a fun dress. I'm not a white gown kinda gal, so I was on the hunt for something colorful. I decided to test the waters in customizing a dress online. There are lots of stores that do that theses days, but I knew I wanted something from an independent seller who could really personalize the look itself. I'm already an avid Etsy window shopper, so it was all just a matter of narrowing down the search to a reputable designer who made dresses I liked. Easier said than done? Actually, it was pretty easy… Read More 1.1k Jul. 24, 2019 9 hidden benefits of hiring a day-of coordinator (that I learned at my wedding!) You're in the thick of wedding planning and it's starting to get hairy. Maybe you've hired an event planner, maybe a day-of coordinator, maybe a friend willing to lend a hand, or maybe you're going hard at it by yourself. If you're in the latter two camps, you may be thinking, "do I need to hire a day-of coordinator?" Here are a few of the benefits, hidden and otherwise, that I discovered when I hired a day-of coordinator for my wedding… Read More 1.2k Mar. 27, 2019 5 ways to save the planet (& your wallet!) while wedding planning Trying to find sustainable solutions for an eco-friendly wedding isn't always easy, especially when you're on a budget and trying not to over-complicate things. But hosting an eco-conscious event doesn't have to be impossible. And making sustainable choices isn't just for tree-huggers. Here are five Earth-friendly ideas that won't put any additional burden on your wallet or your special day… Read More 1.0k Jan. 23, 2019 6 tips for making your wedding website useful AND stylish Are you engaged? YAY! I have a feeling that a lot of you are thinking about wedding hashtags and websites and social media, oh my. Weddings are way more high tech these days and a wedding website is pretty standard fare now. Here's how to make yours great… Read More More Wedding 101 > Offbeat Bride: your source for wedding ideas and inclusive wedding planning What do you need to do today? I have no idea. I need Wedding Planning 101! I need tools and resources like wedding planning checklist and wedding spreadsheets Help me write my wedding ceremony or give me vow examples I need free officiant ordination & ceremony planning resources I just want to look at pretty dresses… FIND WHAT YOU NEED: What wedding planning advice & inspiration do you need today? Over 40 Ceremony Script Eloping Geeky Weddings Lesbian Weddings No Dancing No Wedding Party Polyamory Readings Micro-wedding Unity Ceremony Vow Examples A few of our fave wedding vendors Many Rivers Ministries Read More Studio 93 Read More Ross Lucksinger Photography Read More BeauMonde Originals Read More Browse our vendor guide > New online course from the author of Offbeat Bride DO YOU FEEL LIKE YOU'RE ALWAYS CHASING YOUR PARTNER? Ever feel like you're clingy, or have this nagging sense of being "too much" for your partner? If so, you might be dealing with anxious attachment… Take my quiz to see if anxious attachment is fucking with your wedding planning. ♥ Ariel, publisher of Offbeat Bride. PS: I believe in you. Copyright © 2003 - 2021 Offbeat Empire. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction in part or in whole is prohibited. Contact us Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | Monetized by SkimLinks
Aug. 23, 2021 This blended family non-denominational wedding was COVID-safe and broadcast via ZOOM I come from a blended family, and there were no second thoughts when my partner disclosed him having two children from a prior marriage to me. When we met, everything settled naturally. Family is truly whoever you want it to be — I believe this whole-heartedly. Read More More Real Offbeat Weddings > Recent Advice Sep. 24, 2021 ADHD wedding planning: putting the FUN in executive dysfunction If you have ADHD, more than likely any type of "planning" is not your favorite activity. And yet, here you are: wedding planning with ADHD. Before you get overwhelmed and stop reading, listen to me: You can do this. I know, because I have ADHD and executive dysfunction and I planned not one but TWO weddings. Lemme help ease that overstimulated brain of yours and give you some tips on ADHD wedding planning. Read More Sep. 6, 2021 Introvert wedding reception ideas: have fun with NO DANCING Look, some of us want no dancing at our wedding. Maybe we're introverts. Maybe we're living with a disability or a chronic condition — or just feel like we've got two left feet. All reasons are valid — some of us just want no dancing at our weddings, and that's freaking awesome. Here are 15 introvert-friendly dance-free reception activities from real live Offbeat Bride readers. Read More Sep. 1, 2021 COVID-19 vaccine wedding invitation wording – TONS of examples! Setting boundaries with loved ones isn’t the easiest for many of us, so here are some wedding invitation wording examples for multiple COVID-19 vaccine requirement scenarios… plus cute invitation designs! Read More Aug. 20, 2021 Ours is written in blood: A wedding reading for book lovers My partner and I are huge book nerds. I recently published a love poem inspired by that fact… and I thought it might make a great reading for other bibliophile Offbeat Bride readers like us! Read More Aug. 13, 2021 Renaissance wedding playlist Renaissance themed weddings naturally need a Renaissance wedding playlist, but some of the most beautiful wedding music comes from the 1500s to 1700s. From Pachelbel's "Canon" to saucy madrigals, you can find some awesome music here. Read More Jul. 30, 2021 Budget breakdown for a $2k wedding (yes, that includes the honeymoon!) My partner and I got married for about $2,100 TOTAL – including rings, clothes, and honeymoon. Today, I'm going to do a budget breakdown of how we did it. Read More More Advice > Recent DIY Aug. 6, 2021 Honey: the inside-joke wedding favor for couples who met on Bumble These days, it seems like most couples meet on dating apps. If you and your sweety met on Bumble, and you want to have a brilliantly subtle little nod to your meet-cute origin story at your wedding, here's the perfect idea: HONEY wedding favors. Read More Oct. 19, 2020 Green wedding favors for your eco-friendly offbeat wedding Choose green wedding favors for your sustainable wedding — check out five awesome categories of eco-friendly wedding favors. Read More Oct. 12, 2020 The three Fs of vegan wedding menu planning: filling, flavors, and fotos Vegan wedding menu planning requires a multi sensory approach when you need to accommodate your carnivorous guests as well as the vegans. Our tips and examples make it easy. Read More Jul. 3, 2020 How to stream your wedding on Vimeo Vimeo is known for its high-quality streaming (in full HD up to 4k!), which means your wedding live stream will be top notch and look badass. It also offers a customizable video player, auto-adjusts for different internet speeds, has password protection, and no viewer limits. But is it cheap and easy to use? Let's look at how to stream your wedding on Vimeo. Read More 9.9k Jun. 26, 2020 How to live stream your wedding on Zoom in 2021 Having a wedding on Zoom seems pretty logical since it's become so popular and a lot of your friends and family might be using it. It offers up to 1,000 guests (up to 100 with the free version), live chat, and extended stream times if you opt for the pro version. You can even use your smartphone to stream without any fancy tech setups. Read More Feb. 21, 2020 Make these themed table cards with wedding QR codes for your geeky wedding What better way to make sure your guests are fueled by the same music, movies, and pop culture icons you love than this little DIY project involving wedding QR codes and thematic geeky table cards? Read More More DIY > Recent Stuff we love Jul. 23, 2021 Offbeat plus-size wedding dresses for your 2021 wedding If you're getting married in 2021, there's a decent chance that you actually wanted to get married last year, and had to delay. You may have already picked your dress out, or you may be on the hunt for the perfect plus-size wedding dress from a dressmaker who really gets inclusive sizing. So for all of us scrambling to get married after the shitshow that was 2020, I'm rounding up some of the best plus-size wedding dresses I've seen so far this year. And because this is Offbeat Bride, you'll find lots of bold colors and design elements like separates, embroidery, high-low hems, gothic vibes, and more! Read More Mar. 12, 2021 11 black wedding rings trending in 2021 Black wedding bands are definitely on-trend these days. They bring a darkly gothic vibe to your wedding jewelry, which makes them perfect for couples who lean towards the more grim end of the nontraditional spectrum. Ready to take a look at some of this year's hottest black wedding bands? Some of are cheap AF (like $200) and some of them are almost more art pieces than jewelry, up in the $30k range. Read More 1.6k Jan. 29, 2021 2021 unique wedding dress trends for Offbeat Brides If you click an Etsy link here on the website, we can see which products get purchased. This is super fun because it means we can see what's trending with Offbeat Brides! And when it comes to unique wedding dresses for 2021? Y'all are ON FIRE. Let's take a look at some of the wedding dress trends that are hot AF with Offbeat Brides this year. Read More 1.0k Jan. 8, 2021 2021 unique engagement ring trends for Offbeat Brides Part of how Offbeat Bride is able to stay online is what's known as affiliate sales. This means that when we feature a product on the site, if you click the link, we get a small percentage of products you buy. We can't see who buys what, but we CAN see which products get purchased… and we LOVE seeing what's trending with Offbeat Bride readers! These are the 10 most popular engagement rings with Offbeat Bride readers in 2021. Do you see yours? Read More 1.5k Dec. 4, 2020 Are naked engagement photos a thing now? We're about to head into engagement photo season. Insert the gauzy shots of couples smiling at each other, and the photos of folks holding hands in the park, with the engagement ring showing just so. We've all seen a million of these poses. But what if you could get the photos you need for your save-the-date cards and social media engagement announcements, while also getting shots LIKE THIS?! Read More 1.1k Nov. 27, 2020 Romantic vintage wedding dresses perfect for a backyard microwedding If we know Offbeat Brides at all, we know that y'all adore all things vintage, and that's especially vintage-styled wedding fashion. Combine all that with a (totally healthy!) love of all things 1920s, Downton Abbey, Edwardian, Flapper, Gatsby, Titanic, and Victorian … and we know that some of you are going to flip over these dresses! Read More More Stuff we love > Recent Wedding 101 Sep. 16, 2020 Accessible weddings with less stress Will your wedding be accessible? Maybe it should be, even if you and your partner don't have disabilities. Chances are good that someone in your wedding party or on your guest list does, even if it's not a visible disability. Let us share less-stress tricks for accessible weddings. Read More 1.7k Feb. 5, 2020 Hyphenated last names — the practical stuff Torn between hyphenated last names and changing your name when you get married? Offbeat Brides share some of the IRL consequences of hyphenating their own names, or their kids' names. Read More 1.5k Jul. 29, 2019 I bought my wedding dress on Etsy! Here are my tips for buying a custom dress online One element of my wedding with which I was fairly obsessed was finding a fun dress. I'm not a white gown kinda gal, so I was on the hunt for something colorful. I decided to test the waters in customizing a dress online. There are lots of stores that do that theses days, but I knew I wanted something from an independent seller who could really personalize the look itself. I'm already an avid Etsy window shopper, so it was all just a matter of narrowing down the search to a reputable designer who made dresses I liked. Easier said than done? Actually, it was pretty easy… Read More 1.1k Jul. 24, 2019 9 hidden benefits of hiring a day-of coordinator (that I learned at my wedding!) You're in the thick of wedding planning and it's starting to get hairy. Maybe you've hired an event planner, maybe a day-of coordinator, maybe a friend willing to lend a hand, or maybe you're going hard at it by yourself. If you're in the latter two camps, you may be thinking, "do I need to hire a day-of coordinator?" Here are a few of the benefits, hidden and otherwise, that I discovered when I hired a day-of coordinator for my wedding… Read More 1.2k Mar. 27, 2019 5 ways to save the planet (& your wallet!) while wedding planning Trying to find sustainable solutions for an eco-friendly wedding isn't always easy, especially when you're on a budget and trying not to over-complicate things. But hosting an eco-conscious event doesn't have to be impossible. And making sustainable choices isn't just for tree-huggers. Here are five Earth-friendly ideas that won't put any additional burden on your wallet or your special day… Read More 1.0k Jan. 23, 2019 6 tips for making your wedding website useful AND stylish Are you engaged? YAY! I have a feeling that a lot of you are thinking about wedding hashtags and websites and social media, oh my. Weddings are way more high tech these days and a wedding website is pretty standard fare now. Here's how to make yours great… Read More More Wedding 101 > Offbeat Bride: your source for wedding ideas and inclusive wedding planning What do you need to do today? I have no idea. I need Wedding Planning 101! I need tools and resources like wedding planning checklist and wedding spreadsheets Help me write my wedding ceremony or give me vow examples I need free officiant ordination & ceremony planning resources I just want to look at pretty dresses… FIND WHAT YOU NEED: What wedding planning advice & inspiration do you need today? Over 40 Ceremony Script Eloping Geeky Weddings Lesbian Weddings No Dancing No Wedding Party Polyamory Readings Micro-wedding Unity Ceremony Vow Examples A few of our fave wedding vendors Many Rivers Ministries Read More Studio 93 Read More Ross Lucksinger Photography Read More BeauMonde Originals Read More Browse our vendor guide > New online course from the author of Offbeat Bride DO YOU FEEL LIKE YOU'RE ALWAYS CHASING YOUR PARTNER? Ever feel like you're clingy, or have this nagging sense of being "too much" for your partner? If so, you might be dealing with anxious attachment… Take my quiz to see if anxious attachment is fucking with your wedding planning. ♥ Ariel, publisher of Offbeat Bride. PS: I believe in you. Copyright © 2003 - 2021 Offbeat Empire. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction in part or in whole is prohibited. Contact us Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | Monetized by SkimLinks
Sep. 24, 2021 ADHD wedding planning: putting the FUN in executive dysfunction If you have ADHD, more than likely any type of "planning" is not your favorite activity. And yet, here you are: wedding planning with ADHD. Before you get overwhelmed and stop reading, listen to me: You can do this. I know, because I have ADHD and executive dysfunction and I planned not one but TWO weddings. Lemme help ease that overstimulated brain of yours and give you some tips on ADHD wedding planning. Read More Sep. 6, 2021 Introvert wedding reception ideas: have fun with NO DANCING Look, some of us want no dancing at our wedding. Maybe we're introverts. Maybe we're living with a disability or a chronic condition — or just feel like we've got two left feet. All reasons are valid — some of us just want no dancing at our weddings, and that's freaking awesome. Here are 15 introvert-friendly dance-free reception activities from real live Offbeat Bride readers. Read More Sep. 1, 2021 COVID-19 vaccine wedding invitation wording – TONS of examples! Setting boundaries with loved ones isn’t the easiest for many of us, so here are some wedding invitation wording examples for multiple COVID-19 vaccine requirement scenarios… plus cute invitation designs! Read More Aug. 20, 2021 Ours is written in blood: A wedding reading for book lovers My partner and I are huge book nerds. I recently published a love poem inspired by that fact… and I thought it might make a great reading for other bibliophile Offbeat Bride readers like us! Read More Aug. 13, 2021 Renaissance wedding playlist Renaissance themed weddings naturally need a Renaissance wedding playlist, but some of the most beautiful wedding music comes from the 1500s to 1700s. From Pachelbel's "Canon" to saucy madrigals, you can find some awesome music here. Read More Jul. 30, 2021 Budget breakdown for a $2k wedding (yes, that includes the honeymoon!) My partner and I got married for about $2,100 TOTAL – including rings, clothes, and honeymoon. Today, I'm going to do a budget breakdown of how we did it. Read More More Advice > Recent DIY Aug. 6, 2021 Honey: the inside-joke wedding favor for couples who met on Bumble These days, it seems like most couples meet on dating apps. If you and your sweety met on Bumble, and you want to have a brilliantly subtle little nod to your meet-cute origin story at your wedding, here's the perfect idea: HONEY wedding favors. Read More Oct. 19, 2020 Green wedding favors for your eco-friendly offbeat wedding Choose green wedding favors for your sustainable wedding — check out five awesome categories of eco-friendly wedding favors. Read More Oct. 12, 2020 The three Fs of vegan wedding menu planning: filling, flavors, and fotos Vegan wedding menu planning requires a multi sensory approach when you need to accommodate your carnivorous guests as well as the vegans. Our tips and examples make it easy. Read More Jul. 3, 2020 How to stream your wedding on Vimeo Vimeo is known for its high-quality streaming (in full HD up to 4k!), which means your wedding live stream will be top notch and look badass. It also offers a customizable video player, auto-adjusts for different internet speeds, has password protection, and no viewer limits. But is it cheap and easy to use? Let's look at how to stream your wedding on Vimeo. Read More 9.9k Jun. 26, 2020 How to live stream your wedding on Zoom in 2021 Having a wedding on Zoom seems pretty logical since it's become so popular and a lot of your friends and family might be using it. It offers up to 1,000 guests (up to 100 with the free version), live chat, and extended stream times if you opt for the pro version. You can even use your smartphone to stream without any fancy tech setups. Read More Feb. 21, 2020 Make these themed table cards with wedding QR codes for your geeky wedding What better way to make sure your guests are fueled by the same music, movies, and pop culture icons you love than this little DIY project involving wedding QR codes and thematic geeky table cards? Read More More DIY > Recent Stuff we love Jul. 23, 2021 Offbeat plus-size wedding dresses for your 2021 wedding If you're getting married in 2021, there's a decent chance that you actually wanted to get married last year, and had to delay. You may have already picked your dress out, or you may be on the hunt for the perfect plus-size wedding dress from a dressmaker who really gets inclusive sizing. So for all of us scrambling to get married after the shitshow that was 2020, I'm rounding up some of the best plus-size wedding dresses I've seen so far this year. And because this is Offbeat Bride, you'll find lots of bold colors and design elements like separates, embroidery, high-low hems, gothic vibes, and more! Read More Mar. 12, 2021 11 black wedding rings trending in 2021 Black wedding bands are definitely on-trend these days. They bring a darkly gothic vibe to your wedding jewelry, which makes them perfect for couples who lean towards the more grim end of the nontraditional spectrum. Ready to take a look at some of this year's hottest black wedding bands? Some of are cheap AF (like $200) and some of them are almost more art pieces than jewelry, up in the $30k range. Read More 1.6k Jan. 29, 2021 2021 unique wedding dress trends for Offbeat Brides If you click an Etsy link here on the website, we can see which products get purchased. This is super fun because it means we can see what's trending with Offbeat Brides! And when it comes to unique wedding dresses for 2021? Y'all are ON FIRE. Let's take a look at some of the wedding dress trends that are hot AF with Offbeat Brides this year. Read More 1.0k Jan. 8, 2021 2021 unique engagement ring trends for Offbeat Brides Part of how Offbeat Bride is able to stay online is what's known as affiliate sales. This means that when we feature a product on the site, if you click the link, we get a small percentage of products you buy. We can't see who buys what, but we CAN see which products get purchased… and we LOVE seeing what's trending with Offbeat Bride readers! These are the 10 most popular engagement rings with Offbeat Bride readers in 2021. Do you see yours? Read More 1.5k Dec. 4, 2020 Are naked engagement photos a thing now? We're about to head into engagement photo season. Insert the gauzy shots of couples smiling at each other, and the photos of folks holding hands in the park, with the engagement ring showing just so. We've all seen a million of these poses. But what if you could get the photos you need for your save-the-date cards and social media engagement announcements, while also getting shots LIKE THIS?! Read More 1.1k Nov. 27, 2020 Romantic vintage wedding dresses perfect for a backyard microwedding If we know Offbeat Brides at all, we know that y'all adore all things vintage, and that's especially vintage-styled wedding fashion. Combine all that with a (totally healthy!) love of all things 1920s, Downton Abbey, Edwardian, Flapper, Gatsby, Titanic, and Victorian … and we know that some of you are going to flip over these dresses! Read More More Stuff we love > Recent Wedding 101 Sep. 16, 2020 Accessible weddings with less stress Will your wedding be accessible? Maybe it should be, even if you and your partner don't have disabilities. Chances are good that someone in your wedding party or on your guest list does, even if it's not a visible disability. Let us share less-stress tricks for accessible weddings. Read More 1.7k Feb. 5, 2020 Hyphenated last names — the practical stuff Torn between hyphenated last names and changing your name when you get married? Offbeat Brides share some of the IRL consequences of hyphenating their own names, or their kids' names. Read More 1.5k Jul. 29, 2019 I bought my wedding dress on Etsy! Here are my tips for buying a custom dress online One element of my wedding with which I was fairly obsessed was finding a fun dress. I'm not a white gown kinda gal, so I was on the hunt for something colorful. I decided to test the waters in customizing a dress online. There are lots of stores that do that theses days, but I knew I wanted something from an independent seller who could really personalize the look itself. I'm already an avid Etsy window shopper, so it was all just a matter of narrowing down the search to a reputable designer who made dresses I liked. Easier said than done? Actually, it was pretty easy… Read More 1.1k Jul. 24, 2019 9 hidden benefits of hiring a day-of coordinator (that I learned at my wedding!) You're in the thick of wedding planning and it's starting to get hairy. Maybe you've hired an event planner, maybe a day-of coordinator, maybe a friend willing to lend a hand, or maybe you're going hard at it by yourself. If you're in the latter two camps, you may be thinking, "do I need to hire a day-of coordinator?" Here are a few of the benefits, hidden and otherwise, that I discovered when I hired a day-of coordinator for my wedding… Read More 1.2k Mar. 27, 2019 5 ways to save the planet (& your wallet!) while wedding planning Trying to find sustainable solutions for an eco-friendly wedding isn't always easy, especially when you're on a budget and trying not to over-complicate things. But hosting an eco-conscious event doesn't have to be impossible. And making sustainable choices isn't just for tree-huggers. Here are five Earth-friendly ideas that won't put any additional burden on your wallet or your special day… Read More 1.0k Jan. 23, 2019 6 tips for making your wedding website useful AND stylish Are you engaged? YAY! I have a feeling that a lot of you are thinking about wedding hashtags and websites and social media, oh my. Weddings are way more high tech these days and a wedding website is pretty standard fare now. Here's how to make yours great… Read More More Wedding 101 > Offbeat Bride: your source for wedding ideas and inclusive wedding planning What do you need to do today? I have no idea. I need Wedding Planning 101! I need tools and resources like wedding planning checklist and wedding spreadsheets Help me write my wedding ceremony or give me vow examples I need free officiant ordination & ceremony planning resources I just want to look at pretty dresses… FIND WHAT YOU NEED: What wedding planning advice & inspiration do you need today? Over 40 Ceremony Script Eloping Geeky Weddings Lesbian Weddings No Dancing No Wedding Party Polyamory Readings Micro-wedding Unity Ceremony Vow Examples A few of our fave wedding vendors Many Rivers Ministries Read More Studio 93 Read More Ross Lucksinger Photography Read More BeauMonde Originals Read More Browse our vendor guide > New online course from the author of Offbeat Bride DO YOU FEEL LIKE YOU'RE ALWAYS CHASING YOUR PARTNER? Ever feel like you're clingy, or have this nagging sense of being "too much" for your partner? If so, you might be dealing with anxious attachment… Take my quiz to see if anxious attachment is fucking with your wedding planning. ♥ Ariel, publisher of Offbeat Bride. PS: I believe in you. Copyright © 2003 - 2021 Offbeat Empire. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction in part or in whole is prohibited. Contact us Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | Monetized by SkimLinks
Sep. 6, 2021 Introvert wedding reception ideas: have fun with NO DANCING Look, some of us want no dancing at our wedding. Maybe we're introverts. Maybe we're living with a disability or a chronic condition — or just feel like we've got two left feet. All reasons are valid — some of us just want no dancing at our weddings, and that's freaking awesome. Here are 15 introvert-friendly dance-free reception activities from real live Offbeat Bride readers. Read More Sep. 1, 2021 COVID-19 vaccine wedding invitation wording – TONS of examples! Setting boundaries with loved ones isn’t the easiest for many of us, so here are some wedding invitation wording examples for multiple COVID-19 vaccine requirement scenarios… plus cute invitation designs! Read More Aug. 20, 2021 Ours is written in blood: A wedding reading for book lovers My partner and I are huge book nerds. I recently published a love poem inspired by that fact… and I thought it might make a great reading for other bibliophile Offbeat Bride readers like us! Read More Aug. 13, 2021 Renaissance wedding playlist Renaissance themed weddings naturally need a Renaissance wedding playlist, but some of the most beautiful wedding music comes from the 1500s to 1700s. From Pachelbel's "Canon" to saucy madrigals, you can find some awesome music here. Read More Jul. 30, 2021 Budget breakdown for a $2k wedding (yes, that includes the honeymoon!) My partner and I got married for about $2,100 TOTAL – including rings, clothes, and honeymoon. Today, I'm going to do a budget breakdown of how we did it. Read More More Advice > Recent DIY Aug. 6, 2021 Honey: the inside-joke wedding favor for couples who met on Bumble These days, it seems like most couples meet on dating apps. If you and your sweety met on Bumble, and you want to have a brilliantly subtle little nod to your meet-cute origin story at your wedding, here's the perfect idea: HONEY wedding favors. Read More Oct. 19, 2020 Green wedding favors for your eco-friendly offbeat wedding Choose green wedding favors for your sustainable wedding — check out five awesome categories of eco-friendly wedding favors. Read More Oct. 12, 2020 The three Fs of vegan wedding menu planning: filling, flavors, and fotos Vegan wedding menu planning requires a multi sensory approach when you need to accommodate your carnivorous guests as well as the vegans. Our tips and examples make it easy. Read More Jul. 3, 2020 How to stream your wedding on Vimeo Vimeo is known for its high-quality streaming (in full HD up to 4k!), which means your wedding live stream will be top notch and look badass. It also offers a customizable video player, auto-adjusts for different internet speeds, has password protection, and no viewer limits. But is it cheap and easy to use? Let's look at how to stream your wedding on Vimeo. Read More 9.9k Jun. 26, 2020 How to live stream your wedding on Zoom in 2021 Having a wedding on Zoom seems pretty logical since it's become so popular and a lot of your friends and family might be using it. It offers up to 1,000 guests (up to 100 with the free version), live chat, and extended stream times if you opt for the pro version. You can even use your smartphone to stream without any fancy tech setups. Read More Feb. 21, 2020 Make these themed table cards with wedding QR codes for your geeky wedding What better way to make sure your guests are fueled by the same music, movies, and pop culture icons you love than this little DIY project involving wedding QR codes and thematic geeky table cards? Read More More DIY > Recent Stuff we love Jul. 23, 2021 Offbeat plus-size wedding dresses for your 2021 wedding If you're getting married in 2021, there's a decent chance that you actually wanted to get married last year, and had to delay. You may have already picked your dress out, or you may be on the hunt for the perfect plus-size wedding dress from a dressmaker who really gets inclusive sizing. So for all of us scrambling to get married after the shitshow that was 2020, I'm rounding up some of the best plus-size wedding dresses I've seen so far this year. And because this is Offbeat Bride, you'll find lots of bold colors and design elements like separates, embroidery, high-low hems, gothic vibes, and more! Read More Mar. 12, 2021 11 black wedding rings trending in 2021 Black wedding bands are definitely on-trend these days. They bring a darkly gothic vibe to your wedding jewelry, which makes them perfect for couples who lean towards the more grim end of the nontraditional spectrum. Ready to take a look at some of this year's hottest black wedding bands? Some of are cheap AF (like $200) and some of them are almost more art pieces than jewelry, up in the $30k range. Read More 1.6k Jan. 29, 2021 2021 unique wedding dress trends for Offbeat Brides If you click an Etsy link here on the website, we can see which products get purchased. This is super fun because it means we can see what's trending with Offbeat Brides! And when it comes to unique wedding dresses for 2021? Y'all are ON FIRE. Let's take a look at some of the wedding dress trends that are hot AF with Offbeat Brides this year. Read More 1.0k Jan. 8, 2021 2021 unique engagement ring trends for Offbeat Brides Part of how Offbeat Bride is able to stay online is what's known as affiliate sales. This means that when we feature a product on the site, if you click the link, we get a small percentage of products you buy. We can't see who buys what, but we CAN see which products get purchased… and we LOVE seeing what's trending with Offbeat Bride readers! These are the 10 most popular engagement rings with Offbeat Bride readers in 2021. Do you see yours? Read More 1.5k Dec. 4, 2020 Are naked engagement photos a thing now? We're about to head into engagement photo season. Insert the gauzy shots of couples smiling at each other, and the photos of folks holding hands in the park, with the engagement ring showing just so. We've all seen a million of these poses. But what if you could get the photos you need for your save-the-date cards and social media engagement announcements, while also getting shots LIKE THIS?! Read More 1.1k Nov. 27, 2020 Romantic vintage wedding dresses perfect for a backyard microwedding If we know Offbeat Brides at all, we know that y'all adore all things vintage, and that's especially vintage-styled wedding fashion. Combine all that with a (totally healthy!) love of all things 1920s, Downton Abbey, Edwardian, Flapper, Gatsby, Titanic, and Victorian … and we know that some of you are going to flip over these dresses! Read More More Stuff we love > Recent Wedding 101 Sep. 16, 2020 Accessible weddings with less stress Will your wedding be accessible? Maybe it should be, even if you and your partner don't have disabilities. Chances are good that someone in your wedding party or on your guest list does, even if it's not a visible disability. Let us share less-stress tricks for accessible weddings. Read More 1.7k Feb. 5, 2020 Hyphenated last names — the practical stuff Torn between hyphenated last names and changing your name when you get married? Offbeat Brides share some of the IRL consequences of hyphenating their own names, or their kids' names. Read More 1.5k Jul. 29, 2019 I bought my wedding dress on Etsy! Here are my tips for buying a custom dress online One element of my wedding with which I was fairly obsessed was finding a fun dress. I'm not a white gown kinda gal, so I was on the hunt for something colorful. I decided to test the waters in customizing a dress online. There are lots of stores that do that theses days, but I knew I wanted something from an independent seller who could really personalize the look itself. I'm already an avid Etsy window shopper, so it was all just a matter of narrowing down the search to a reputable designer who made dresses I liked. Easier said than done? Actually, it was pretty easy… Read More 1.1k Jul. 24, 2019 9 hidden benefits of hiring a day-of coordinator (that I learned at my wedding!) You're in the thick of wedding planning and it's starting to get hairy. Maybe you've hired an event planner, maybe a day-of coordinator, maybe a friend willing to lend a hand, or maybe you're going hard at it by yourself. If you're in the latter two camps, you may be thinking, "do I need to hire a day-of coordinator?" Here are a few of the benefits, hidden and otherwise, that I discovered when I hired a day-of coordinator for my wedding… Read More 1.2k Mar. 27, 2019 5 ways to save the planet (& your wallet!) while wedding planning Trying to find sustainable solutions for an eco-friendly wedding isn't always easy, especially when you're on a budget and trying not to over-complicate things. But hosting an eco-conscious event doesn't have to be impossible. And making sustainable choices isn't just for tree-huggers. Here are five Earth-friendly ideas that won't put any additional burden on your wallet or your special day… Read More 1.0k Jan. 23, 2019 6 tips for making your wedding website useful AND stylish Are you engaged? YAY! I have a feeling that a lot of you are thinking about wedding hashtags and websites and social media, oh my. Weddings are way more high tech these days and a wedding website is pretty standard fare now. Here's how to make yours great… Read More More Wedding 101 > Offbeat Bride: your source for wedding ideas and inclusive wedding planning What do you need to do today? I have no idea. I need Wedding Planning 101! I need tools and resources like wedding planning checklist and wedding spreadsheets Help me write my wedding ceremony or give me vow examples I need free officiant ordination & ceremony planning resources I just want to look at pretty dresses… FIND WHAT YOU NEED: What wedding planning advice & inspiration do you need today? Over 40 Ceremony Script Eloping Geeky Weddings Lesbian Weddings No Dancing No Wedding Party Polyamory Readings Micro-wedding Unity Ceremony Vow Examples A few of our fave wedding vendors Many Rivers Ministries Read More Studio 93 Read More Ross Lucksinger Photography Read More BeauMonde Originals Read More Browse our vendor guide > New online course from the author of Offbeat Bride DO YOU FEEL LIKE YOU'RE ALWAYS CHASING YOUR PARTNER? Ever feel like you're clingy, or have this nagging sense of being "too much" for your partner? If so, you might be dealing with anxious attachment… Take my quiz to see if anxious attachment is fucking with your wedding planning. ♥ Ariel, publisher of Offbeat Bride. PS: I believe in you. Copyright © 2003 - 2021 Offbeat Empire. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction in part or in whole is prohibited. Contact us Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | Monetized by SkimLinks
Sep. 1, 2021 COVID-19 vaccine wedding invitation wording – TONS of examples! Setting boundaries with loved ones isn’t the easiest for many of us, so here are some wedding invitation wording examples for multiple COVID-19 vaccine requirement scenarios… plus cute invitation designs! Read More Aug. 20, 2021 Ours is written in blood: A wedding reading for book lovers My partner and I are huge book nerds. I recently published a love poem inspired by that fact… and I thought it might make a great reading for other bibliophile Offbeat Bride readers like us! Read More Aug. 13, 2021 Renaissance wedding playlist Renaissance themed weddings naturally need a Renaissance wedding playlist, but some of the most beautiful wedding music comes from the 1500s to 1700s. From Pachelbel's "Canon" to saucy madrigals, you can find some awesome music here. Read More Jul. 30, 2021 Budget breakdown for a $2k wedding (yes, that includes the honeymoon!) My partner and I got married for about $2,100 TOTAL – including rings, clothes, and honeymoon. Today, I'm going to do a budget breakdown of how we did it. Read More More Advice > Recent DIY Aug. 6, 2021 Honey: the inside-joke wedding favor for couples who met on Bumble These days, it seems like most couples meet on dating apps. If you and your sweety met on Bumble, and you want to have a brilliantly subtle little nod to your meet-cute origin story at your wedding, here's the perfect idea: HONEY wedding favors. Read More Oct. 19, 2020 Green wedding favors for your eco-friendly offbeat wedding Choose green wedding favors for your sustainable wedding — check out five awesome categories of eco-friendly wedding favors. Read More Oct. 12, 2020 The three Fs of vegan wedding menu planning: filling, flavors, and fotos Vegan wedding menu planning requires a multi sensory approach when you need to accommodate your carnivorous guests as well as the vegans. Our tips and examples make it easy. Read More Jul. 3, 2020 How to stream your wedding on Vimeo Vimeo is known for its high-quality streaming (in full HD up to 4k!), which means your wedding live stream will be top notch and look badass. It also offers a customizable video player, auto-adjusts for different internet speeds, has password protection, and no viewer limits. But is it cheap and easy to use? Let's look at how to stream your wedding on Vimeo. Read More 9.9k Jun. 26, 2020 How to live stream your wedding on Zoom in 2021 Having a wedding on Zoom seems pretty logical since it's become so popular and a lot of your friends and family might be using it. It offers up to 1,000 guests (up to 100 with the free version), live chat, and extended stream times if you opt for the pro version. You can even use your smartphone to stream without any fancy tech setups. Read More Feb. 21, 2020 Make these themed table cards with wedding QR codes for your geeky wedding What better way to make sure your guests are fueled by the same music, movies, and pop culture icons you love than this little DIY project involving wedding QR codes and thematic geeky table cards? Read More More DIY > Recent Stuff we love Jul. 23, 2021 Offbeat plus-size wedding dresses for your 2021 wedding If you're getting married in 2021, there's a decent chance that you actually wanted to get married last year, and had to delay. You may have already picked your dress out, or you may be on the hunt for the perfect plus-size wedding dress from a dressmaker who really gets inclusive sizing. So for all of us scrambling to get married after the shitshow that was 2020, I'm rounding up some of the best plus-size wedding dresses I've seen so far this year. And because this is Offbeat Bride, you'll find lots of bold colors and design elements like separates, embroidery, high-low hems, gothic vibes, and more! Read More Mar. 12, 2021 11 black wedding rings trending in 2021 Black wedding bands are definitely on-trend these days. They bring a darkly gothic vibe to your wedding jewelry, which makes them perfect for couples who lean towards the more grim end of the nontraditional spectrum. Ready to take a look at some of this year's hottest black wedding bands? Some of are cheap AF (like $200) and some of them are almost more art pieces than jewelry, up in the $30k range. Read More 1.6k Jan. 29, 2021 2021 unique wedding dress trends for Offbeat Brides If you click an Etsy link here on the website, we can see which products get purchased. This is super fun because it means we can see what's trending with Offbeat Brides! And when it comes to unique wedding dresses for 2021? Y'all are ON FIRE. Let's take a look at some of the wedding dress trends that are hot AF with Offbeat Brides this year. Read More 1.0k Jan. 8, 2021 2021 unique engagement ring trends for Offbeat Brides Part of how Offbeat Bride is able to stay online is what's known as affiliate sales. This means that when we feature a product on the site, if you click the link, we get a small percentage of products you buy. We can't see who buys what, but we CAN see which products get purchased… and we LOVE seeing what's trending with Offbeat Bride readers! These are the 10 most popular engagement rings with Offbeat Bride readers in 2021. Do you see yours? Read More 1.5k Dec. 4, 2020 Are naked engagement photos a thing now? We're about to head into engagement photo season. Insert the gauzy shots of couples smiling at each other, and the photos of folks holding hands in the park, with the engagement ring showing just so. We've all seen a million of these poses. But what if you could get the photos you need for your save-the-date cards and social media engagement announcements, while also getting shots LIKE THIS?! Read More 1.1k Nov. 27, 2020 Romantic vintage wedding dresses perfect for a backyard microwedding If we know Offbeat Brides at all, we know that y'all adore all things vintage, and that's especially vintage-styled wedding fashion. Combine all that with a (totally healthy!) love of all things 1920s, Downton Abbey, Edwardian, Flapper, Gatsby, Titanic, and Victorian … and we know that some of you are going to flip over these dresses! Read More More Stuff we love > Recent Wedding 101 Sep. 16, 2020 Accessible weddings with less stress Will your wedding be accessible? Maybe it should be, even if you and your partner don't have disabilities. Chances are good that someone in your wedding party or on your guest list does, even if it's not a visible disability. Let us share less-stress tricks for accessible weddings. Read More 1.7k Feb. 5, 2020 Hyphenated last names — the practical stuff Torn between hyphenated last names and changing your name when you get married? Offbeat Brides share some of the IRL consequences of hyphenating their own names, or their kids' names. Read More 1.5k Jul. 29, 2019 I bought my wedding dress on Etsy! Here are my tips for buying a custom dress online One element of my wedding with which I was fairly obsessed was finding a fun dress. I'm not a white gown kinda gal, so I was on the hunt for something colorful. I decided to test the waters in customizing a dress online. There are lots of stores that do that theses days, but I knew I wanted something from an independent seller who could really personalize the look itself. I'm already an avid Etsy window shopper, so it was all just a matter of narrowing down the search to a reputable designer who made dresses I liked. Easier said than done? Actually, it was pretty easy… Read More 1.1k Jul. 24, 2019 9 hidden benefits of hiring a day-of coordinator (that I learned at my wedding!) You're in the thick of wedding planning and it's starting to get hairy. Maybe you've hired an event planner, maybe a day-of coordinator, maybe a friend willing to lend a hand, or maybe you're going hard at it by yourself. If you're in the latter two camps, you may be thinking, "do I need to hire a day-of coordinator?" Here are a few of the benefits, hidden and otherwise, that I discovered when I hired a day-of coordinator for my wedding… Read More 1.2k Mar. 27, 2019 5 ways to save the planet (& your wallet!) while wedding planning Trying to find sustainable solutions for an eco-friendly wedding isn't always easy, especially when you're on a budget and trying not to over-complicate things. But hosting an eco-conscious event doesn't have to be impossible. And making sustainable choices isn't just for tree-huggers. Here are five Earth-friendly ideas that won't put any additional burden on your wallet or your special day… Read More 1.0k Jan. 23, 2019 6 tips for making your wedding website useful AND stylish Are you engaged? YAY! I have a feeling that a lot of you are thinking about wedding hashtags and websites and social media, oh my. Weddings are way more high tech these days and a wedding website is pretty standard fare now. Here's how to make yours great… Read More More Wedding 101 > Offbeat Bride: your source for wedding ideas and inclusive wedding planning What do you need to do today? I have no idea. I need Wedding Planning 101! I need tools and resources like wedding planning checklist and wedding spreadsheets Help me write my wedding ceremony or give me vow examples I need free officiant ordination & ceremony planning resources I just want to look at pretty dresses… FIND WHAT YOU NEED: What wedding planning advice & inspiration do you need today? Over 40 Ceremony Script Eloping Geeky Weddings Lesbian Weddings No Dancing No Wedding Party Polyamory Readings Micro-wedding Unity Ceremony Vow Examples A few of our fave wedding vendors Many Rivers Ministries Read More Studio 93 Read More Ross Lucksinger Photography Read More BeauMonde Originals Read More Browse our vendor guide > New online course from the author of Offbeat Bride DO YOU FEEL LIKE YOU'RE ALWAYS CHASING YOUR PARTNER? Ever feel like you're clingy, or have this nagging sense of being "too much" for your partner? If so, you might be dealing with anxious attachment… Take my quiz to see if anxious attachment is fucking with your wedding planning. ♥ Ariel, publisher of Offbeat Bride. PS: I believe in you. Copyright © 2003 - 2021 Offbeat Empire. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction in part or in whole is prohibited. Contact us Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | Monetized by SkimLinks
Aug. 20, 2021 Ours is written in blood: A wedding reading for book lovers My partner and I are huge book nerds. I recently published a love poem inspired by that fact… and I thought it might make a great reading for other bibliophile Offbeat Bride readers like us! Read More Aug. 13, 2021 Renaissance wedding playlist Renaissance themed weddings naturally need a Renaissance wedding playlist, but some of the most beautiful wedding music comes from the 1500s to 1700s. From Pachelbel's "Canon" to saucy madrigals, you can find some awesome music here. Read More Jul. 30, 2021 Budget breakdown for a $2k wedding (yes, that includes the honeymoon!) My partner and I got married for about $2,100 TOTAL – including rings, clothes, and honeymoon. Today, I'm going to do a budget breakdown of how we did it. Read More More Advice > Recent DIY Aug. 6, 2021 Honey: the inside-joke wedding favor for couples who met on Bumble These days, it seems like most couples meet on dating apps. If you and your sweety met on Bumble, and you want to have a brilliantly subtle little nod to your meet-cute origin story at your wedding, here's the perfect idea: HONEY wedding favors. Read More Oct. 19, 2020 Green wedding favors for your eco-friendly offbeat wedding Choose green wedding favors for your sustainable wedding — check out five awesome categories of eco-friendly wedding favors. Read More Oct. 12, 2020 The three Fs of vegan wedding menu planning: filling, flavors, and fotos Vegan wedding menu planning requires a multi sensory approach when you need to accommodate your carnivorous guests as well as the vegans. Our tips and examples make it easy. Read More Jul. 3, 2020 How to stream your wedding on Vimeo Vimeo is known for its high-quality streaming (in full HD up to 4k!), which means your wedding live stream will be top notch and look badass. It also offers a customizable video player, auto-adjusts for different internet speeds, has password protection, and no viewer limits. But is it cheap and easy to use? Let's look at how to stream your wedding on Vimeo. Read More 9.9k Jun. 26, 2020 How to live stream your wedding on Zoom in 2021 Having a wedding on Zoom seems pretty logical since it's become so popular and a lot of your friends and family might be using it. It offers up to 1,000 guests (up to 100 with the free version), live chat, and extended stream times if you opt for the pro version. You can even use your smartphone to stream without any fancy tech setups. Read More Feb. 21, 2020 Make these themed table cards with wedding QR codes for your geeky wedding What better way to make sure your guests are fueled by the same music, movies, and pop culture icons you love than this little DIY project involving wedding QR codes and thematic geeky table cards? Read More More DIY > Recent Stuff we love Jul. 23, 2021 Offbeat plus-size wedding dresses for your 2021 wedding If you're getting married in 2021, there's a decent chance that you actually wanted to get married last year, and had to delay. You may have already picked your dress out, or you may be on the hunt for the perfect plus-size wedding dress from a dressmaker who really gets inclusive sizing. So for all of us scrambling to get married after the shitshow that was 2020, I'm rounding up some of the best plus-size wedding dresses I've seen so far this year. And because this is Offbeat Bride, you'll find lots of bold colors and design elements like separates, embroidery, high-low hems, gothic vibes, and more! Read More Mar. 12, 2021 11 black wedding rings trending in 2021 Black wedding bands are definitely on-trend these days. They bring a darkly gothic vibe to your wedding jewelry, which makes them perfect for couples who lean towards the more grim end of the nontraditional spectrum. Ready to take a look at some of this year's hottest black wedding bands? Some of are cheap AF (like $200) and some of them are almost more art pieces than jewelry, up in the $30k range. Read More 1.6k Jan. 29, 2021 2021 unique wedding dress trends for Offbeat Brides If you click an Etsy link here on the website, we can see which products get purchased. This is super fun because it means we can see what's trending with Offbeat Brides! And when it comes to unique wedding dresses for 2021? Y'all are ON FIRE. Let's take a look at some of the wedding dress trends that are hot AF with Offbeat Brides this year. Read More 1.0k Jan. 8, 2021 2021 unique engagement ring trends for Offbeat Brides Part of how Offbeat Bride is able to stay online is what's known as affiliate sales. This means that when we feature a product on the site, if you click the link, we get a small percentage of products you buy. We can't see who buys what, but we CAN see which products get purchased… and we LOVE seeing what's trending with Offbeat Bride readers! These are the 10 most popular engagement rings with Offbeat Bride readers in 2021. Do you see yours? Read More 1.5k Dec. 4, 2020 Are naked engagement photos a thing now? We're about to head into engagement photo season. Insert the gauzy shots of couples smiling at each other, and the photos of folks holding hands in the park, with the engagement ring showing just so. We've all seen a million of these poses. But what if you could get the photos you need for your save-the-date cards and social media engagement announcements, while also getting shots LIKE THIS?! Read More 1.1k Nov. 27, 2020 Romantic vintage wedding dresses perfect for a backyard microwedding If we know Offbeat Brides at all, we know that y'all adore all things vintage, and that's especially vintage-styled wedding fashion. Combine all that with a (totally healthy!) love of all things 1920s, Downton Abbey, Edwardian, Flapper, Gatsby, Titanic, and Victorian … and we know that some of you are going to flip over these dresses! Read More More Stuff we love > Recent Wedding 101 Sep. 16, 2020 Accessible weddings with less stress Will your wedding be accessible? Maybe it should be, even if you and your partner don't have disabilities. Chances are good that someone in your wedding party or on your guest list does, even if it's not a visible disability. Let us share less-stress tricks for accessible weddings. Read More 1.7k Feb. 5, 2020 Hyphenated last names — the practical stuff Torn between hyphenated last names and changing your name when you get married? Offbeat Brides share some of the IRL consequences of hyphenating their own names, or their kids' names. Read More 1.5k Jul. 29, 2019 I bought my wedding dress on Etsy! Here are my tips for buying a custom dress online One element of my wedding with which I was fairly obsessed was finding a fun dress. I'm not a white gown kinda gal, so I was on the hunt for something colorful. I decided to test the waters in customizing a dress online. There are lots of stores that do that theses days, but I knew I wanted something from an independent seller who could really personalize the look itself. I'm already an avid Etsy window shopper, so it was all just a matter of narrowing down the search to a reputable designer who made dresses I liked. Easier said than done? Actually, it was pretty easy… Read More 1.1k Jul. 24, 2019 9 hidden benefits of hiring a day-of coordinator (that I learned at my wedding!) You're in the thick of wedding planning and it's starting to get hairy. Maybe you've hired an event planner, maybe a day-of coordinator, maybe a friend willing to lend a hand, or maybe you're going hard at it by yourself. If you're in the latter two camps, you may be thinking, "do I need to hire a day-of coordinator?" Here are a few of the benefits, hidden and otherwise, that I discovered when I hired a day-of coordinator for my wedding… Read More 1.2k Mar. 27, 2019 5 ways to save the planet (& your wallet!) while wedding planning Trying to find sustainable solutions for an eco-friendly wedding isn't always easy, especially when you're on a budget and trying not to over-complicate things. But hosting an eco-conscious event doesn't have to be impossible. And making sustainable choices isn't just for tree-huggers. Here are five Earth-friendly ideas that won't put any additional burden on your wallet or your special day… Read More 1.0k Jan. 23, 2019 6 tips for making your wedding website useful AND stylish Are you engaged? YAY! I have a feeling that a lot of you are thinking about wedding hashtags and websites and social media, oh my. Weddings are way more high tech these days and a wedding website is pretty standard fare now. Here's how to make yours great… Read More More Wedding 101 > Offbeat Bride: your source for wedding ideas and inclusive wedding planning What do you need to do today? I have no idea. I need Wedding Planning 101! I need tools and resources like wedding planning checklist and wedding spreadsheets Help me write my wedding ceremony or give me vow examples I need free officiant ordination & ceremony planning resources I just want to look at pretty dresses… FIND WHAT YOU NEED: What wedding planning advice & inspiration do you need today? Over 40 Ceremony Script Eloping Geeky Weddings Lesbian Weddings No Dancing No Wedding Party Polyamory Readings Micro-wedding Unity Ceremony Vow Examples A few of our fave wedding vendors Many Rivers Ministries Read More Studio 93 Read More Ross Lucksinger Photography Read More BeauMonde Originals Read More Browse our vendor guide > New online course from the author of Offbeat Bride DO YOU FEEL LIKE YOU'RE ALWAYS CHASING YOUR PARTNER? Ever feel like you're clingy, or have this nagging sense of being "too much" for your partner? If so, you might be dealing with anxious attachment… Take my quiz to see if anxious attachment is fucking with your wedding planning. ♥ Ariel, publisher of Offbeat Bride. PS: I believe in you. Copyright © 2003 - 2021 Offbeat Empire. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction in part or in whole is prohibited. Contact us Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | Monetized by SkimLinks
Aug. 13, 2021 Renaissance wedding playlist Renaissance themed weddings naturally need a Renaissance wedding playlist, but some of the most beautiful wedding music comes from the 1500s to 1700s. From Pachelbel's "Canon" to saucy madrigals, you can find some awesome music here. Read More Jul. 30, 2021 Budget breakdown for a $2k wedding (yes, that includes the honeymoon!) My partner and I got married for about $2,100 TOTAL – including rings, clothes, and honeymoon. Today, I'm going to do a budget breakdown of how we did it. Read More More Advice > Recent DIY Aug. 6, 2021 Honey: the inside-joke wedding favor for couples who met on Bumble These days, it seems like most couples meet on dating apps. If you and your sweety met on Bumble, and you want to have a brilliantly subtle little nod to your meet-cute origin story at your wedding, here's the perfect idea: HONEY wedding favors. Read More Oct. 19, 2020 Green wedding favors for your eco-friendly offbeat wedding Choose green wedding favors for your sustainable wedding — check out five awesome categories of eco-friendly wedding favors. Read More Oct. 12, 2020 The three Fs of vegan wedding menu planning: filling, flavors, and fotos Vegan wedding menu planning requires a multi sensory approach when you need to accommodate your carnivorous guests as well as the vegans. Our tips and examples make it easy. Read More Jul. 3, 2020 How to stream your wedding on Vimeo Vimeo is known for its high-quality streaming (in full HD up to 4k!), which means your wedding live stream will be top notch and look badass. It also offers a customizable video player, auto-adjusts for different internet speeds, has password protection, and no viewer limits. But is it cheap and easy to use? Let's look at how to stream your wedding on Vimeo. Read More 9.9k Jun. 26, 2020 How to live stream your wedding on Zoom in 2021 Having a wedding on Zoom seems pretty logical since it's become so popular and a lot of your friends and family might be using it. It offers up to 1,000 guests (up to 100 with the free version), live chat, and extended stream times if you opt for the pro version. You can even use your smartphone to stream without any fancy tech setups. Read More Feb. 21, 2020 Make these themed table cards with wedding QR codes for your geeky wedding What better way to make sure your guests are fueled by the same music, movies, and pop culture icons you love than this little DIY project involving wedding QR codes and thematic geeky table cards? Read More More DIY > Recent Stuff we love Jul. 23, 2021 Offbeat plus-size wedding dresses for your 2021 wedding If you're getting married in 2021, there's a decent chance that you actually wanted to get married last year, and had to delay. You may have already picked your dress out, or you may be on the hunt for the perfect plus-size wedding dress from a dressmaker who really gets inclusive sizing. So for all of us scrambling to get married after the shitshow that was 2020, I'm rounding up some of the best plus-size wedding dresses I've seen so far this year. And because this is Offbeat Bride, you'll find lots of bold colors and design elements like separates, embroidery, high-low hems, gothic vibes, and more! Read More Mar. 12, 2021 11 black wedding rings trending in 2021 Black wedding bands are definitely on-trend these days. They bring a darkly gothic vibe to your wedding jewelry, which makes them perfect for couples who lean towards the more grim end of the nontraditional spectrum. Ready to take a look at some of this year's hottest black wedding bands? Some of are cheap AF (like $200) and some of them are almost more art pieces than jewelry, up in the $30k range. Read More 1.6k Jan. 29, 2021 2021 unique wedding dress trends for Offbeat Brides If you click an Etsy link here on the website, we can see which products get purchased. This is super fun because it means we can see what's trending with Offbeat Brides! And when it comes to unique wedding dresses for 2021? Y'all are ON FIRE. Let's take a look at some of the wedding dress trends that are hot AF with Offbeat Brides this year. Read More 1.0k Jan. 8, 2021 2021 unique engagement ring trends for Offbeat Brides Part of how Offbeat Bride is able to stay online is what's known as affiliate sales. This means that when we feature a product on the site, if you click the link, we get a small percentage of products you buy. We can't see who buys what, but we CAN see which products get purchased… and we LOVE seeing what's trending with Offbeat Bride readers! These are the 10 most popular engagement rings with Offbeat Bride readers in 2021. Do you see yours? Read More 1.5k Dec. 4, 2020 Are naked engagement photos a thing now? We're about to head into engagement photo season. Insert the gauzy shots of couples smiling at each other, and the photos of folks holding hands in the park, with the engagement ring showing just so. We've all seen a million of these poses. But what if you could get the photos you need for your save-the-date cards and social media engagement announcements, while also getting shots LIKE THIS?! Read More 1.1k Nov. 27, 2020 Romantic vintage wedding dresses perfect for a backyard microwedding If we know Offbeat Brides at all, we know that y'all adore all things vintage, and that's especially vintage-styled wedding fashion. Combine all that with a (totally healthy!) love of all things 1920s, Downton Abbey, Edwardian, Flapper, Gatsby, Titanic, and Victorian … and we know that some of you are going to flip over these dresses! Read More More Stuff we love > Recent Wedding 101 Sep. 16, 2020 Accessible weddings with less stress Will your wedding be accessible? Maybe it should be, even if you and your partner don't have disabilities. Chances are good that someone in your wedding party or on your guest list does, even if it's not a visible disability. Let us share less-stress tricks for accessible weddings. Read More 1.7k Feb. 5, 2020 Hyphenated last names — the practical stuff Torn between hyphenated last names and changing your name when you get married? Offbeat Brides share some of the IRL consequences of hyphenating their own names, or their kids' names. Read More 1.5k Jul. 29, 2019 I bought my wedding dress on Etsy! Here are my tips for buying a custom dress online One element of my wedding with which I was fairly obsessed was finding a fun dress. I'm not a white gown kinda gal, so I was on the hunt for something colorful. I decided to test the waters in customizing a dress online. There are lots of stores that do that theses days, but I knew I wanted something from an independent seller who could really personalize the look itself. I'm already an avid Etsy window shopper, so it was all just a matter of narrowing down the search to a reputable designer who made dresses I liked. Easier said than done? Actually, it was pretty easy… Read More 1.1k Jul. 24, 2019 9 hidden benefits of hiring a day-of coordinator (that I learned at my wedding!) You're in the thick of wedding planning and it's starting to get hairy. Maybe you've hired an event planner, maybe a day-of coordinator, maybe a friend willing to lend a hand, or maybe you're going hard at it by yourself. If you're in the latter two camps, you may be thinking, "do I need to hire a day-of coordinator?" Here are a few of the benefits, hidden and otherwise, that I discovered when I hired a day-of coordinator for my wedding… Read More 1.2k Mar. 27, 2019 5 ways to save the planet (& your wallet!) while wedding planning Trying to find sustainable solutions for an eco-friendly wedding isn't always easy, especially when you're on a budget and trying not to over-complicate things. But hosting an eco-conscious event doesn't have to be impossible. And making sustainable choices isn't just for tree-huggers. Here are five Earth-friendly ideas that won't put any additional burden on your wallet or your special day… Read More 1.0k Jan. 23, 2019 6 tips for making your wedding website useful AND stylish Are you engaged? YAY! I have a feeling that a lot of you are thinking about wedding hashtags and websites and social media, oh my. Weddings are way more high tech these days and a wedding website is pretty standard fare now. Here's how to make yours great… Read More More Wedding 101 > Offbeat Bride: your source for wedding ideas and inclusive wedding planning What do you need to do today? I have no idea. I need Wedding Planning 101! I need tools and resources like wedding planning checklist and wedding spreadsheets Help me write my wedding ceremony or give me vow examples I need free officiant ordination & ceremony planning resources I just want to look at pretty dresses… FIND WHAT YOU NEED: What wedding planning advice & inspiration do you need today? Over 40 Ceremony Script Eloping Geeky Weddings Lesbian Weddings No Dancing No Wedding Party Polyamory Readings Micro-wedding Unity Ceremony Vow Examples A few of our fave wedding vendors Many Rivers Ministries Read More Studio 93 Read More Ross Lucksinger Photography Read More BeauMonde Originals Read More Browse our vendor guide > New online course from the author of Offbeat Bride DO YOU FEEL LIKE YOU'RE ALWAYS CHASING YOUR PARTNER? Ever feel like you're clingy, or have this nagging sense of being "too much" for your partner? If so, you might be dealing with anxious attachment… Take my quiz to see if anxious attachment is fucking with your wedding planning. ♥ Ariel, publisher of Offbeat Bride. PS: I believe in you. Copyright © 2003 - 2021 Offbeat Empire. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction in part or in whole is prohibited. Contact us Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | Monetized by SkimLinks
Jul. 30, 2021 Budget breakdown for a $2k wedding (yes, that includes the honeymoon!) My partner and I got married for about $2,100 TOTAL – including rings, clothes, and honeymoon. Today, I'm going to do a budget breakdown of how we did it. Read More More Advice > Recent DIY Aug. 6, 2021 Honey: the inside-joke wedding favor for couples who met on Bumble These days, it seems like most couples meet on dating apps. If you and your sweety met on Bumble, and you want to have a brilliantly subtle little nod to your meet-cute origin story at your wedding, here's the perfect idea: HONEY wedding favors. Read More Oct. 19, 2020 Green wedding favors for your eco-friendly offbeat wedding Choose green wedding favors for your sustainable wedding — check out five awesome categories of eco-friendly wedding favors. Read More Oct. 12, 2020 The three Fs of vegan wedding menu planning: filling, flavors, and fotos Vegan wedding menu planning requires a multi sensory approach when you need to accommodate your carnivorous guests as well as the vegans. Our tips and examples make it easy. Read More Jul. 3, 2020 How to stream your wedding on Vimeo Vimeo is known for its high-quality streaming (in full HD up to 4k!), which means your wedding live stream will be top notch and look badass. It also offers a customizable video player, auto-adjusts for different internet speeds, has password protection, and no viewer limits. But is it cheap and easy to use? Let's look at how to stream your wedding on Vimeo. Read More 9.9k Jun. 26, 2020 How to live stream your wedding on Zoom in 2021 Having a wedding on Zoom seems pretty logical since it's become so popular and a lot of your friends and family might be using it. It offers up to 1,000 guests (up to 100 with the free version), live chat, and extended stream times if you opt for the pro version. You can even use your smartphone to stream without any fancy tech setups. Read More Feb. 21, 2020 Make these themed table cards with wedding QR codes for your geeky wedding What better way to make sure your guests are fueled by the same music, movies, and pop culture icons you love than this little DIY project involving wedding QR codes and thematic geeky table cards? Read More More DIY > Recent Stuff we love Jul. 23, 2021 Offbeat plus-size wedding dresses for your 2021 wedding If you're getting married in 2021, there's a decent chance that you actually wanted to get married last year, and had to delay. You may have already picked your dress out, or you may be on the hunt for the perfect plus-size wedding dress from a dressmaker who really gets inclusive sizing. So for all of us scrambling to get married after the shitshow that was 2020, I'm rounding up some of the best plus-size wedding dresses I've seen so far this year. And because this is Offbeat Bride, you'll find lots of bold colors and design elements like separates, embroidery, high-low hems, gothic vibes, and more! Read More Mar. 12, 2021 11 black wedding rings trending in 2021 Black wedding bands are definitely on-trend these days. They bring a darkly gothic vibe to your wedding jewelry, which makes them perfect for couples who lean towards the more grim end of the nontraditional spectrum. Ready to take a look at some of this year's hottest black wedding bands? Some of are cheap AF (like $200) and some of them are almost more art pieces than jewelry, up in the $30k range. Read More 1.6k Jan. 29, 2021 2021 unique wedding dress trends for Offbeat Brides If you click an Etsy link here on the website, we can see which products get purchased. This is super fun because it means we can see what's trending with Offbeat Brides! And when it comes to unique wedding dresses for 2021? Y'all are ON FIRE. Let's take a look at some of the wedding dress trends that are hot AF with Offbeat Brides this year. Read More 1.0k Jan. 8, 2021 2021 unique engagement ring trends for Offbeat Brides Part of how Offbeat Bride is able to stay online is what's known as affiliate sales. This means that when we feature a product on the site, if you click the link, we get a small percentage of products you buy. We can't see who buys what, but we CAN see which products get purchased… and we LOVE seeing what's trending with Offbeat Bride readers! These are the 10 most popular engagement rings with Offbeat Bride readers in 2021. Do you see yours? Read More 1.5k Dec. 4, 2020 Are naked engagement photos a thing now? We're about to head into engagement photo season. Insert the gauzy shots of couples smiling at each other, and the photos of folks holding hands in the park, with the engagement ring showing just so. We've all seen a million of these poses. But what if you could get the photos you need for your save-the-date cards and social media engagement announcements, while also getting shots LIKE THIS?! Read More 1.1k Nov. 27, 2020 Romantic vintage wedding dresses perfect for a backyard microwedding If we know Offbeat Brides at all, we know that y'all adore all things vintage, and that's especially vintage-styled wedding fashion. Combine all that with a (totally healthy!) love of all things 1920s, Downton Abbey, Edwardian, Flapper, Gatsby, Titanic, and Victorian … and we know that some of you are going to flip over these dresses! Read More More Stuff we love > Recent Wedding 101 Sep. 16, 2020 Accessible weddings with less stress Will your wedding be accessible? Maybe it should be, even if you and your partner don't have disabilities. Chances are good that someone in your wedding party or on your guest list does, even if it's not a visible disability. Let us share less-stress tricks for accessible weddings. Read More 1.7k Feb. 5, 2020 Hyphenated last names — the practical stuff Torn between hyphenated last names and changing your name when you get married? Offbeat Brides share some of the IRL consequences of hyphenating their own names, or their kids' names. Read More 1.5k Jul. 29, 2019 I bought my wedding dress on Etsy! Here are my tips for buying a custom dress online One element of my wedding with which I was fairly obsessed was finding a fun dress. I'm not a white gown kinda gal, so I was on the hunt for something colorful. I decided to test the waters in customizing a dress online. There are lots of stores that do that theses days, but I knew I wanted something from an independent seller who could really personalize the look itself. I'm already an avid Etsy window shopper, so it was all just a matter of narrowing down the search to a reputable designer who made dresses I liked. Easier said than done? Actually, it was pretty easy… Read More 1.1k Jul. 24, 2019 9 hidden benefits of hiring a day-of coordinator (that I learned at my wedding!) You're in the thick of wedding planning and it's starting to get hairy. Maybe you've hired an event planner, maybe a day-of coordinator, maybe a friend willing to lend a hand, or maybe you're going hard at it by yourself. If you're in the latter two camps, you may be thinking, "do I need to hire a day-of coordinator?" Here are a few of the benefits, hidden and otherwise, that I discovered when I hired a day-of coordinator for my wedding… Read More 1.2k Mar. 27, 2019 5 ways to save the planet (& your wallet!) while wedding planning Trying to find sustainable solutions for an eco-friendly wedding isn't always easy, especially when you're on a budget and trying not to over-complicate things. But hosting an eco-conscious event doesn't have to be impossible. And making sustainable choices isn't just for tree-huggers. Here are five Earth-friendly ideas that won't put any additional burden on your wallet or your special day… Read More 1.0k Jan. 23, 2019 6 tips for making your wedding website useful AND stylish Are you engaged? YAY! I have a feeling that a lot of you are thinking about wedding hashtags and websites and social media, oh my. Weddings are way more high tech these days and a wedding website is pretty standard fare now. Here's how to make yours great… Read More More Wedding 101 > Offbeat Bride: your source for wedding ideas and inclusive wedding planning What do you need to do today? I have no idea. I need Wedding Planning 101! I need tools and resources like wedding planning checklist and wedding spreadsheets Help me write my wedding ceremony or give me vow examples I need free officiant ordination & ceremony planning resources I just want to look at pretty dresses… FIND WHAT YOU NEED: What wedding planning advice & inspiration do you need today? Over 40 Ceremony Script Eloping Geeky Weddings Lesbian Weddings No Dancing No Wedding Party Polyamory Readings Micro-wedding Unity Ceremony Vow Examples A few of our fave wedding vendors Many Rivers Ministries Read More Studio 93 Read More Ross Lucksinger Photography Read More BeauMonde Originals Read More Browse our vendor guide > New online course from the author of Offbeat Bride DO YOU FEEL LIKE YOU'RE ALWAYS CHASING YOUR PARTNER? Ever feel like you're clingy, or have this nagging sense of being "too much" for your partner? If so, you might be dealing with anxious attachment… Take my quiz to see if anxious attachment is fucking with your wedding planning. ♥ Ariel, publisher of Offbeat Bride. PS: I believe in you. Copyright © 2003 - 2021 Offbeat Empire. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction in part or in whole is prohibited. Contact us Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | Monetized by SkimLinks
Aug. 6, 2021 Honey: the inside-joke wedding favor for couples who met on Bumble These days, it seems like most couples meet on dating apps. If you and your sweety met on Bumble, and you want to have a brilliantly subtle little nod to your meet-cute origin story at your wedding, here's the perfect idea: HONEY wedding favors. Read More Oct. 19, 2020 Green wedding favors for your eco-friendly offbeat wedding Choose green wedding favors for your sustainable wedding — check out five awesome categories of eco-friendly wedding favors. Read More Oct. 12, 2020 The three Fs of vegan wedding menu planning: filling, flavors, and fotos Vegan wedding menu planning requires a multi sensory approach when you need to accommodate your carnivorous guests as well as the vegans. Our tips and examples make it easy. Read More Jul. 3, 2020 How to stream your wedding on Vimeo Vimeo is known for its high-quality streaming (in full HD up to 4k!), which means your wedding live stream will be top notch and look badass. It also offers a customizable video player, auto-adjusts for different internet speeds, has password protection, and no viewer limits. But is it cheap and easy to use? Let's look at how to stream your wedding on Vimeo. Read More 9.9k Jun. 26, 2020 How to live stream your wedding on Zoom in 2021 Having a wedding on Zoom seems pretty logical since it's become so popular and a lot of your friends and family might be using it. It offers up to 1,000 guests (up to 100 with the free version), live chat, and extended stream times if you opt for the pro version. You can even use your smartphone to stream without any fancy tech setups. Read More Feb. 21, 2020 Make these themed table cards with wedding QR codes for your geeky wedding What better way to make sure your guests are fueled by the same music, movies, and pop culture icons you love than this little DIY project involving wedding QR codes and thematic geeky table cards? Read More More DIY > Recent Stuff we love Jul. 23, 2021 Offbeat plus-size wedding dresses for your 2021 wedding If you're getting married in 2021, there's a decent chance that you actually wanted to get married last year, and had to delay. You may have already picked your dress out, or you may be on the hunt for the perfect plus-size wedding dress from a dressmaker who really gets inclusive sizing. So for all of us scrambling to get married after the shitshow that was 2020, I'm rounding up some of the best plus-size wedding dresses I've seen so far this year. And because this is Offbeat Bride, you'll find lots of bold colors and design elements like separates, embroidery, high-low hems, gothic vibes, and more! Read More Mar. 12, 2021 11 black wedding rings trending in 2021 Black wedding bands are definitely on-trend these days. They bring a darkly gothic vibe to your wedding jewelry, which makes them perfect for couples who lean towards the more grim end of the nontraditional spectrum. Ready to take a look at some of this year's hottest black wedding bands? Some of are cheap AF (like $200) and some of them are almost more art pieces than jewelry, up in the $30k range. Read More 1.6k Jan. 29, 2021 2021 unique wedding dress trends for Offbeat Brides If you click an Etsy link here on the website, we can see which products get purchased. This is super fun because it means we can see what's trending with Offbeat Brides! And when it comes to unique wedding dresses for 2021? Y'all are ON FIRE. Let's take a look at some of the wedding dress trends that are hot AF with Offbeat Brides this year. Read More 1.0k Jan. 8, 2021 2021 unique engagement ring trends for Offbeat Brides Part of how Offbeat Bride is able to stay online is what's known as affiliate sales. This means that when we feature a product on the site, if you click the link, we get a small percentage of products you buy. We can't see who buys what, but we CAN see which products get purchased… and we LOVE seeing what's trending with Offbeat Bride readers! These are the 10 most popular engagement rings with Offbeat Bride readers in 2021. Do you see yours? Read More 1.5k Dec. 4, 2020 Are naked engagement photos a thing now? We're about to head into engagement photo season. Insert the gauzy shots of couples smiling at each other, and the photos of folks holding hands in the park, with the engagement ring showing just so. We've all seen a million of these poses. But what if you could get the photos you need for your save-the-date cards and social media engagement announcements, while also getting shots LIKE THIS?! Read More 1.1k Nov. 27, 2020 Romantic vintage wedding dresses perfect for a backyard microwedding If we know Offbeat Brides at all, we know that y'all adore all things vintage, and that's especially vintage-styled wedding fashion. Combine all that with a (totally healthy!) love of all things 1920s, Downton Abbey, Edwardian, Flapper, Gatsby, Titanic, and Victorian … and we know that some of you are going to flip over these dresses! Read More More Stuff we love > Recent Wedding 101 Sep. 16, 2020 Accessible weddings with less stress Will your wedding be accessible? Maybe it should be, even if you and your partner don't have disabilities. Chances are good that someone in your wedding party or on your guest list does, even if it's not a visible disability. Let us share less-stress tricks for accessible weddings. Read More 1.7k Feb. 5, 2020 Hyphenated last names — the practical stuff Torn between hyphenated last names and changing your name when you get married? Offbeat Brides share some of the IRL consequences of hyphenating their own names, or their kids' names. Read More 1.5k Jul. 29, 2019 I bought my wedding dress on Etsy! Here are my tips for buying a custom dress online One element of my wedding with which I was fairly obsessed was finding a fun dress. I'm not a white gown kinda gal, so I was on the hunt for something colorful. I decided to test the waters in customizing a dress online. There are lots of stores that do that theses days, but I knew I wanted something from an independent seller who could really personalize the look itself. I'm already an avid Etsy window shopper, so it was all just a matter of narrowing down the search to a reputable designer who made dresses I liked. Easier said than done? Actually, it was pretty easy… Read More 1.1k Jul. 24, 2019 9 hidden benefits of hiring a day-of coordinator (that I learned at my wedding!) You're in the thick of wedding planning and it's starting to get hairy. Maybe you've hired an event planner, maybe a day-of coordinator, maybe a friend willing to lend a hand, or maybe you're going hard at it by yourself. If you're in the latter two camps, you may be thinking, "do I need to hire a day-of coordinator?" Here are a few of the benefits, hidden and otherwise, that I discovered when I hired a day-of coordinator for my wedding… Read More 1.2k Mar. 27, 2019 5 ways to save the planet (& your wallet!) while wedding planning Trying to find sustainable solutions for an eco-friendly wedding isn't always easy, especially when you're on a budget and trying not to over-complicate things. But hosting an eco-conscious event doesn't have to be impossible. And making sustainable choices isn't just for tree-huggers. Here are five Earth-friendly ideas that won't put any additional burden on your wallet or your special day… Read More 1.0k Jan. 23, 2019 6 tips for making your wedding website useful AND stylish Are you engaged? YAY! I have a feeling that a lot of you are thinking about wedding hashtags and websites and social media, oh my. Weddings are way more high tech these days and a wedding website is pretty standard fare now. Here's how to make yours great… Read More More Wedding 101 > Offbeat Bride: your source for wedding ideas and inclusive wedding planning What do you need to do today? I have no idea. I need Wedding Planning 101! I need tools and resources like wedding planning checklist and wedding spreadsheets Help me write my wedding ceremony or give me vow examples I need free officiant ordination & ceremony planning resources I just want to look at pretty dresses… FIND WHAT YOU NEED: What wedding planning advice & inspiration do you need today? Over 40 Ceremony Script Eloping Geeky Weddings Lesbian Weddings No Dancing No Wedding Party Polyamory Readings Micro-wedding Unity Ceremony Vow Examples A few of our fave wedding vendors Many Rivers Ministries Read More Studio 93 Read More Ross Lucksinger Photography Read More BeauMonde Originals Read More Browse our vendor guide > New online course from the author of Offbeat Bride DO YOU FEEL LIKE YOU'RE ALWAYS CHASING YOUR PARTNER? Ever feel like you're clingy, or have this nagging sense of being "too much" for your partner? If so, you might be dealing with anxious attachment… Take my quiz to see if anxious attachment is fucking with your wedding planning. ♥ Ariel, publisher of Offbeat Bride. PS: I believe in you. Copyright © 2003 - 2021 Offbeat Empire. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction in part or in whole is prohibited. Contact us Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | Monetized by SkimLinks
Oct. 19, 2020 Green wedding favors for your eco-friendly offbeat wedding Choose green wedding favors for your sustainable wedding — check out five awesome categories of eco-friendly wedding favors. Read More Oct. 12, 2020 The three Fs of vegan wedding menu planning: filling, flavors, and fotos Vegan wedding menu planning requires a multi sensory approach when you need to accommodate your carnivorous guests as well as the vegans. Our tips and examples make it easy. Read More Jul. 3, 2020 How to stream your wedding on Vimeo Vimeo is known for its high-quality streaming (in full HD up to 4k!), which means your wedding live stream will be top notch and look badass. It also offers a customizable video player, auto-adjusts for different internet speeds, has password protection, and no viewer limits. But is it cheap and easy to use? Let's look at how to stream your wedding on Vimeo. Read More 9.9k Jun. 26, 2020 How to live stream your wedding on Zoom in 2021 Having a wedding on Zoom seems pretty logical since it's become so popular and a lot of your friends and family might be using it. It offers up to 1,000 guests (up to 100 with the free version), live chat, and extended stream times if you opt for the pro version. You can even use your smartphone to stream without any fancy tech setups. Read More Feb. 21, 2020 Make these themed table cards with wedding QR codes for your geeky wedding What better way to make sure your guests are fueled by the same music, movies, and pop culture icons you love than this little DIY project involving wedding QR codes and thematic geeky table cards? Read More More DIY > Recent Stuff we love Jul. 23, 2021 Offbeat plus-size wedding dresses for your 2021 wedding If you're getting married in 2021, there's a decent chance that you actually wanted to get married last year, and had to delay. You may have already picked your dress out, or you may be on the hunt for the perfect plus-size wedding dress from a dressmaker who really gets inclusive sizing. So for all of us scrambling to get married after the shitshow that was 2020, I'm rounding up some of the best plus-size wedding dresses I've seen so far this year. And because this is Offbeat Bride, you'll find lots of bold colors and design elements like separates, embroidery, high-low hems, gothic vibes, and more! Read More Mar. 12, 2021 11 black wedding rings trending in 2021 Black wedding bands are definitely on-trend these days. They bring a darkly gothic vibe to your wedding jewelry, which makes them perfect for couples who lean towards the more grim end of the nontraditional spectrum. Ready to take a look at some of this year's hottest black wedding bands? Some of are cheap AF (like $200) and some of them are almost more art pieces than jewelry, up in the $30k range. Read More 1.6k Jan. 29, 2021 2021 unique wedding dress trends for Offbeat Brides If you click an Etsy link here on the website, we can see which products get purchased. This is super fun because it means we can see what's trending with Offbeat Brides! And when it comes to unique wedding dresses for 2021? Y'all are ON FIRE. Let's take a look at some of the wedding dress trends that are hot AF with Offbeat Brides this year. Read More 1.0k Jan. 8, 2021 2021 unique engagement ring trends for Offbeat Brides Part of how Offbeat Bride is able to stay online is what's known as affiliate sales. This means that when we feature a product on the site, if you click the link, we get a small percentage of products you buy. We can't see who buys what, but we CAN see which products get purchased… and we LOVE seeing what's trending with Offbeat Bride readers! These are the 10 most popular engagement rings with Offbeat Bride readers in 2021. Do you see yours? Read More 1.5k Dec. 4, 2020 Are naked engagement photos a thing now? We're about to head into engagement photo season. Insert the gauzy shots of couples smiling at each other, and the photos of folks holding hands in the park, with the engagement ring showing just so. We've all seen a million of these poses. But what if you could get the photos you need for your save-the-date cards and social media engagement announcements, while also getting shots LIKE THIS?! Read More 1.1k Nov. 27, 2020 Romantic vintage wedding dresses perfect for a backyard microwedding If we know Offbeat Brides at all, we know that y'all adore all things vintage, and that's especially vintage-styled wedding fashion. Combine all that with a (totally healthy!) love of all things 1920s, Downton Abbey, Edwardian, Flapper, Gatsby, Titanic, and Victorian … and we know that some of you are going to flip over these dresses! Read More More Stuff we love > Recent Wedding 101 Sep. 16, 2020 Accessible weddings with less stress Will your wedding be accessible? Maybe it should be, even if you and your partner don't have disabilities. Chances are good that someone in your wedding party or on your guest list does, even if it's not a visible disability. Let us share less-stress tricks for accessible weddings. Read More 1.7k Feb. 5, 2020 Hyphenated last names — the practical stuff Torn between hyphenated last names and changing your name when you get married? Offbeat Brides share some of the IRL consequences of hyphenating their own names, or their kids' names. Read More 1.5k Jul. 29, 2019 I bought my wedding dress on Etsy! Here are my tips for buying a custom dress online One element of my wedding with which I was fairly obsessed was finding a fun dress. I'm not a white gown kinda gal, so I was on the hunt for something colorful. I decided to test the waters in customizing a dress online. There are lots of stores that do that theses days, but I knew I wanted something from an independent seller who could really personalize the look itself. I'm already an avid Etsy window shopper, so it was all just a matter of narrowing down the search to a reputable designer who made dresses I liked. Easier said than done? Actually, it was pretty easy… Read More 1.1k Jul. 24, 2019 9 hidden benefits of hiring a day-of coordinator (that I learned at my wedding!) You're in the thick of wedding planning and it's starting to get hairy. Maybe you've hired an event planner, maybe a day-of coordinator, maybe a friend willing to lend a hand, or maybe you're going hard at it by yourself. If you're in the latter two camps, you may be thinking, "do I need to hire a day-of coordinator?" Here are a few of the benefits, hidden and otherwise, that I discovered when I hired a day-of coordinator for my wedding… Read More 1.2k Mar. 27, 2019 5 ways to save the planet (& your wallet!) while wedding planning Trying to find sustainable solutions for an eco-friendly wedding isn't always easy, especially when you're on a budget and trying not to over-complicate things. But hosting an eco-conscious event doesn't have to be impossible. And making sustainable choices isn't just for tree-huggers. Here are five Earth-friendly ideas that won't put any additional burden on your wallet or your special day… Read More 1.0k Jan. 23, 2019 6 tips for making your wedding website useful AND stylish Are you engaged? YAY! I have a feeling that a lot of you are thinking about wedding hashtags and websites and social media, oh my. Weddings are way more high tech these days and a wedding website is pretty standard fare now. Here's how to make yours great… Read More More Wedding 101 > Offbeat Bride: your source for wedding ideas and inclusive wedding planning What do you need to do today? I have no idea. I need Wedding Planning 101! I need tools and resources like wedding planning checklist and wedding spreadsheets Help me write my wedding ceremony or give me vow examples I need free officiant ordination & ceremony planning resources I just want to look at pretty dresses… FIND WHAT YOU NEED: What wedding planning advice & inspiration do you need today? Over 40 Ceremony Script Eloping Geeky Weddings Lesbian Weddings No Dancing No Wedding Party Polyamory Readings Micro-wedding Unity Ceremony Vow Examples A few of our fave wedding vendors Many Rivers Ministries Read More Studio 93 Read More Ross Lucksinger Photography Read More BeauMonde Originals Read More Browse our vendor guide > New online course from the author of Offbeat Bride DO YOU FEEL LIKE YOU'RE ALWAYS CHASING YOUR PARTNER? Ever feel like you're clingy, or have this nagging sense of being "too much" for your partner? If so, you might be dealing with anxious attachment… Take my quiz to see if anxious attachment is fucking with your wedding planning. ♥ Ariel, publisher of Offbeat Bride. PS: I believe in you. Copyright © 2003 - 2021 Offbeat Empire. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction in part or in whole is prohibited. Contact us Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | Monetized by SkimLinks
Oct. 12, 2020 The three Fs of vegan wedding menu planning: filling, flavors, and fotos Vegan wedding menu planning requires a multi sensory approach when you need to accommodate your carnivorous guests as well as the vegans. Our tips and examples make it easy. Read More Jul. 3, 2020 How to stream your wedding on Vimeo Vimeo is known for its high-quality streaming (in full HD up to 4k!), which means your wedding live stream will be top notch and look badass. It also offers a customizable video player, auto-adjusts for different internet speeds, has password protection, and no viewer limits. But is it cheap and easy to use? Let's look at how to stream your wedding on Vimeo. Read More 9.9k Jun. 26, 2020 How to live stream your wedding on Zoom in 2021 Having a wedding on Zoom seems pretty logical since it's become so popular and a lot of your friends and family might be using it. It offers up to 1,000 guests (up to 100 with the free version), live chat, and extended stream times if you opt for the pro version. You can even use your smartphone to stream without any fancy tech setups. Read More Feb. 21, 2020 Make these themed table cards with wedding QR codes for your geeky wedding What better way to make sure your guests are fueled by the same music, movies, and pop culture icons you love than this little DIY project involving wedding QR codes and thematic geeky table cards? Read More More DIY > Recent Stuff we love Jul. 23, 2021 Offbeat plus-size wedding dresses for your 2021 wedding If you're getting married in 2021, there's a decent chance that you actually wanted to get married last year, and had to delay. You may have already picked your dress out, or you may be on the hunt for the perfect plus-size wedding dress from a dressmaker who really gets inclusive sizing. So for all of us scrambling to get married after the shitshow that was 2020, I'm rounding up some of the best plus-size wedding dresses I've seen so far this year. And because this is Offbeat Bride, you'll find lots of bold colors and design elements like separates, embroidery, high-low hems, gothic vibes, and more! Read More Mar. 12, 2021 11 black wedding rings trending in 2021 Black wedding bands are definitely on-trend these days. They bring a darkly gothic vibe to your wedding jewelry, which makes them perfect for couples who lean towards the more grim end of the nontraditional spectrum. Ready to take a look at some of this year's hottest black wedding bands? Some of are cheap AF (like $200) and some of them are almost more art pieces than jewelry, up in the $30k range. Read More 1.6k Jan. 29, 2021 2021 unique wedding dress trends for Offbeat Brides If you click an Etsy link here on the website, we can see which products get purchased. This is super fun because it means we can see what's trending with Offbeat Brides! And when it comes to unique wedding dresses for 2021? Y'all are ON FIRE. Let's take a look at some of the wedding dress trends that are hot AF with Offbeat Brides this year. Read More 1.0k Jan. 8, 2021 2021 unique engagement ring trends for Offbeat Brides Part of how Offbeat Bride is able to stay online is what's known as affiliate sales. This means that when we feature a product on the site, if you click the link, we get a small percentage of products you buy. We can't see who buys what, but we CAN see which products get purchased… and we LOVE seeing what's trending with Offbeat Bride readers! These are the 10 most popular engagement rings with Offbeat Bride readers in 2021. Do you see yours? Read More 1.5k Dec. 4, 2020 Are naked engagement photos a thing now? We're about to head into engagement photo season. Insert the gauzy shots of couples smiling at each other, and the photos of folks holding hands in the park, with the engagement ring showing just so. We've all seen a million of these poses. But what if you could get the photos you need for your save-the-date cards and social media engagement announcements, while also getting shots LIKE THIS?! Read More 1.1k Nov. 27, 2020 Romantic vintage wedding dresses perfect for a backyard microwedding If we know Offbeat Brides at all, we know that y'all adore all things vintage, and that's especially vintage-styled wedding fashion. Combine all that with a (totally healthy!) love of all things 1920s, Downton Abbey, Edwardian, Flapper, Gatsby, Titanic, and Victorian … and we know that some of you are going to flip over these dresses! Read More More Stuff we love > Recent Wedding 101 Sep. 16, 2020 Accessible weddings with less stress Will your wedding be accessible? Maybe it should be, even if you and your partner don't have disabilities. Chances are good that someone in your wedding party or on your guest list does, even if it's not a visible disability. Let us share less-stress tricks for accessible weddings. Read More 1.7k Feb. 5, 2020 Hyphenated last names — the practical stuff Torn between hyphenated last names and changing your name when you get married? Offbeat Brides share some of the IRL consequences of hyphenating their own names, or their kids' names. Read More 1.5k Jul. 29, 2019 I bought my wedding dress on Etsy! Here are my tips for buying a custom dress online One element of my wedding with which I was fairly obsessed was finding a fun dress. I'm not a white gown kinda gal, so I was on the hunt for something colorful. I decided to test the waters in customizing a dress online. There are lots of stores that do that theses days, but I knew I wanted something from an independent seller who could really personalize the look itself. I'm already an avid Etsy window shopper, so it was all just a matter of narrowing down the search to a reputable designer who made dresses I liked. Easier said than done? Actually, it was pretty easy… Read More 1.1k Jul. 24, 2019 9 hidden benefits of hiring a day-of coordinator (that I learned at my wedding!) You're in the thick of wedding planning and it's starting to get hairy. Maybe you've hired an event planner, maybe a day-of coordinator, maybe a friend willing to lend a hand, or maybe you're going hard at it by yourself. If you're in the latter two camps, you may be thinking, "do I need to hire a day-of coordinator?" Here are a few of the benefits, hidden and otherwise, that I discovered when I hired a day-of coordinator for my wedding… Read More 1.2k Mar. 27, 2019 5 ways to save the planet (& your wallet!) while wedding planning Trying to find sustainable solutions for an eco-friendly wedding isn't always easy, especially when you're on a budget and trying not to over-complicate things. But hosting an eco-conscious event doesn't have to be impossible. And making sustainable choices isn't just for tree-huggers. Here are five Earth-friendly ideas that won't put any additional burden on your wallet or your special day… Read More 1.0k Jan. 23, 2019 6 tips for making your wedding website useful AND stylish Are you engaged? YAY! I have a feeling that a lot of you are thinking about wedding hashtags and websites and social media, oh my. Weddings are way more high tech these days and a wedding website is pretty standard fare now. Here's how to make yours great… Read More More Wedding 101 > Offbeat Bride: your source for wedding ideas and inclusive wedding planning What do you need to do today? I have no idea. I need Wedding Planning 101! I need tools and resources like wedding planning checklist and wedding spreadsheets Help me write my wedding ceremony or give me vow examples I need free officiant ordination & ceremony planning resources I just want to look at pretty dresses… FIND WHAT YOU NEED: What wedding planning advice & inspiration do you need today? Over 40 Ceremony Script Eloping Geeky Weddings Lesbian Weddings No Dancing No Wedding Party Polyamory Readings Micro-wedding Unity Ceremony Vow Examples A few of our fave wedding vendors Many Rivers Ministries Read More Studio 93 Read More Ross Lucksinger Photography Read More BeauMonde Originals Read More Browse our vendor guide > New online course from the author of Offbeat Bride DO YOU FEEL LIKE YOU'RE ALWAYS CHASING YOUR PARTNER? Ever feel like you're clingy, or have this nagging sense of being "too much" for your partner? If so, you might be dealing with anxious attachment… Take my quiz to see if anxious attachment is fucking with your wedding planning. ♥ Ariel, publisher of Offbeat Bride. PS: I believe in you. Copyright © 2003 - 2021 Offbeat Empire. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction in part or in whole is prohibited. Contact us Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | Monetized by SkimLinks
Jul. 3, 2020 How to stream your wedding on Vimeo Vimeo is known for its high-quality streaming (in full HD up to 4k!), which means your wedding live stream will be top notch and look badass. It also offers a customizable video player, auto-adjusts for different internet speeds, has password protection, and no viewer limits. But is it cheap and easy to use? Let's look at how to stream your wedding on Vimeo. Read More 9.9k Jun. 26, 2020 How to live stream your wedding on Zoom in 2021 Having a wedding on Zoom seems pretty logical since it's become so popular and a lot of your friends and family might be using it. It offers up to 1,000 guests (up to 100 with the free version), live chat, and extended stream times if you opt for the pro version. You can even use your smartphone to stream without any fancy tech setups. Read More Feb. 21, 2020 Make these themed table cards with wedding QR codes for your geeky wedding What better way to make sure your guests are fueled by the same music, movies, and pop culture icons you love than this little DIY project involving wedding QR codes and thematic geeky table cards? Read More More DIY > Recent Stuff we love Jul. 23, 2021 Offbeat plus-size wedding dresses for your 2021 wedding If you're getting married in 2021, there's a decent chance that you actually wanted to get married last year, and had to delay. You may have already picked your dress out, or you may be on the hunt for the perfect plus-size wedding dress from a dressmaker who really gets inclusive sizing. So for all of us scrambling to get married after the shitshow that was 2020, I'm rounding up some of the best plus-size wedding dresses I've seen so far this year. And because this is Offbeat Bride, you'll find lots of bold colors and design elements like separates, embroidery, high-low hems, gothic vibes, and more! Read More Mar. 12, 2021 11 black wedding rings trending in 2021 Black wedding bands are definitely on-trend these days. They bring a darkly gothic vibe to your wedding jewelry, which makes them perfect for couples who lean towards the more grim end of the nontraditional spectrum. Ready to take a look at some of this year's hottest black wedding bands? Some of are cheap AF (like $200) and some of them are almost more art pieces than jewelry, up in the $30k range. Read More 1.6k Jan. 29, 2021 2021 unique wedding dress trends for Offbeat Brides If you click an Etsy link here on the website, we can see which products get purchased. This is super fun because it means we can see what's trending with Offbeat Brides! And when it comes to unique wedding dresses for 2021? Y'all are ON FIRE. Let's take a look at some of the wedding dress trends that are hot AF with Offbeat Brides this year. Read More 1.0k Jan. 8, 2021 2021 unique engagement ring trends for Offbeat Brides Part of how Offbeat Bride is able to stay online is what's known as affiliate sales. This means that when we feature a product on the site, if you click the link, we get a small percentage of products you buy. We can't see who buys what, but we CAN see which products get purchased… and we LOVE seeing what's trending with Offbeat Bride readers! These are the 10 most popular engagement rings with Offbeat Bride readers in 2021. Do you see yours? Read More 1.5k Dec. 4, 2020 Are naked engagement photos a thing now? We're about to head into engagement photo season. Insert the gauzy shots of couples smiling at each other, and the photos of folks holding hands in the park, with the engagement ring showing just so. We've all seen a million of these poses. But what if you could get the photos you need for your save-the-date cards and social media engagement announcements, while also getting shots LIKE THIS?! Read More 1.1k Nov. 27, 2020 Romantic vintage wedding dresses perfect for a backyard microwedding If we know Offbeat Brides at all, we know that y'all adore all things vintage, and that's especially vintage-styled wedding fashion. Combine all that with a (totally healthy!) love of all things 1920s, Downton Abbey, Edwardian, Flapper, Gatsby, Titanic, and Victorian … and we know that some of you are going to flip over these dresses! Read More More Stuff we love > Recent Wedding 101 Sep. 16, 2020 Accessible weddings with less stress Will your wedding be accessible? Maybe it should be, even if you and your partner don't have disabilities. Chances are good that someone in your wedding party or on your guest list does, even if it's not a visible disability. Let us share less-stress tricks for accessible weddings. Read More 1.7k Feb. 5, 2020 Hyphenated last names — the practical stuff Torn between hyphenated last names and changing your name when you get married? Offbeat Brides share some of the IRL consequences of hyphenating their own names, or their kids' names. Read More 1.5k Jul. 29, 2019 I bought my wedding dress on Etsy! Here are my tips for buying a custom dress online One element of my wedding with which I was fairly obsessed was finding a fun dress. I'm not a white gown kinda gal, so I was on the hunt for something colorful. I decided to test the waters in customizing a dress online. There are lots of stores that do that theses days, but I knew I wanted something from an independent seller who could really personalize the look itself. I'm already an avid Etsy window shopper, so it was all just a matter of narrowing down the search to a reputable designer who made dresses I liked. Easier said than done? Actually, it was pretty easy… Read More 1.1k Jul. 24, 2019 9 hidden benefits of hiring a day-of coordinator (that I learned at my wedding!) You're in the thick of wedding planning and it's starting to get hairy. Maybe you've hired an event planner, maybe a day-of coordinator, maybe a friend willing to lend a hand, or maybe you're going hard at it by yourself. If you're in the latter two camps, you may be thinking, "do I need to hire a day-of coordinator?" Here are a few of the benefits, hidden and otherwise, that I discovered when I hired a day-of coordinator for my wedding… Read More 1.2k Mar. 27, 2019 5 ways to save the planet (& your wallet!) while wedding planning Trying to find sustainable solutions for an eco-friendly wedding isn't always easy, especially when you're on a budget and trying not to over-complicate things. But hosting an eco-conscious event doesn't have to be impossible. And making sustainable choices isn't just for tree-huggers. Here are five Earth-friendly ideas that won't put any additional burden on your wallet or your special day… Read More 1.0k Jan. 23, 2019 6 tips for making your wedding website useful AND stylish Are you engaged? YAY! I have a feeling that a lot of you are thinking about wedding hashtags and websites and social media, oh my. Weddings are way more high tech these days and a wedding website is pretty standard fare now. Here's how to make yours great… Read More More Wedding 101 > Offbeat Bride: your source for wedding ideas and inclusive wedding planning What do you need to do today? I have no idea. I need Wedding Planning 101! I need tools and resources like wedding planning checklist and wedding spreadsheets Help me write my wedding ceremony or give me vow examples I need free officiant ordination & ceremony planning resources I just want to look at pretty dresses… FIND WHAT YOU NEED: What wedding planning advice & inspiration do you need today? Over 40 Ceremony Script Eloping Geeky Weddings Lesbian Weddings No Dancing No Wedding Party Polyamory Readings Micro-wedding Unity Ceremony Vow Examples A few of our fave wedding vendors Many Rivers Ministries Read More Studio 93 Read More Ross Lucksinger Photography Read More BeauMonde Originals Read More Browse our vendor guide > New online course from the author of Offbeat Bride DO YOU FEEL LIKE YOU'RE ALWAYS CHASING YOUR PARTNER? Ever feel like you're clingy, or have this nagging sense of being "too much" for your partner? If so, you might be dealing with anxious attachment… Take my quiz to see if anxious attachment is fucking with your wedding planning. ♥ Ariel, publisher of Offbeat Bride. PS: I believe in you. Copyright © 2003 - 2021 Offbeat Empire. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction in part or in whole is prohibited. Contact us Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | Monetized by SkimLinks
9.9k Jun. 26, 2020 How to live stream your wedding on Zoom in 2021 Having a wedding on Zoom seems pretty logical since it's become so popular and a lot of your friends and family might be using it. It offers up to 1,000 guests (up to 100 with the free version), live chat, and extended stream times if you opt for the pro version. You can even use your smartphone to stream without any fancy tech setups. Read More Feb. 21, 2020 Make these themed table cards with wedding QR codes for your geeky wedding What better way to make sure your guests are fueled by the same music, movies, and pop culture icons you love than this little DIY project involving wedding QR codes and thematic geeky table cards? Read More More DIY > Recent Stuff we love Jul. 23, 2021 Offbeat plus-size wedding dresses for your 2021 wedding If you're getting married in 2021, there's a decent chance that you actually wanted to get married last year, and had to delay. You may have already picked your dress out, or you may be on the hunt for the perfect plus-size wedding dress from a dressmaker who really gets inclusive sizing. So for all of us scrambling to get married after the shitshow that was 2020, I'm rounding up some of the best plus-size wedding dresses I've seen so far this year. And because this is Offbeat Bride, you'll find lots of bold colors and design elements like separates, embroidery, high-low hems, gothic vibes, and more! Read More Mar. 12, 2021 11 black wedding rings trending in 2021 Black wedding bands are definitely on-trend these days. They bring a darkly gothic vibe to your wedding jewelry, which makes them perfect for couples who lean towards the more grim end of the nontraditional spectrum. Ready to take a look at some of this year's hottest black wedding bands? Some of are cheap AF (like $200) and some of them are almost more art pieces than jewelry, up in the $30k range. Read More 1.6k Jan. 29, 2021 2021 unique wedding dress trends for Offbeat Brides If you click an Etsy link here on the website, we can see which products get purchased. This is super fun because it means we can see what's trending with Offbeat Brides! And when it comes to unique wedding dresses for 2021? Y'all are ON FIRE. Let's take a look at some of the wedding dress trends that are hot AF with Offbeat Brides this year. Read More 1.0k Jan. 8, 2021 2021 unique engagement ring trends for Offbeat Brides Part of how Offbeat Bride is able to stay online is what's known as affiliate sales. This means that when we feature a product on the site, if you click the link, we get a small percentage of products you buy. We can't see who buys what, but we CAN see which products get purchased… and we LOVE seeing what's trending with Offbeat Bride readers! These are the 10 most popular engagement rings with Offbeat Bride readers in 2021. Do you see yours? Read More 1.5k Dec. 4, 2020 Are naked engagement photos a thing now? We're about to head into engagement photo season. Insert the gauzy shots of couples smiling at each other, and the photos of folks holding hands in the park, with the engagement ring showing just so. We've all seen a million of these poses. But what if you could get the photos you need for your save-the-date cards and social media engagement announcements, while also getting shots LIKE THIS?! Read More 1.1k Nov. 27, 2020 Romantic vintage wedding dresses perfect for a backyard microwedding If we know Offbeat Brides at all, we know that y'all adore all things vintage, and that's especially vintage-styled wedding fashion. Combine all that with a (totally healthy!) love of all things 1920s, Downton Abbey, Edwardian, Flapper, Gatsby, Titanic, and Victorian … and we know that some of you are going to flip over these dresses! Read More More Stuff we love > Recent Wedding 101 Sep. 16, 2020 Accessible weddings with less stress Will your wedding be accessible? Maybe it should be, even if you and your partner don't have disabilities. Chances are good that someone in your wedding party or on your guest list does, even if it's not a visible disability. Let us share less-stress tricks for accessible weddings. Read More 1.7k Feb. 5, 2020 Hyphenated last names — the practical stuff Torn between hyphenated last names and changing your name when you get married? Offbeat Brides share some of the IRL consequences of hyphenating their own names, or their kids' names. Read More 1.5k Jul. 29, 2019 I bought my wedding dress on Etsy! Here are my tips for buying a custom dress online One element of my wedding with which I was fairly obsessed was finding a fun dress. I'm not a white gown kinda gal, so I was on the hunt for something colorful. I decided to test the waters in customizing a dress online. There are lots of stores that do that theses days, but I knew I wanted something from an independent seller who could really personalize the look itself. I'm already an avid Etsy window shopper, so it was all just a matter of narrowing down the search to a reputable designer who made dresses I liked. Easier said than done? Actually, it was pretty easy… Read More 1.1k Jul. 24, 2019 9 hidden benefits of hiring a day-of coordinator (that I learned at my wedding!) You're in the thick of wedding planning and it's starting to get hairy. Maybe you've hired an event planner, maybe a day-of coordinator, maybe a friend willing to lend a hand, or maybe you're going hard at it by yourself. If you're in the latter two camps, you may be thinking, "do I need to hire a day-of coordinator?" Here are a few of the benefits, hidden and otherwise, that I discovered when I hired a day-of coordinator for my wedding… Read More 1.2k Mar. 27, 2019 5 ways to save the planet (& your wallet!) while wedding planning Trying to find sustainable solutions for an eco-friendly wedding isn't always easy, especially when you're on a budget and trying not to over-complicate things. But hosting an eco-conscious event doesn't have to be impossible. And making sustainable choices isn't just for tree-huggers. Here are five Earth-friendly ideas that won't put any additional burden on your wallet or your special day… Read More 1.0k Jan. 23, 2019 6 tips for making your wedding website useful AND stylish Are you engaged? YAY! I have a feeling that a lot of you are thinking about wedding hashtags and websites and social media, oh my. Weddings are way more high tech these days and a wedding website is pretty standard fare now. Here's how to make yours great… Read More More Wedding 101 > Offbeat Bride: your source for wedding ideas and inclusive wedding planning What do you need to do today? I have no idea. I need Wedding Planning 101! I need tools and resources like wedding planning checklist and wedding spreadsheets Help me write my wedding ceremony or give me vow examples I need free officiant ordination & ceremony planning resources I just want to look at pretty dresses… FIND WHAT YOU NEED: What wedding planning advice & inspiration do you need today? Over 40 Ceremony Script Eloping Geeky Weddings Lesbian Weddings No Dancing No Wedding Party Polyamory Readings Micro-wedding Unity Ceremony Vow Examples A few of our fave wedding vendors Many Rivers Ministries Read More Studio 93 Read More Ross Lucksinger Photography Read More BeauMonde Originals Read More Browse our vendor guide > New online course from the author of Offbeat Bride DO YOU FEEL LIKE YOU'RE ALWAYS CHASING YOUR PARTNER? Ever feel like you're clingy, or have this nagging sense of being "too much" for your partner? If so, you might be dealing with anxious attachment… Take my quiz to see if anxious attachment is fucking with your wedding planning. ♥ Ariel, publisher of Offbeat Bride. PS: I believe in you. Copyright © 2003 - 2021 Offbeat Empire. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction in part or in whole is prohibited. Contact us Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | Monetized by SkimLinks
Feb. 21, 2020 Make these themed table cards with wedding QR codes for your geeky wedding What better way to make sure your guests are fueled by the same music, movies, and pop culture icons you love than this little DIY project involving wedding QR codes and thematic geeky table cards? Read More More DIY > Recent Stuff we love Jul. 23, 2021 Offbeat plus-size wedding dresses for your 2021 wedding If you're getting married in 2021, there's a decent chance that you actually wanted to get married last year, and had to delay. You may have already picked your dress out, or you may be on the hunt for the perfect plus-size wedding dress from a dressmaker who really gets inclusive sizing. So for all of us scrambling to get married after the shitshow that was 2020, I'm rounding up some of the best plus-size wedding dresses I've seen so far this year. And because this is Offbeat Bride, you'll find lots of bold colors and design elements like separates, embroidery, high-low hems, gothic vibes, and more! Read More Mar. 12, 2021 11 black wedding rings trending in 2021 Black wedding bands are definitely on-trend these days. They bring a darkly gothic vibe to your wedding jewelry, which makes them perfect for couples who lean towards the more grim end of the nontraditional spectrum. Ready to take a look at some of this year's hottest black wedding bands? Some of are cheap AF (like $200) and some of them are almost more art pieces than jewelry, up in the $30k range. Read More 1.6k Jan. 29, 2021 2021 unique wedding dress trends for Offbeat Brides If you click an Etsy link here on the website, we can see which products get purchased. This is super fun because it means we can see what's trending with Offbeat Brides! And when it comes to unique wedding dresses for 2021? Y'all are ON FIRE. Let's take a look at some of the wedding dress trends that are hot AF with Offbeat Brides this year. Read More 1.0k Jan. 8, 2021 2021 unique engagement ring trends for Offbeat Brides Part of how Offbeat Bride is able to stay online is what's known as affiliate sales. This means that when we feature a product on the site, if you click the link, we get a small percentage of products you buy. We can't see who buys what, but we CAN see which products get purchased… and we LOVE seeing what's trending with Offbeat Bride readers! These are the 10 most popular engagement rings with Offbeat Bride readers in 2021. Do you see yours? Read More 1.5k Dec. 4, 2020 Are naked engagement photos a thing now? We're about to head into engagement photo season. Insert the gauzy shots of couples smiling at each other, and the photos of folks holding hands in the park, with the engagement ring showing just so. We've all seen a million of these poses. But what if you could get the photos you need for your save-the-date cards and social media engagement announcements, while also getting shots LIKE THIS?! Read More 1.1k Nov. 27, 2020 Romantic vintage wedding dresses perfect for a backyard microwedding If we know Offbeat Brides at all, we know that y'all adore all things vintage, and that's especially vintage-styled wedding fashion. Combine all that with a (totally healthy!) love of all things 1920s, Downton Abbey, Edwardian, Flapper, Gatsby, Titanic, and Victorian … and we know that some of you are going to flip over these dresses! Read More More Stuff we love > Recent Wedding 101 Sep. 16, 2020 Accessible weddings with less stress Will your wedding be accessible? Maybe it should be, even if you and your partner don't have disabilities. Chances are good that someone in your wedding party or on your guest list does, even if it's not a visible disability. Let us share less-stress tricks for accessible weddings. Read More 1.7k Feb. 5, 2020 Hyphenated last names — the practical stuff Torn between hyphenated last names and changing your name when you get married? Offbeat Brides share some of the IRL consequences of hyphenating their own names, or their kids' names. Read More 1.5k Jul. 29, 2019 I bought my wedding dress on Etsy! Here are my tips for buying a custom dress online One element of my wedding with which I was fairly obsessed was finding a fun dress. I'm not a white gown kinda gal, so I was on the hunt for something colorful. I decided to test the waters in customizing a dress online. There are lots of stores that do that theses days, but I knew I wanted something from an independent seller who could really personalize the look itself. I'm already an avid Etsy window shopper, so it was all just a matter of narrowing down the search to a reputable designer who made dresses I liked. Easier said than done? Actually, it was pretty easy… Read More 1.1k Jul. 24, 2019 9 hidden benefits of hiring a day-of coordinator (that I learned at my wedding!) You're in the thick of wedding planning and it's starting to get hairy. Maybe you've hired an event planner, maybe a day-of coordinator, maybe a friend willing to lend a hand, or maybe you're going hard at it by yourself. If you're in the latter two camps, you may be thinking, "do I need to hire a day-of coordinator?" Here are a few of the benefits, hidden and otherwise, that I discovered when I hired a day-of coordinator for my wedding… Read More 1.2k Mar. 27, 2019 5 ways to save the planet (& your wallet!) while wedding planning Trying to find sustainable solutions for an eco-friendly wedding isn't always easy, especially when you're on a budget and trying not to over-complicate things. But hosting an eco-conscious event doesn't have to be impossible. And making sustainable choices isn't just for tree-huggers. Here are five Earth-friendly ideas that won't put any additional burden on your wallet or your special day… Read More 1.0k Jan. 23, 2019 6 tips for making your wedding website useful AND stylish Are you engaged? YAY! I have a feeling that a lot of you are thinking about wedding hashtags and websites and social media, oh my. Weddings are way more high tech these days and a wedding website is pretty standard fare now. Here's how to make yours great… Read More More Wedding 101 > Offbeat Bride: your source for wedding ideas and inclusive wedding planning What do you need to do today? I have no idea. I need Wedding Planning 101! I need tools and resources like wedding planning checklist and wedding spreadsheets Help me write my wedding ceremony or give me vow examples I need free officiant ordination & ceremony planning resources I just want to look at pretty dresses… FIND WHAT YOU NEED: What wedding planning advice & inspiration do you need today? Over 40 Ceremony Script Eloping Geeky Weddings Lesbian Weddings No Dancing No Wedding Party Polyamory Readings Micro-wedding Unity Ceremony Vow Examples A few of our fave wedding vendors Many Rivers Ministries Read More Studio 93 Read More Ross Lucksinger Photography Read More BeauMonde Originals Read More Browse our vendor guide > New online course from the author of Offbeat Bride DO YOU FEEL LIKE YOU'RE ALWAYS CHASING YOUR PARTNER? Ever feel like you're clingy, or have this nagging sense of being "too much" for your partner? If so, you might be dealing with anxious attachment… Take my quiz to see if anxious attachment is fucking with your wedding planning. ♥ Ariel, publisher of Offbeat Bride. PS: I believe in you. Copyright © 2003 - 2021 Offbeat Empire. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction in part or in whole is prohibited. Contact us Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | Monetized by SkimLinks
Jul. 23, 2021 Offbeat plus-size wedding dresses for your 2021 wedding If you're getting married in 2021, there's a decent chance that you actually wanted to get married last year, and had to delay. You may have already picked your dress out, or you may be on the hunt for the perfect plus-size wedding dress from a dressmaker who really gets inclusive sizing. So for all of us scrambling to get married after the shitshow that was 2020, I'm rounding up some of the best plus-size wedding dresses I've seen so far this year. And because this is Offbeat Bride, you'll find lots of bold colors and design elements like separates, embroidery, high-low hems, gothic vibes, and more! Read More Mar. 12, 2021 11 black wedding rings trending in 2021 Black wedding bands are definitely on-trend these days. They bring a darkly gothic vibe to your wedding jewelry, which makes them perfect for couples who lean towards the more grim end of the nontraditional spectrum. Ready to take a look at some of this year's hottest black wedding bands? Some of are cheap AF (like $200) and some of them are almost more art pieces than jewelry, up in the $30k range. Read More 1.6k Jan. 29, 2021 2021 unique wedding dress trends for Offbeat Brides If you click an Etsy link here on the website, we can see which products get purchased. This is super fun because it means we can see what's trending with Offbeat Brides! And when it comes to unique wedding dresses for 2021? Y'all are ON FIRE. Let's take a look at some of the wedding dress trends that are hot AF with Offbeat Brides this year. Read More 1.0k Jan. 8, 2021 2021 unique engagement ring trends for Offbeat Brides Part of how Offbeat Bride is able to stay online is what's known as affiliate sales. This means that when we feature a product on the site, if you click the link, we get a small percentage of products you buy. We can't see who buys what, but we CAN see which products get purchased… and we LOVE seeing what's trending with Offbeat Bride readers! These are the 10 most popular engagement rings with Offbeat Bride readers in 2021. Do you see yours? Read More 1.5k Dec. 4, 2020 Are naked engagement photos a thing now? We're about to head into engagement photo season. Insert the gauzy shots of couples smiling at each other, and the photos of folks holding hands in the park, with the engagement ring showing just so. We've all seen a million of these poses. But what if you could get the photos you need for your save-the-date cards and social media engagement announcements, while also getting shots LIKE THIS?! Read More 1.1k Nov. 27, 2020 Romantic vintage wedding dresses perfect for a backyard microwedding If we know Offbeat Brides at all, we know that y'all adore all things vintage, and that's especially vintage-styled wedding fashion. Combine all that with a (totally healthy!) love of all things 1920s, Downton Abbey, Edwardian, Flapper, Gatsby, Titanic, and Victorian … and we know that some of you are going to flip over these dresses! Read More More Stuff we love > Recent Wedding 101 Sep. 16, 2020 Accessible weddings with less stress Will your wedding be accessible? Maybe it should be, even if you and your partner don't have disabilities. Chances are good that someone in your wedding party or on your guest list does, even if it's not a visible disability. Let us share less-stress tricks for accessible weddings. Read More 1.7k Feb. 5, 2020 Hyphenated last names — the practical stuff Torn between hyphenated last names and changing your name when you get married? Offbeat Brides share some of the IRL consequences of hyphenating their own names, or their kids' names. Read More 1.5k Jul. 29, 2019 I bought my wedding dress on Etsy! Here are my tips for buying a custom dress online One element of my wedding with which I was fairly obsessed was finding a fun dress. I'm not a white gown kinda gal, so I was on the hunt for something colorful. I decided to test the waters in customizing a dress online. There are lots of stores that do that theses days, but I knew I wanted something from an independent seller who could really personalize the look itself. I'm already an avid Etsy window shopper, so it was all just a matter of narrowing down the search to a reputable designer who made dresses I liked. Easier said than done? Actually, it was pretty easy… Read More 1.1k Jul. 24, 2019 9 hidden benefits of hiring a day-of coordinator (that I learned at my wedding!) You're in the thick of wedding planning and it's starting to get hairy. Maybe you've hired an event planner, maybe a day-of coordinator, maybe a friend willing to lend a hand, or maybe you're going hard at it by yourself. If you're in the latter two camps, you may be thinking, "do I need to hire a day-of coordinator?" Here are a few of the benefits, hidden and otherwise, that I discovered when I hired a day-of coordinator for my wedding… Read More 1.2k Mar. 27, 2019 5 ways to save the planet (& your wallet!) while wedding planning Trying to find sustainable solutions for an eco-friendly wedding isn't always easy, especially when you're on a budget and trying not to over-complicate things. But hosting an eco-conscious event doesn't have to be impossible. And making sustainable choices isn't just for tree-huggers. Here are five Earth-friendly ideas that won't put any additional burden on your wallet or your special day… Read More 1.0k Jan. 23, 2019 6 tips for making your wedding website useful AND stylish Are you engaged? YAY! I have a feeling that a lot of you are thinking about wedding hashtags and websites and social media, oh my. Weddings are way more high tech these days and a wedding website is pretty standard fare now. Here's how to make yours great… Read More More Wedding 101 > Offbeat Bride: your source for wedding ideas and inclusive wedding planning What do you need to do today? I have no idea. I need Wedding Planning 101! I need tools and resources like wedding planning checklist and wedding spreadsheets Help me write my wedding ceremony or give me vow examples I need free officiant ordination & ceremony planning resources I just want to look at pretty dresses… FIND WHAT YOU NEED: What wedding planning advice & inspiration do you need today? Over 40 Ceremony Script Eloping Geeky Weddings Lesbian Weddings No Dancing No Wedding Party Polyamory Readings Micro-wedding Unity Ceremony Vow Examples A few of our fave wedding vendors Many Rivers Ministries Read More Studio 93 Read More Ross Lucksinger Photography Read More BeauMonde Originals Read More Browse our vendor guide > New online course from the author of Offbeat Bride DO YOU FEEL LIKE YOU'RE ALWAYS CHASING YOUR PARTNER? Ever feel like you're clingy, or have this nagging sense of being "too much" for your partner? If so, you might be dealing with anxious attachment… Take my quiz to see if anxious attachment is fucking with your wedding planning. ♥ Ariel, publisher of Offbeat Bride. PS: I believe in you. Copyright © 2003 - 2021 Offbeat Empire. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction in part or in whole is prohibited. Contact us Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | Monetized by SkimLinks
Mar. 12, 2021 11 black wedding rings trending in 2021 Black wedding bands are definitely on-trend these days. They bring a darkly gothic vibe to your wedding jewelry, which makes them perfect for couples who lean towards the more grim end of the nontraditional spectrum. Ready to take a look at some of this year's hottest black wedding bands? Some of are cheap AF (like $200) and some of them are almost more art pieces than jewelry, up in the $30k range. Read More 1.6k Jan. 29, 2021 2021 unique wedding dress trends for Offbeat Brides If you click an Etsy link here on the website, we can see which products get purchased. This is super fun because it means we can see what's trending with Offbeat Brides! And when it comes to unique wedding dresses for 2021? Y'all are ON FIRE. Let's take a look at some of the wedding dress trends that are hot AF with Offbeat Brides this year. Read More 1.0k Jan. 8, 2021 2021 unique engagement ring trends for Offbeat Brides Part of how Offbeat Bride is able to stay online is what's known as affiliate sales. This means that when we feature a product on the site, if you click the link, we get a small percentage of products you buy. We can't see who buys what, but we CAN see which products get purchased… and we LOVE seeing what's trending with Offbeat Bride readers! These are the 10 most popular engagement rings with Offbeat Bride readers in 2021. Do you see yours? Read More 1.5k Dec. 4, 2020 Are naked engagement photos a thing now? We're about to head into engagement photo season. Insert the gauzy shots of couples smiling at each other, and the photos of folks holding hands in the park, with the engagement ring showing just so. We've all seen a million of these poses. But what if you could get the photos you need for your save-the-date cards and social media engagement announcements, while also getting shots LIKE THIS?! Read More 1.1k Nov. 27, 2020 Romantic vintage wedding dresses perfect for a backyard microwedding If we know Offbeat Brides at all, we know that y'all adore all things vintage, and that's especially vintage-styled wedding fashion. Combine all that with a (totally healthy!) love of all things 1920s, Downton Abbey, Edwardian, Flapper, Gatsby, Titanic, and Victorian … and we know that some of you are going to flip over these dresses! Read More More Stuff we love > Recent Wedding 101 Sep. 16, 2020 Accessible weddings with less stress Will your wedding be accessible? Maybe it should be, even if you and your partner don't have disabilities. Chances are good that someone in your wedding party or on your guest list does, even if it's not a visible disability. Let us share less-stress tricks for accessible weddings. Read More 1.7k Feb. 5, 2020 Hyphenated last names — the practical stuff Torn between hyphenated last names and changing your name when you get married? Offbeat Brides share some of the IRL consequences of hyphenating their own names, or their kids' names. Read More 1.5k Jul. 29, 2019 I bought my wedding dress on Etsy! Here are my tips for buying a custom dress online One element of my wedding with which I was fairly obsessed was finding a fun dress. I'm not a white gown kinda gal, so I was on the hunt for something colorful. I decided to test the waters in customizing a dress online. There are lots of stores that do that theses days, but I knew I wanted something from an independent seller who could really personalize the look itself. I'm already an avid Etsy window shopper, so it was all just a matter of narrowing down the search to a reputable designer who made dresses I liked. Easier said than done? Actually, it was pretty easy… Read More 1.1k Jul. 24, 2019 9 hidden benefits of hiring a day-of coordinator (that I learned at my wedding!) You're in the thick of wedding planning and it's starting to get hairy. Maybe you've hired an event planner, maybe a day-of coordinator, maybe a friend willing to lend a hand, or maybe you're going hard at it by yourself. If you're in the latter two camps, you may be thinking, "do I need to hire a day-of coordinator?" Here are a few of the benefits, hidden and otherwise, that I discovered when I hired a day-of coordinator for my wedding… Read More 1.2k Mar. 27, 2019 5 ways to save the planet (& your wallet!) while wedding planning Trying to find sustainable solutions for an eco-friendly wedding isn't always easy, especially when you're on a budget and trying not to over-complicate things. But hosting an eco-conscious event doesn't have to be impossible. And making sustainable choices isn't just for tree-huggers. Here are five Earth-friendly ideas that won't put any additional burden on your wallet or your special day… Read More 1.0k Jan. 23, 2019 6 tips for making your wedding website useful AND stylish Are you engaged? YAY! I have a feeling that a lot of you are thinking about wedding hashtags and websites and social media, oh my. Weddings are way more high tech these days and a wedding website is pretty standard fare now. Here's how to make yours great… Read More More Wedding 101 > Offbeat Bride: your source for wedding ideas and inclusive wedding planning What do you need to do today? I have no idea. I need Wedding Planning 101! I need tools and resources like wedding planning checklist and wedding spreadsheets Help me write my wedding ceremony or give me vow examples I need free officiant ordination & ceremony planning resources I just want to look at pretty dresses… FIND WHAT YOU NEED: What wedding planning advice & inspiration do you need today? Over 40 Ceremony Script Eloping Geeky Weddings Lesbian Weddings No Dancing No Wedding Party Polyamory Readings Micro-wedding Unity Ceremony Vow Examples A few of our fave wedding vendors Many Rivers Ministries Read More Studio 93 Read More Ross Lucksinger Photography Read More BeauMonde Originals Read More Browse our vendor guide > New online course from the author of Offbeat Bride DO YOU FEEL LIKE YOU'RE ALWAYS CHASING YOUR PARTNER? Ever feel like you're clingy, or have this nagging sense of being "too much" for your partner? If so, you might be dealing with anxious attachment… Take my quiz to see if anxious attachment is fucking with your wedding planning. ♥ Ariel, publisher of Offbeat Bride. PS: I believe in you. Copyright © 2003 - 2021 Offbeat Empire. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction in part or in whole is prohibited. Contact us Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | Monetized by SkimLinks
1.6k Jan. 29, 2021 2021 unique wedding dress trends for Offbeat Brides If you click an Etsy link here on the website, we can see which products get purchased. This is super fun because it means we can see what's trending with Offbeat Brides! And when it comes to unique wedding dresses for 2021? Y'all are ON FIRE. Let's take a look at some of the wedding dress trends that are hot AF with Offbeat Brides this year. Read More 1.0k Jan. 8, 2021 2021 unique engagement ring trends for Offbeat Brides Part of how Offbeat Bride is able to stay online is what's known as affiliate sales. This means that when we feature a product on the site, if you click the link, we get a small percentage of products you buy. We can't see who buys what, but we CAN see which products get purchased… and we LOVE seeing what's trending with Offbeat Bride readers! These are the 10 most popular engagement rings with Offbeat Bride readers in 2021. Do you see yours? Read More 1.5k Dec. 4, 2020 Are naked engagement photos a thing now? We're about to head into engagement photo season. Insert the gauzy shots of couples smiling at each other, and the photos of folks holding hands in the park, with the engagement ring showing just so. We've all seen a million of these poses. But what if you could get the photos you need for your save-the-date cards and social media engagement announcements, while also getting shots LIKE THIS?! Read More 1.1k Nov. 27, 2020 Romantic vintage wedding dresses perfect for a backyard microwedding If we know Offbeat Brides at all, we know that y'all adore all things vintage, and that's especially vintage-styled wedding fashion. Combine all that with a (totally healthy!) love of all things 1920s, Downton Abbey, Edwardian, Flapper, Gatsby, Titanic, and Victorian … and we know that some of you are going to flip over these dresses! Read More More Stuff we love > Recent Wedding 101 Sep. 16, 2020 Accessible weddings with less stress Will your wedding be accessible? Maybe it should be, even if you and your partner don't have disabilities. Chances are good that someone in your wedding party or on your guest list does, even if it's not a visible disability. Let us share less-stress tricks for accessible weddings. Read More 1.7k Feb. 5, 2020 Hyphenated last names — the practical stuff Torn between hyphenated last names and changing your name when you get married? Offbeat Brides share some of the IRL consequences of hyphenating their own names, or their kids' names. Read More 1.5k Jul. 29, 2019 I bought my wedding dress on Etsy! Here are my tips for buying a custom dress online One element of my wedding with which I was fairly obsessed was finding a fun dress. I'm not a white gown kinda gal, so I was on the hunt for something colorful. I decided to test the waters in customizing a dress online. There are lots of stores that do that theses days, but I knew I wanted something from an independent seller who could really personalize the look itself. I'm already an avid Etsy window shopper, so it was all just a matter of narrowing down the search to a reputable designer who made dresses I liked. Easier said than done? Actually, it was pretty easy… Read More 1.1k Jul. 24, 2019 9 hidden benefits of hiring a day-of coordinator (that I learned at my wedding!) You're in the thick of wedding planning and it's starting to get hairy. Maybe you've hired an event planner, maybe a day-of coordinator, maybe a friend willing to lend a hand, or maybe you're going hard at it by yourself. If you're in the latter two camps, you may be thinking, "do I need to hire a day-of coordinator?" Here are a few of the benefits, hidden and otherwise, that I discovered when I hired a day-of coordinator for my wedding… Read More 1.2k Mar. 27, 2019 5 ways to save the planet (& your wallet!) while wedding planning Trying to find sustainable solutions for an eco-friendly wedding isn't always easy, especially when you're on a budget and trying not to over-complicate things. But hosting an eco-conscious event doesn't have to be impossible. And making sustainable choices isn't just for tree-huggers. Here are five Earth-friendly ideas that won't put any additional burden on your wallet or your special day… Read More 1.0k Jan. 23, 2019 6 tips for making your wedding website useful AND stylish Are you engaged? YAY! I have a feeling that a lot of you are thinking about wedding hashtags and websites and social media, oh my. Weddings are way more high tech these days and a wedding website is pretty standard fare now. Here's how to make yours great… Read More More Wedding 101 > Offbeat Bride: your source for wedding ideas and inclusive wedding planning What do you need to do today? I have no idea. I need Wedding Planning 101! I need tools and resources like wedding planning checklist and wedding spreadsheets Help me write my wedding ceremony or give me vow examples I need free officiant ordination & ceremony planning resources I just want to look at pretty dresses… FIND WHAT YOU NEED: What wedding planning advice & inspiration do you need today? Over 40 Ceremony Script Eloping Geeky Weddings Lesbian Weddings No Dancing No Wedding Party Polyamory Readings Micro-wedding Unity Ceremony Vow Examples A few of our fave wedding vendors Many Rivers Ministries Read More Studio 93 Read More Ross Lucksinger Photography Read More BeauMonde Originals Read More Browse our vendor guide > New online course from the author of Offbeat Bride DO YOU FEEL LIKE YOU'RE ALWAYS CHASING YOUR PARTNER? Ever feel like you're clingy, or have this nagging sense of being "too much" for your partner? If so, you might be dealing with anxious attachment… Take my quiz to see if anxious attachment is fucking with your wedding planning. ♥ Ariel, publisher of Offbeat Bride. PS: I believe in you. Copyright © 2003 - 2021 Offbeat Empire. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction in part or in whole is prohibited. Contact us Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | Monetized by SkimLinks
1.0k Jan. 8, 2021 2021 unique engagement ring trends for Offbeat Brides Part of how Offbeat Bride is able to stay online is what's known as affiliate sales. This means that when we feature a product on the site, if you click the link, we get a small percentage of products you buy. We can't see who buys what, but we CAN see which products get purchased… and we LOVE seeing what's trending with Offbeat Bride readers! These are the 10 most popular engagement rings with Offbeat Bride readers in 2021. Do you see yours? Read More 1.5k Dec. 4, 2020 Are naked engagement photos a thing now? We're about to head into engagement photo season. Insert the gauzy shots of couples smiling at each other, and the photos of folks holding hands in the park, with the engagement ring showing just so. We've all seen a million of these poses. But what if you could get the photos you need for your save-the-date cards and social media engagement announcements, while also getting shots LIKE THIS?! Read More 1.1k Nov. 27, 2020 Romantic vintage wedding dresses perfect for a backyard microwedding If we know Offbeat Brides at all, we know that y'all adore all things vintage, and that's especially vintage-styled wedding fashion. Combine all that with a (totally healthy!) love of all things 1920s, Downton Abbey, Edwardian, Flapper, Gatsby, Titanic, and Victorian … and we know that some of you are going to flip over these dresses! Read More More Stuff we love > Recent Wedding 101 Sep. 16, 2020 Accessible weddings with less stress Will your wedding be accessible? Maybe it should be, even if you and your partner don't have disabilities. Chances are good that someone in your wedding party or on your guest list does, even if it's not a visible disability. Let us share less-stress tricks for accessible weddings. Read More 1.7k Feb. 5, 2020 Hyphenated last names — the practical stuff Torn between hyphenated last names and changing your name when you get married? Offbeat Brides share some of the IRL consequences of hyphenating their own names, or their kids' names. Read More 1.5k Jul. 29, 2019 I bought my wedding dress on Etsy! Here are my tips for buying a custom dress online One element of my wedding with which I was fairly obsessed was finding a fun dress. I'm not a white gown kinda gal, so I was on the hunt for something colorful. I decided to test the waters in customizing a dress online. There are lots of stores that do that theses days, but I knew I wanted something from an independent seller who could really personalize the look itself. I'm already an avid Etsy window shopper, so it was all just a matter of narrowing down the search to a reputable designer who made dresses I liked. Easier said than done? Actually, it was pretty easy… Read More 1.1k Jul. 24, 2019 9 hidden benefits of hiring a day-of coordinator (that I learned at my wedding!) You're in the thick of wedding planning and it's starting to get hairy. Maybe you've hired an event planner, maybe a day-of coordinator, maybe a friend willing to lend a hand, or maybe you're going hard at it by yourself. If you're in the latter two camps, you may be thinking, "do I need to hire a day-of coordinator?" Here are a few of the benefits, hidden and otherwise, that I discovered when I hired a day-of coordinator for my wedding… Read More 1.2k Mar. 27, 2019 5 ways to save the planet (& your wallet!) while wedding planning Trying to find sustainable solutions for an eco-friendly wedding isn't always easy, especially when you're on a budget and trying not to over-complicate things. But hosting an eco-conscious event doesn't have to be impossible. And making sustainable choices isn't just for tree-huggers. Here are five Earth-friendly ideas that won't put any additional burden on your wallet or your special day… Read More 1.0k Jan. 23, 2019 6 tips for making your wedding website useful AND stylish Are you engaged? YAY! I have a feeling that a lot of you are thinking about wedding hashtags and websites and social media, oh my. Weddings are way more high tech these days and a wedding website is pretty standard fare now. Here's how to make yours great… Read More More Wedding 101 > Offbeat Bride: your source for wedding ideas and inclusive wedding planning What do you need to do today? I have no idea. I need Wedding Planning 101! I need tools and resources like wedding planning checklist and wedding spreadsheets Help me write my wedding ceremony or give me vow examples I need free officiant ordination & ceremony planning resources I just want to look at pretty dresses… FIND WHAT YOU NEED: What wedding planning advice & inspiration do you need today? Over 40 Ceremony Script Eloping Geeky Weddings Lesbian Weddings No Dancing No Wedding Party Polyamory Readings Micro-wedding Unity Ceremony Vow Examples A few of our fave wedding vendors Many Rivers Ministries Read More Studio 93 Read More Ross Lucksinger Photography Read More BeauMonde Originals Read More Browse our vendor guide > New online course from the author of Offbeat Bride DO YOU FEEL LIKE YOU'RE ALWAYS CHASING YOUR PARTNER? Ever feel like you're clingy, or have this nagging sense of being "too much" for your partner? If so, you might be dealing with anxious attachment… Take my quiz to see if anxious attachment is fucking with your wedding planning. ♥ Ariel, publisher of Offbeat Bride. PS: I believe in you. Copyright © 2003 - 2021 Offbeat Empire. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction in part or in whole is prohibited. Contact us Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | Monetized by SkimLinks
1.5k Dec. 4, 2020 Are naked engagement photos a thing now? We're about to head into engagement photo season. Insert the gauzy shots of couples smiling at each other, and the photos of folks holding hands in the park, with the engagement ring showing just so. We've all seen a million of these poses. But what if you could get the photos you need for your save-the-date cards and social media engagement announcements, while also getting shots LIKE THIS?! Read More 1.1k Nov. 27, 2020 Romantic vintage wedding dresses perfect for a backyard microwedding If we know Offbeat Brides at all, we know that y'all adore all things vintage, and that's especially vintage-styled wedding fashion. Combine all that with a (totally healthy!) love of all things 1920s, Downton Abbey, Edwardian, Flapper, Gatsby, Titanic, and Victorian … and we know that some of you are going to flip over these dresses! 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There are lots of stores that do that theses days, but I knew I wanted something from an independent seller who could really personalize the look itself. I'm already an avid Etsy window shopper, so it was all just a matter of narrowing down the search to a reputable designer who made dresses I liked. Easier said than done? Actually, it was pretty easy… Read More 1.1k Jul. 24, 2019 9 hidden benefits of hiring a day-of coordinator (that I learned at my wedding!) You're in the thick of wedding planning and it's starting to get hairy. Maybe you've hired an event planner, maybe a day-of coordinator, maybe a friend willing to lend a hand, or maybe you're going hard at it by yourself. If you're in the latter two camps, you may be thinking, "do I need to hire a day-of coordinator?" 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Here's how to make yours great… Read More More Wedding 101 > Offbeat Bride: your source for wedding ideas and inclusive wedding planning What do you need to do today? I have no idea. I need Wedding Planning 101! I need tools and resources like wedding planning checklist and wedding spreadsheets Help me write my wedding ceremony or give me vow examples I need free officiant ordination & ceremony planning resources I just want to look at pretty dresses… FIND WHAT YOU NEED: What wedding planning advice & inspiration do you need today? Over 40 Ceremony Script Eloping Geeky Weddings Lesbian Weddings No Dancing No Wedding Party Polyamory Readings Micro-wedding Unity Ceremony Vow Examples A few of our fave wedding vendors Many Rivers Ministries Read More Studio 93 Read More Ross Lucksinger Photography Read More BeauMonde Originals Read More Browse our vendor guide > New online course from the author of Offbeat Bride DO YOU FEEL LIKE YOU'RE ALWAYS CHASING YOUR PARTNER? 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1.1k Nov. 27, 2020 Romantic vintage wedding dresses perfect for a backyard microwedding If we know Offbeat Brides at all, we know that y'all adore all things vintage, and that's especially vintage-styled wedding fashion. Combine all that with a (totally healthy!) love of all things 1920s, Downton Abbey, Edwardian, Flapper, Gatsby, Titanic, and Victorian … and we know that some of you are going to flip over these dresses! Read More More Stuff we love > Recent Wedding 101 Sep. 16, 2020 Accessible weddings with less stress Will your wedding be accessible? Maybe it should be, even if you and your partner don't have disabilities. Chances are good that someone in your wedding party or on your guest list does, even if it's not a visible disability. Let us share less-stress tricks for accessible weddings. Read More 1.7k Feb. 5, 2020 Hyphenated last names — the practical stuff Torn between hyphenated last names and changing your name when you get married? Offbeat Brides share some of the IRL consequences of hyphenating their own names, or their kids' names. Read More 1.5k Jul. 29, 2019 I bought my wedding dress on Etsy! Here are my tips for buying a custom dress online One element of my wedding with which I was fairly obsessed was finding a fun dress. I'm not a white gown kinda gal, so I was on the hunt for something colorful. I decided to test the waters in customizing a dress online. There are lots of stores that do that theses days, but I knew I wanted something from an independent seller who could really personalize the look itself. I'm already an avid Etsy window shopper, so it was all just a matter of narrowing down the search to a reputable designer who made dresses I liked. Easier said than done? Actually, it was pretty easy… Read More 1.1k Jul. 24, 2019 9 hidden benefits of hiring a day-of coordinator (that I learned at my wedding!) You're in the thick of wedding planning and it's starting to get hairy. Maybe you've hired an event planner, maybe a day-of coordinator, maybe a friend willing to lend a hand, or maybe you're going hard at it by yourself. If you're in the latter two camps, you may be thinking, "do I need to hire a day-of coordinator?" Here are a few of the benefits, hidden and otherwise, that I discovered when I hired a day-of coordinator for my wedding… Read More 1.2k Mar. 27, 2019 5 ways to save the planet (& your wallet!) while wedding planning Trying to find sustainable solutions for an eco-friendly wedding isn't always easy, especially when you're on a budget and trying not to over-complicate things. But hosting an eco-conscious event doesn't have to be impossible. And making sustainable choices isn't just for tree-huggers. Here are five Earth-friendly ideas that won't put any additional burden on your wallet or your special day… Read More 1.0k Jan. 23, 2019 6 tips for making your wedding website useful AND stylish Are you engaged? YAY! I have a feeling that a lot of you are thinking about wedding hashtags and websites and social media, oh my. Weddings are way more high tech these days and a wedding website is pretty standard fare now. Here's how to make yours great… Read More More Wedding 101 > Offbeat Bride: your source for wedding ideas and inclusive wedding planning What do you need to do today? I have no idea. I need Wedding Planning 101! I need tools and resources like wedding planning checklist and wedding spreadsheets Help me write my wedding ceremony or give me vow examples I need free officiant ordination & ceremony planning resources I just want to look at pretty dresses… FIND WHAT YOU NEED: What wedding planning advice & inspiration do you need today? Over 40 Ceremony Script Eloping Geeky Weddings Lesbian Weddings No Dancing No Wedding Party Polyamory Readings Micro-wedding Unity Ceremony Vow Examples A few of our fave wedding vendors Many Rivers Ministries Read More Studio 93 Read More Ross Lucksinger Photography Read More BeauMonde Originals Read More Browse our vendor guide > New online course from the author of Offbeat Bride DO YOU FEEL LIKE YOU'RE ALWAYS CHASING YOUR PARTNER? Ever feel like you're clingy, or have this nagging sense of being "too much" for your partner? If so, you might be dealing with anxious attachment… Take my quiz to see if anxious attachment is fucking with your wedding planning. ♥ Ariel, publisher of Offbeat Bride. PS: I believe in you. Copyright © 2003 - 2021 Offbeat Empire. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction in part or in whole is prohibited. Contact us Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | Monetized by SkimLinks
Sep. 16, 2020 Accessible weddings with less stress Will your wedding be accessible? Maybe it should be, even if you and your partner don't have disabilities. Chances are good that someone in your wedding party or on your guest list does, even if it's not a visible disability. Let us share less-stress tricks for accessible weddings. Read More 1.7k Feb. 5, 2020 Hyphenated last names — the practical stuff Torn between hyphenated last names and changing your name when you get married? Offbeat Brides share some of the IRL consequences of hyphenating their own names, or their kids' names. Read More 1.5k Jul. 29, 2019 I bought my wedding dress on Etsy! Here are my tips for buying a custom dress online One element of my wedding with which I was fairly obsessed was finding a fun dress. I'm not a white gown kinda gal, so I was on the hunt for something colorful. I decided to test the waters in customizing a dress online. There are lots of stores that do that theses days, but I knew I wanted something from an independent seller who could really personalize the look itself. I'm already an avid Etsy window shopper, so it was all just a matter of narrowing down the search to a reputable designer who made dresses I liked. Easier said than done? Actually, it was pretty easy… Read More 1.1k Jul. 24, 2019 9 hidden benefits of hiring a day-of coordinator (that I learned at my wedding!) You're in the thick of wedding planning and it's starting to get hairy. Maybe you've hired an event planner, maybe a day-of coordinator, maybe a friend willing to lend a hand, or maybe you're going hard at it by yourself. If you're in the latter two camps, you may be thinking, "do I need to hire a day-of coordinator?" Here are a few of the benefits, hidden and otherwise, that I discovered when I hired a day-of coordinator for my wedding… Read More 1.2k Mar. 27, 2019 5 ways to save the planet (& your wallet!) while wedding planning Trying to find sustainable solutions for an eco-friendly wedding isn't always easy, especially when you're on a budget and trying not to over-complicate things. But hosting an eco-conscious event doesn't have to be impossible. And making sustainable choices isn't just for tree-huggers. Here are five Earth-friendly ideas that won't put any additional burden on your wallet or your special day… Read More 1.0k Jan. 23, 2019 6 tips for making your wedding website useful AND stylish Are you engaged? YAY! I have a feeling that a lot of you are thinking about wedding hashtags and websites and social media, oh my. Weddings are way more high tech these days and a wedding website is pretty standard fare now. Here's how to make yours great… Read More More Wedding 101 > Offbeat Bride: your source for wedding ideas and inclusive wedding planning What do you need to do today? I have no idea. I need Wedding Planning 101! I need tools and resources like wedding planning checklist and wedding spreadsheets Help me write my wedding ceremony or give me vow examples I need free officiant ordination & ceremony planning resources I just want to look at pretty dresses… FIND WHAT YOU NEED: What wedding planning advice & inspiration do you need today? Over 40 Ceremony Script Eloping Geeky Weddings Lesbian Weddings No Dancing No Wedding Party Polyamory Readings Micro-wedding Unity Ceremony Vow Examples A few of our fave wedding vendors Many Rivers Ministries Read More Studio 93 Read More Ross Lucksinger Photography Read More BeauMonde Originals Read More Browse our vendor guide > New online course from the author of Offbeat Bride DO YOU FEEL LIKE YOU'RE ALWAYS CHASING YOUR PARTNER? Ever feel like you're clingy, or have this nagging sense of being "too much" for your partner? If so, you might be dealing with anxious attachment… Take my quiz to see if anxious attachment is fucking with your wedding planning. ♥ Ariel, publisher of Offbeat Bride. PS: I believe in you. Copyright © 2003 - 2021 Offbeat Empire. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction in part or in whole is prohibited. Contact us Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | Monetized by SkimLinks
1.7k Feb. 5, 2020 Hyphenated last names — the practical stuff Torn between hyphenated last names and changing your name when you get married? Offbeat Brides share some of the IRL consequences of hyphenating their own names, or their kids' names. Read More 1.5k Jul. 29, 2019 I bought my wedding dress on Etsy! Here are my tips for buying a custom dress online One element of my wedding with which I was fairly obsessed was finding a fun dress. I'm not a white gown kinda gal, so I was on the hunt for something colorful. I decided to test the waters in customizing a dress online. There are lots of stores that do that theses days, but I knew I wanted something from an independent seller who could really personalize the look itself. I'm already an avid Etsy window shopper, so it was all just a matter of narrowing down the search to a reputable designer who made dresses I liked. Easier said than done? Actually, it was pretty easy… Read More 1.1k Jul. 24, 2019 9 hidden benefits of hiring a day-of coordinator (that I learned at my wedding!) You're in the thick of wedding planning and it's starting to get hairy. Maybe you've hired an event planner, maybe a day-of coordinator, maybe a friend willing to lend a hand, or maybe you're going hard at it by yourself. If you're in the latter two camps, you may be thinking, "do I need to hire a day-of coordinator?" Here are a few of the benefits, hidden and otherwise, that I discovered when I hired a day-of coordinator for my wedding… Read More 1.2k Mar. 27, 2019 5 ways to save the planet (& your wallet!) while wedding planning Trying to find sustainable solutions for an eco-friendly wedding isn't always easy, especially when you're on a budget and trying not to over-complicate things. But hosting an eco-conscious event doesn't have to be impossible. And making sustainable choices isn't just for tree-huggers. Here are five Earth-friendly ideas that won't put any additional burden on your wallet or your special day… Read More 1.0k Jan. 23, 2019 6 tips for making your wedding website useful AND stylish Are you engaged? YAY! I have a feeling that a lot of you are thinking about wedding hashtags and websites and social media, oh my. Weddings are way more high tech these days and a wedding website is pretty standard fare now. Here's how to make yours great… Read More More Wedding 101 > Offbeat Bride: your source for wedding ideas and inclusive wedding planning What do you need to do today? I have no idea. I need Wedding Planning 101! I need tools and resources like wedding planning checklist and wedding spreadsheets Help me write my wedding ceremony or give me vow examples I need free officiant ordination & ceremony planning resources I just want to look at pretty dresses… FIND WHAT YOU NEED: What wedding planning advice & inspiration do you need today? Over 40 Ceremony Script Eloping Geeky Weddings Lesbian Weddings No Dancing No Wedding Party Polyamory Readings Micro-wedding Unity Ceremony Vow Examples A few of our fave wedding vendors Many Rivers Ministries Read More Studio 93 Read More Ross Lucksinger Photography Read More BeauMonde Originals Read More Browse our vendor guide > New online course from the author of Offbeat Bride DO YOU FEEL LIKE YOU'RE ALWAYS CHASING YOUR PARTNER? Ever feel like you're clingy, or have this nagging sense of being "too much" for your partner? If so, you might be dealing with anxious attachment… Take my quiz to see if anxious attachment is fucking with your wedding planning. ♥ Ariel, publisher of Offbeat Bride. PS: I believe in you. Copyright © 2003 - 2021 Offbeat Empire. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction in part or in whole is prohibited. Contact us Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | Monetized by SkimLinks
1.5k Jul. 29, 2019 I bought my wedding dress on Etsy! Here are my tips for buying a custom dress online One element of my wedding with which I was fairly obsessed was finding a fun dress. I'm not a white gown kinda gal, so I was on the hunt for something colorful. I decided to test the waters in customizing a dress online. There are lots of stores that do that theses days, but I knew I wanted something from an independent seller who could really personalize the look itself. I'm already an avid Etsy window shopper, so it was all just a matter of narrowing down the search to a reputable designer who made dresses I liked. Easier said than done? Actually, it was pretty easy… Read More 1.1k Jul. 24, 2019 9 hidden benefits of hiring a day-of coordinator (that I learned at my wedding!) You're in the thick of wedding planning and it's starting to get hairy. Maybe you've hired an event planner, maybe a day-of coordinator, maybe a friend willing to lend a hand, or maybe you're going hard at it by yourself. If you're in the latter two camps, you may be thinking, "do I need to hire a day-of coordinator?" Here are a few of the benefits, hidden and otherwise, that I discovered when I hired a day-of coordinator for my wedding… Read More 1.2k Mar. 27, 2019 5 ways to save the planet (& your wallet!) while wedding planning Trying to find sustainable solutions for an eco-friendly wedding isn't always easy, especially when you're on a budget and trying not to over-complicate things. But hosting an eco-conscious event doesn't have to be impossible. And making sustainable choices isn't just for tree-huggers. Here are five Earth-friendly ideas that won't put any additional burden on your wallet or your special day… Read More 1.0k Jan. 23, 2019 6 tips for making your wedding website useful AND stylish Are you engaged? YAY! I have a feeling that a lot of you are thinking about wedding hashtags and websites and social media, oh my. Weddings are way more high tech these days and a wedding website is pretty standard fare now. Here's how to make yours great… Read More More Wedding 101 > Offbeat Bride: your source for wedding ideas and inclusive wedding planning What do you need to do today? I have no idea. I need Wedding Planning 101! I need tools and resources like wedding planning checklist and wedding spreadsheets Help me write my wedding ceremony or give me vow examples I need free officiant ordination & ceremony planning resources I just want to look at pretty dresses… FIND WHAT YOU NEED: What wedding planning advice & inspiration do you need today? Over 40 Ceremony Script Eloping Geeky Weddings Lesbian Weddings No Dancing No Wedding Party Polyamory Readings Micro-wedding Unity Ceremony Vow Examples A few of our fave wedding vendors Many Rivers Ministries Read More Studio 93 Read More Ross Lucksinger Photography Read More BeauMonde Originals Read More Browse our vendor guide > New online course from the author of Offbeat Bride DO YOU FEEL LIKE YOU'RE ALWAYS CHASING YOUR PARTNER? Ever feel like you're clingy, or have this nagging sense of being "too much" for your partner? If so, you might be dealing with anxious attachment… Take my quiz to see if anxious attachment is fucking with your wedding planning. ♥ Ariel, publisher of Offbeat Bride. PS: I believe in you. Copyright © 2003 - 2021 Offbeat Empire. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction in part or in whole is prohibited. Contact us Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | Monetized by SkimLinks
1.1k Jul. 24, 2019 9 hidden benefits of hiring a day-of coordinator (that I learned at my wedding!) You're in the thick of wedding planning and it's starting to get hairy. Maybe you've hired an event planner, maybe a day-of coordinator, maybe a friend willing to lend a hand, or maybe you're going hard at it by yourself. If you're in the latter two camps, you may be thinking, "do I need to hire a day-of coordinator?" Here are a few of the benefits, hidden and otherwise, that I discovered when I hired a day-of coordinator for my wedding… Read More 1.2k Mar. 27, 2019 5 ways to save the planet (& your wallet!) while wedding planning Trying to find sustainable solutions for an eco-friendly wedding isn't always easy, especially when you're on a budget and trying not to over-complicate things. But hosting an eco-conscious event doesn't have to be impossible. And making sustainable choices isn't just for tree-huggers. Here are five Earth-friendly ideas that won't put any additional burden on your wallet or your special day… Read More 1.0k Jan. 23, 2019 6 tips for making your wedding website useful AND stylish Are you engaged? YAY! I have a feeling that a lot of you are thinking about wedding hashtags and websites and social media, oh my. Weddings are way more high tech these days and a wedding website is pretty standard fare now. Here's how to make yours great… Read More More Wedding 101 > Offbeat Bride: your source for wedding ideas and inclusive wedding planning What do you need to do today? I have no idea. I need Wedding Planning 101! I need tools and resources like wedding planning checklist and wedding spreadsheets Help me write my wedding ceremony or give me vow examples I need free officiant ordination & ceremony planning resources I just want to look at pretty dresses… FIND WHAT YOU NEED: What wedding planning advice & inspiration do you need today? Over 40 Ceremony Script Eloping Geeky Weddings Lesbian Weddings No Dancing No Wedding Party Polyamory Readings Micro-wedding Unity Ceremony Vow Examples A few of our fave wedding vendors Many Rivers Ministries Read More Studio 93 Read More Ross Lucksinger Photography Read More BeauMonde Originals Read More Browse our vendor guide > New online course from the author of Offbeat Bride DO YOU FEEL LIKE YOU'RE ALWAYS CHASING YOUR PARTNER? Ever feel like you're clingy, or have this nagging sense of being "too much" for your partner? If so, you might be dealing with anxious attachment… Take my quiz to see if anxious attachment is fucking with your wedding planning. ♥ Ariel, publisher of Offbeat Bride. PS: I believe in you. Copyright © 2003 - 2021 Offbeat Empire. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction in part or in whole is prohibited. Contact us Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | Monetized by SkimLinks
1.2k Mar. 27, 2019 5 ways to save the planet (& your wallet!) while wedding planning Trying to find sustainable solutions for an eco-friendly wedding isn't always easy, especially when you're on a budget and trying not to over-complicate things. But hosting an eco-conscious event doesn't have to be impossible. And making sustainable choices isn't just for tree-huggers. Here are five Earth-friendly ideas that won't put any additional burden on your wallet or your special day… Read More 1.0k Jan. 23, 2019 6 tips for making your wedding website useful AND stylish Are you engaged? YAY! I have a feeling that a lot of you are thinking about wedding hashtags and websites and social media, oh my. Weddings are way more high tech these days and a wedding website is pretty standard fare now. Here's how to make yours great… Read More More Wedding 101 > Offbeat Bride: your source for wedding ideas and inclusive wedding planning What do you need to do today? I have no idea. I need Wedding Planning 101! I need tools and resources like wedding planning checklist and wedding spreadsheets Help me write my wedding ceremony or give me vow examples I need free officiant ordination & ceremony planning resources I just want to look at pretty dresses… FIND WHAT YOU NEED: What wedding planning advice & inspiration do you need today? Over 40 Ceremony Script Eloping Geeky Weddings Lesbian Weddings No Dancing No Wedding Party Polyamory Readings Micro-wedding Unity Ceremony Vow Examples A few of our fave wedding vendors Many Rivers Ministries Read More Studio 93 Read More Ross Lucksinger Photography Read More BeauMonde Originals Read More Browse our vendor guide > New online course from the author of Offbeat Bride DO YOU FEEL LIKE YOU'RE ALWAYS CHASING YOUR PARTNER? Ever feel like you're clingy, or have this nagging sense of being "too much" for your partner? If so, you might be dealing with anxious attachment… Take my quiz to see if anxious attachment is fucking with your wedding planning. ♥ Ariel, publisher of Offbeat Bride. PS: I believe in you. Copyright © 2003 - 2021 Offbeat Empire. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction in part or in whole is prohibited. Contact us Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | Monetized by SkimLinks
1.0k Jan. 23, 2019 6 tips for making your wedding website useful AND stylish Are you engaged? YAY! I have a feeling that a lot of you are thinking about wedding hashtags and websites and social media, oh my. Weddings are way more high tech these days and a wedding website is pretty standard fare now. Here's how to make yours great… Read More More Wedding 101 >