Aug. 2, 2021 A quirky time travel transgender lesbian wedding Time travel embraces change and innovation… that makes it the perfect wedding theme for these two. Jenn is a proud trans woman, an activist, a gamer geek, an IT professional, and an improv actor. Bree is a proud lesbian, a mom of two, a teacher of many, and a body positivity advocate. 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 Jul. 26, 2021 Wedding planning for introverts with no local friends or family If you're an introvert who feels like you don't have any friends, wondering how are you're supposed to navigate all those "friend" events like bachelorette parties and bridal showers… Just know that you're not as alone as you feel. I went through the same thing, and it was incredibly painful. This is my story, and what I learned from it. Read More 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 Jul. 19, 2021 Bridal body autonomy: My body is none of your business …I looked at my mother and calmly but firmly said something along the lines of: "I am well aware of what my body looks like. I need you to not talk to me about this anymore. I don't talk to you about your body. My body is not any of your business, only mine, so please don't bring it up again." Read More Jul. 16, 2021 Thinking of having a grandma flowergirl? Back in 2017, we were one of the first to talk about couples having grandmothers act as their flowergirls! It was the cutest fucking thing. Since then, the idea has been used many times and gotten a lot of mainstream attention. We've even seen a wedding with a grandma flower girl who had a cash cannon — she "made it rain" as she rolled down the aisle in her wheelchair! If you're thinking of having a grandma flower girl, we're here with some suggestions to make her feel like the most fabulous flower girl of ALL TIME. 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 Aug. 2, 2021 A quirky time travel transgender lesbian wedding Time travel embraces change and innovation… that makes it the perfect wedding theme for these two. Jenn is a proud trans woman, an activist, a gamer geek, an IT professional, and an improv actor. Bree is a proud lesbian, a mom of two, a teacher of many, and a body positivity advocate. Read More Jul. 12, 2021 This bride with cerebral palsy walked herself down the aisle, thank you very much Disability Pride Month with non-stop disability-related posts on Offbeat Bride's Facebook and Instagram this week. To kick the week off, we're sharing Phuong & Regan's gorgeous modern elegant Texas wedding… wait until you see Phuong's proud walk down the aisle! Read More Jul. 2, 2021 Honoring Ethiopian heritage at a botanical garden wedding in Denver Get ready to pick your jaws up off your floors, y'all. We've got some beautiful photos of Keith and Hawzien's rustic wedding for you today. They had a two-day celebration, the first focusing on American traditions, and the second one honoring Hawzien's Ethiopian heritage. Read More Jun. 25, 2021 Mutual Weirdness Forever at this multicultural colorful DIY love fest My wife and I wanted a colorful wedding where the main focus was love, food, and fun. We also wanted to highlight my Latina background and Alohi's Hawaiian heritage. Read More Jun. 14, 2021 Pagan polyamorous gender-nonconforming wedding We got married at sunset, on Friday the 13th, in our backyard. It was a pagan handfasting ceremony that was heavily influenced by our personal interests. We are both gender non-conforming, so we removed all gendered language/traditions. Read More May. 26, 2021 Pumpkins & Prosecco at this laid-back Samhain wedding Karen and Liam got married in Ireland fall of 2019. They had a blended family ceremony, with their 13-year-old son singing and Karen breastfeeding her 10-month-old while getting ready. Karen also rocked her bald look, and when listing her wedding vendors, she noted, "Hair: N/A!" Read More More Real Offbeat Weddings > Recent Advice 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 Jul. 26, 2021 Wedding planning for introverts with no local friends or family If you're an introvert who feels like you don't have any friends, wondering how are you're supposed to navigate all those "friend" events like bachelorette parties and bridal showers… Just know that you're not as alone as you feel. I went through the same thing, and it was incredibly painful. This is my story, and what I learned from it. Read More 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 Jul. 16, 2021 Thinking of having a grandma flowergirl? Back in 2017, we were one of the first to talk about couples having grandmothers act as their flowergirls! It was the cutest fucking thing. Since then, the idea has been used many times and gotten a lot of mainstream attention. We've even seen a wedding with a grandma flower girl who had a cash cannon — she "made it rain" as she rolled down the aisle in her wheelchair! If you're thinking of having a grandma flower girl, we're here with some suggestions to make her feel like the most fabulous flower girl of ALL TIME. Read More Jul. 9, 2021 Approximately one bazillionty wedding dress code wording examples (some with dinosaurs!) Here are approximately one bazillionty samples of wedding dress code wording — everything from short and sweet, to elaborate and nerdy. We're covering everything from casual outdoor weddings to costume weddings and everything in between. Read More Jul. 5, 2021 Are you requiring wedding guests to be vaccinated? (Invitation wording examples!) I am so excited to be getting married next June, and being a person who loves to plan thoroughly and early, my plans are well underway. Being in the process of finalizing guest list, writing invitations, and editing my wedding website over and over again, a big piece of wording I have really focused on is how to ask (or in my case tell in the clearest and most polite way possible) my guests to be vaccinated. Read More More Advice > Recent DIY 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 Jan. 29, 2020 How do I make my own wedding invitations online? (We have a one word answer!) Lately, we've been hearing a lot from readers about online graphic tool Canva… how it's been working great for ordinary mortals DIYing their wedding invitations, not just for artists. So we made this step-by-step tutorial… 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. 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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. 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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 Jul. 26, 2021 Wedding planning for introverts with no local friends or family If you're an introvert who feels like you don't have any friends, wondering how are you're supposed to navigate all those "friend" events like bachelorette parties and bridal showers… Just know that you're not as alone as you feel. I went through the same thing, and it was incredibly painful. This is my story, and what I learned from it. Read More 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 Jul. 19, 2021 Bridal body autonomy: My body is none of your business …I looked at my mother and calmly but firmly said something along the lines of: "I am well aware of what my body looks like. I need you to not talk to me about this anymore. I don't talk to you about your body. My body is not any of your business, only mine, so please don't bring it up again." Read More Jul. 16, 2021 Thinking of having a grandma flowergirl? Back in 2017, we were one of the first to talk about couples having grandmothers act as their flowergirls! It was the cutest fucking thing. Since then, the idea has been used many times and gotten a lot of mainstream attention. We've even seen a wedding with a grandma flower girl who had a cash cannon — she "made it rain" as she rolled down the aisle in her wheelchair! If you're thinking of having a grandma flower girl, we're here with some suggestions to make her feel like the most fabulous flower girl of ALL TIME. 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 Aug. 2, 2021 A quirky time travel transgender lesbian wedding Time travel embraces change and innovation… that makes it the perfect wedding theme for these two. Jenn is a proud trans woman, an activist, a gamer geek, an IT professional, and an improv actor. Bree is a proud lesbian, a mom of two, a teacher of many, and a body positivity advocate. Read More Jul. 12, 2021 This bride with cerebral palsy walked herself down the aisle, thank you very much Disability Pride Month with non-stop disability-related posts on Offbeat Bride's Facebook and Instagram this week. To kick the week off, we're sharing Phuong & Regan's gorgeous modern elegant Texas wedding… wait until you see Phuong's proud walk down the aisle! Read More Jul. 2, 2021 Honoring Ethiopian heritage at a botanical garden wedding in Denver Get ready to pick your jaws up off your floors, y'all. We've got some beautiful photos of Keith and Hawzien's rustic wedding for you today. They had a two-day celebration, the first focusing on American traditions, and the second one honoring Hawzien's Ethiopian heritage. Read More Jun. 25, 2021 Mutual Weirdness Forever at this multicultural colorful DIY love fest My wife and I wanted a colorful wedding where the main focus was love, food, and fun. We also wanted to highlight my Latina background and Alohi's Hawaiian heritage. Read More Jun. 14, 2021 Pagan polyamorous gender-nonconforming wedding We got married at sunset, on Friday the 13th, in our backyard. It was a pagan handfasting ceremony that was heavily influenced by our personal interests. We are both gender non-conforming, so we removed all gendered language/traditions. Read More May. 26, 2021 Pumpkins & Prosecco at this laid-back Samhain wedding Karen and Liam got married in Ireland fall of 2019. They had a blended family ceremony, with their 13-year-old son singing and Karen breastfeeding her 10-month-old while getting ready. Karen also rocked her bald look, and when listing her wedding vendors, she noted, "Hair: N/A!" Read More More Real Offbeat Weddings > Recent Advice 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 Jul. 26, 2021 Wedding planning for introverts with no local friends or family If you're an introvert who feels like you don't have any friends, wondering how are you're supposed to navigate all those "friend" events like bachelorette parties and bridal showers… Just know that you're not as alone as you feel. I went through the same thing, and it was incredibly painful. This is my story, and what I learned from it. Read More 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 Jul. 16, 2021 Thinking of having a grandma flowergirl? Back in 2017, we were one of the first to talk about couples having grandmothers act as their flowergirls! It was the cutest fucking thing. Since then, the idea has been used many times and gotten a lot of mainstream attention. We've even seen a wedding with a grandma flower girl who had a cash cannon — she "made it rain" as she rolled down the aisle in her wheelchair! If you're thinking of having a grandma flower girl, we're here with some suggestions to make her feel like the most fabulous flower girl of ALL TIME. Read More Jul. 9, 2021 Approximately one bazillionty wedding dress code wording examples (some with dinosaurs!) Here are approximately one bazillionty samples of wedding dress code wording — everything from short and sweet, to elaborate and nerdy. We're covering everything from casual outdoor weddings to costume weddings and everything in between. Read More Jul. 5, 2021 Are you requiring wedding guests to be vaccinated? (Invitation wording examples!) I am so excited to be getting married next June, and being a person who loves to plan thoroughly and early, my plans are well underway. Being in the process of finalizing guest list, writing invitations, and editing my wedding website over and over again, a big piece of wording I have really focused on is how to ask (or in my case tell in the clearest and most polite way possible) my guests to be vaccinated. Read More More Advice > Recent DIY 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 Jan. 29, 2020 How do I make my own wedding invitations online? (We have a one word answer!) Lately, we've been hearing a lot from readers about online graphic tool Canva… how it's been working great for ordinary mortals DIYing their wedding invitations, not just for artists. So we made this step-by-step tutorial… 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 Small Wedding Unity Ceremony Vow Examples A few of our fave wedding vendors Jewellery4Less Read More DULIANYTSKA Read More Bespoke Socials Read More Cypress Valley Event Center 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. 26, 2021 Wedding planning for introverts with no local friends or family If you're an introvert who feels like you don't have any friends, wondering how are you're supposed to navigate all those "friend" events like bachelorette parties and bridal showers… Just know that you're not as alone as you feel. I went through the same thing, and it was incredibly painful. This is my story, and what I learned from it. Read More 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 Jul. 19, 2021 Bridal body autonomy: My body is none of your business …I looked at my mother and calmly but firmly said something along the lines of: "I am well aware of what my body looks like. I need you to not talk to me about this anymore. I don't talk to you about your body. My body is not any of your business, only mine, so please don't bring it up again." Read More Jul. 16, 2021 Thinking of having a grandma flowergirl? Back in 2017, we were one of the first to talk about couples having grandmothers act as their flowergirls! It was the cutest fucking thing. Since then, the idea has been used many times and gotten a lot of mainstream attention. We've even seen a wedding with a grandma flower girl who had a cash cannon — she "made it rain" as she rolled down the aisle in her wheelchair! If you're thinking of having a grandma flower girl, we're here with some suggestions to make her feel like the most fabulous flower girl of ALL TIME. 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 Aug. 2, 2021 A quirky time travel transgender lesbian wedding Time travel embraces change and innovation… that makes it the perfect wedding theme for these two. Jenn is a proud trans woman, an activist, a gamer geek, an IT professional, and an improv actor. Bree is a proud lesbian, a mom of two, a teacher of many, and a body positivity advocate. Read More Jul. 12, 2021 This bride with cerebral palsy walked herself down the aisle, thank you very much Disability Pride Month with non-stop disability-related posts on Offbeat Bride's Facebook and Instagram this week. To kick the week off, we're sharing Phuong & Regan's gorgeous modern elegant Texas wedding… wait until you see Phuong's proud walk down the aisle! Read More Jul. 2, 2021 Honoring Ethiopian heritage at a botanical garden wedding in Denver Get ready to pick your jaws up off your floors, y'all. We've got some beautiful photos of Keith and Hawzien's rustic wedding for you today. They had a two-day celebration, the first focusing on American traditions, and the second one honoring Hawzien's Ethiopian heritage. Read More Jun. 25, 2021 Mutual Weirdness Forever at this multicultural colorful DIY love fest My wife and I wanted a colorful wedding where the main focus was love, food, and fun. We also wanted to highlight my Latina background and Alohi's Hawaiian heritage. Read More Jun. 14, 2021 Pagan polyamorous gender-nonconforming wedding We got married at sunset, on Friday the 13th, in our backyard. It was a pagan handfasting ceremony that was heavily influenced by our personal interests. We are both gender non-conforming, so we removed all gendered language/traditions. Read More May. 26, 2021 Pumpkins & Prosecco at this laid-back Samhain wedding Karen and Liam got married in Ireland fall of 2019. They had a blended family ceremony, with their 13-year-old son singing and Karen breastfeeding her 10-month-old while getting ready. Karen also rocked her bald look, and when listing her wedding vendors, she noted, "Hair: N/A!" Read More More Real Offbeat Weddings > Recent Advice 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 Jul. 26, 2021 Wedding planning for introverts with no local friends or family If you're an introvert who feels like you don't have any friends, wondering how are you're supposed to navigate all those "friend" events like bachelorette parties and bridal showers… Just know that you're not as alone as you feel. I went through the same thing, and it was incredibly painful. This is my story, and what I learned from it. Read More 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 Jul. 16, 2021 Thinking of having a grandma flowergirl? Back in 2017, we were one of the first to talk about couples having grandmothers act as their flowergirls! It was the cutest fucking thing. Since then, the idea has been used many times and gotten a lot of mainstream attention. We've even seen a wedding with a grandma flower girl who had a cash cannon — she "made it rain" as she rolled down the aisle in her wheelchair! If you're thinking of having a grandma flower girl, we're here with some suggestions to make her feel like the most fabulous flower girl of ALL TIME. Read More Jul. 9, 2021 Approximately one bazillionty wedding dress code wording examples (some with dinosaurs!) Here are approximately one bazillionty samples of wedding dress code wording — everything from short and sweet, to elaborate and nerdy. We're covering everything from casual outdoor weddings to costume weddings and everything in between. Read More Jul. 5, 2021 Are you requiring wedding guests to be vaccinated? (Invitation wording examples!) I am so excited to be getting married next June, and being a person who loves to plan thoroughly and early, my plans are well underway. Being in the process of finalizing guest list, writing invitations, and editing my wedding website over and over again, a big piece of wording I have really focused on is how to ask (or in my case tell in the clearest and most polite way possible) my guests to be vaccinated. Read More More Advice > Recent DIY 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 Jan. 29, 2020 How do I make my own wedding invitations online? (We have a one word answer!) Lately, we've been hearing a lot from readers about online graphic tool Canva… how it's been working great for ordinary mortals DIYing their wedding invitations, not just for artists. So we made this step-by-step tutorial… 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 Small Wedding Unity Ceremony Vow Examples A few of our fave wedding vendors Jewellery4Less Read More DULIANYTSKA Read More Bespoke Socials Read More Cypress Valley Event Center 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 Jul. 19, 2021 Bridal body autonomy: My body is none of your business …I looked at my mother and calmly but firmly said something along the lines of: "I am well aware of what my body looks like. I need you to not talk to me about this anymore. I don't talk to you about your body. My body is not any of your business, only mine, so please don't bring it up again." Read More Jul. 16, 2021 Thinking of having a grandma flowergirl? Back in 2017, we were one of the first to talk about couples having grandmothers act as their flowergirls! It was the cutest fucking thing. Since then, the idea has been used many times and gotten a lot of mainstream attention. We've even seen a wedding with a grandma flower girl who had a cash cannon — she "made it rain" as she rolled down the aisle in her wheelchair! If you're thinking of having a grandma flower girl, we're here with some suggestions to make her feel like the most fabulous flower girl of ALL TIME. 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 Aug. 2, 2021 A quirky time travel transgender lesbian wedding Time travel embraces change and innovation… that makes it the perfect wedding theme for these two. Jenn is a proud trans woman, an activist, a gamer geek, an IT professional, and an improv actor. Bree is a proud lesbian, a mom of two, a teacher of many, and a body positivity advocate. Read More Jul. 12, 2021 This bride with cerebral palsy walked herself down the aisle, thank you very much Disability Pride Month with non-stop disability-related posts on Offbeat Bride's Facebook and Instagram this week. To kick the week off, we're sharing Phuong & Regan's gorgeous modern elegant Texas wedding… wait until you see Phuong's proud walk down the aisle! Read More Jul. 2, 2021 Honoring Ethiopian heritage at a botanical garden wedding in Denver Get ready to pick your jaws up off your floors, y'all. We've got some beautiful photos of Keith and Hawzien's rustic wedding for you today. They had a two-day celebration, the first focusing on American traditions, and the second one honoring Hawzien's Ethiopian heritage. Read More Jun. 25, 2021 Mutual Weirdness Forever at this multicultural colorful DIY love fest My wife and I wanted a colorful wedding where the main focus was love, food, and fun. We also wanted to highlight my Latina background and Alohi's Hawaiian heritage. Read More Jun. 14, 2021 Pagan polyamorous gender-nonconforming wedding We got married at sunset, on Friday the 13th, in our backyard. It was a pagan handfasting ceremony that was heavily influenced by our personal interests. We are both gender non-conforming, so we removed all gendered language/traditions. Read More May. 26, 2021 Pumpkins & Prosecco at this laid-back Samhain wedding Karen and Liam got married in Ireland fall of 2019. They had a blended family ceremony, with their 13-year-old son singing and Karen breastfeeding her 10-month-old while getting ready. Karen also rocked her bald look, and when listing her wedding vendors, she noted, "Hair: N/A!" Read More More Real Offbeat Weddings > Recent Advice 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 Jul. 26, 2021 Wedding planning for introverts with no local friends or family If you're an introvert who feels like you don't have any friends, wondering how are you're supposed to navigate all those "friend" events like bachelorette parties and bridal showers… Just know that you're not as alone as you feel. I went through the same thing, and it was incredibly painful. This is my story, and what I learned from it. Read More 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 Jul. 16, 2021 Thinking of having a grandma flowergirl? Back in 2017, we were one of the first to talk about couples having grandmothers act as their flowergirls! It was the cutest fucking thing. Since then, the idea has been used many times and gotten a lot of mainstream attention. We've even seen a wedding with a grandma flower girl who had a cash cannon — she "made it rain" as she rolled down the aisle in her wheelchair! If you're thinking of having a grandma flower girl, we're here with some suggestions to make her feel like the most fabulous flower girl of ALL TIME. Read More Jul. 9, 2021 Approximately one bazillionty wedding dress code wording examples (some with dinosaurs!) Here are approximately one bazillionty samples of wedding dress code wording — everything from short and sweet, to elaborate and nerdy. We're covering everything from casual outdoor weddings to costume weddings and everything in between. Read More Jul. 5, 2021 Are you requiring wedding guests to be vaccinated? (Invitation wording examples!) I am so excited to be getting married next June, and being a person who loves to plan thoroughly and early, my plans are well underway. Being in the process of finalizing guest list, writing invitations, and editing my wedding website over and over again, a big piece of wording I have really focused on is how to ask (or in my case tell in the clearest and most polite way possible) my guests to be vaccinated. Read More More Advice > Recent DIY 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 Jan. 29, 2020 How do I make my own wedding invitations online? (We have a one word answer!) Lately, we've been hearing a lot from readers about online graphic tool Canva… how it's been working great for ordinary mortals DIYing their wedding invitations, not just for artists. So we made this step-by-step tutorial… 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 Small Wedding Unity Ceremony Vow Examples A few of our fave wedding vendors Jewellery4Less Read More DULIANYTSKA Read More Bespoke Socials Read More Cypress Valley Event Center 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. 19, 2021 Bridal body autonomy: My body is none of your business …I looked at my mother and calmly but firmly said something along the lines of: "I am well aware of what my body looks like. I need you to not talk to me about this anymore. I don't talk to you about your body. My body is not any of your business, only mine, so please don't bring it up again." Read More Jul. 16, 2021 Thinking of having a grandma flowergirl? Back in 2017, we were one of the first to talk about couples having grandmothers act as their flowergirls! It was the cutest fucking thing. Since then, the idea has been used many times and gotten a lot of mainstream attention. We've even seen a wedding with a grandma flower girl who had a cash cannon — she "made it rain" as she rolled down the aisle in her wheelchair! If you're thinking of having a grandma flower girl, we're here with some suggestions to make her feel like the most fabulous flower girl of ALL TIME. 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 Aug. 2, 2021 A quirky time travel transgender lesbian wedding Time travel embraces change and innovation… that makes it the perfect wedding theme for these two. Jenn is a proud trans woman, an activist, a gamer geek, an IT professional, and an improv actor. Bree is a proud lesbian, a mom of two, a teacher of many, and a body positivity advocate. Read More Jul. 12, 2021 This bride with cerebral palsy walked herself down the aisle, thank you very much Disability Pride Month with non-stop disability-related posts on Offbeat Bride's Facebook and Instagram this week. To kick the week off, we're sharing Phuong & Regan's gorgeous modern elegant Texas wedding… wait until you see Phuong's proud walk down the aisle! Read More Jul. 2, 2021 Honoring Ethiopian heritage at a botanical garden wedding in Denver Get ready to pick your jaws up off your floors, y'all. We've got some beautiful photos of Keith and Hawzien's rustic wedding for you today. They had a two-day celebration, the first focusing on American traditions, and the second one honoring Hawzien's Ethiopian heritage. Read More Jun. 25, 2021 Mutual Weirdness Forever at this multicultural colorful DIY love fest My wife and I wanted a colorful wedding where the main focus was love, food, and fun. We also wanted to highlight my Latina background and Alohi's Hawaiian heritage. Read More Jun. 14, 2021 Pagan polyamorous gender-nonconforming wedding We got married at sunset, on Friday the 13th, in our backyard. It was a pagan handfasting ceremony that was heavily influenced by our personal interests. We are both gender non-conforming, so we removed all gendered language/traditions. Read More May. 26, 2021 Pumpkins & Prosecco at this laid-back Samhain wedding Karen and Liam got married in Ireland fall of 2019. They had a blended family ceremony, with their 13-year-old son singing and Karen breastfeeding her 10-month-old while getting ready. Karen also rocked her bald look, and when listing her wedding vendors, she noted, "Hair: N/A!" Read More More Real Offbeat Weddings > Recent Advice 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 Jul. 26, 2021 Wedding planning for introverts with no local friends or family If you're an introvert who feels like you don't have any friends, wondering how are you're supposed to navigate all those "friend" events like bachelorette parties and bridal showers… Just know that you're not as alone as you feel. I went through the same thing, and it was incredibly painful. This is my story, and what I learned from it. Read More 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 Jul. 16, 2021 Thinking of having a grandma flowergirl? Back in 2017, we were one of the first to talk about couples having grandmothers act as their flowergirls! It was the cutest fucking thing. Since then, the idea has been used many times and gotten a lot of mainstream attention. We've even seen a wedding with a grandma flower girl who had a cash cannon — she "made it rain" as she rolled down the aisle in her wheelchair! If you're thinking of having a grandma flower girl, we're here with some suggestions to make her feel like the most fabulous flower girl of ALL TIME. Read More Jul. 9, 2021 Approximately one bazillionty wedding dress code wording examples (some with dinosaurs!) Here are approximately one bazillionty samples of wedding dress code wording — everything from short and sweet, to elaborate and nerdy. We're covering everything from casual outdoor weddings to costume weddings and everything in between. Read More Jul. 5, 2021 Are you requiring wedding guests to be vaccinated? (Invitation wording examples!) I am so excited to be getting married next June, and being a person who loves to plan thoroughly and early, my plans are well underway. Being in the process of finalizing guest list, writing invitations, and editing my wedding website over and over again, a big piece of wording I have really focused on is how to ask (or in my case tell in the clearest and most polite way possible) my guests to be vaccinated. Read More More Advice > Recent DIY 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 Jan. 29, 2020 How do I make my own wedding invitations online? (We have a one word answer!) Lately, we've been hearing a lot from readers about online graphic tool Canva… how it's been working great for ordinary mortals DIYing their wedding invitations, not just for artists. So we made this step-by-step tutorial… 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 Small Wedding Unity Ceremony Vow Examples A few of our fave wedding vendors Jewellery4Less Read More DULIANYTSKA Read More Bespoke Socials Read More Cypress Valley Event Center 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. 16, 2021 Thinking of having a grandma flowergirl? Back in 2017, we were one of the first to talk about couples having grandmothers act as their flowergirls! It was the cutest fucking thing. Since then, the idea has been used many times and gotten a lot of mainstream attention. We've even seen a wedding with a grandma flower girl who had a cash cannon — she "made it rain" as she rolled down the aisle in her wheelchair! If you're thinking of having a grandma flower girl, we're here with some suggestions to make her feel like the most fabulous flower girl of ALL TIME. 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 Aug. 2, 2021 A quirky time travel transgender lesbian wedding Time travel embraces change and innovation… that makes it the perfect wedding theme for these two. Jenn is a proud trans woman, an activist, a gamer geek, an IT professional, and an improv actor. Bree is a proud lesbian, a mom of two, a teacher of many, and a body positivity advocate. Read More Jul. 12, 2021 This bride with cerebral palsy walked herself down the aisle, thank you very much Disability Pride Month with non-stop disability-related posts on Offbeat Bride's Facebook and Instagram this week. To kick the week off, we're sharing Phuong & Regan's gorgeous modern elegant Texas wedding… wait until you see Phuong's proud walk down the aisle! Read More Jul. 2, 2021 Honoring Ethiopian heritage at a botanical garden wedding in Denver Get ready to pick your jaws up off your floors, y'all. We've got some beautiful photos of Keith and Hawzien's rustic wedding for you today. They had a two-day celebration, the first focusing on American traditions, and the second one honoring Hawzien's Ethiopian heritage. Read More Jun. 25, 2021 Mutual Weirdness Forever at this multicultural colorful DIY love fest My wife and I wanted a colorful wedding where the main focus was love, food, and fun. We also wanted to highlight my Latina background and Alohi's Hawaiian heritage. Read More Jun. 14, 2021 Pagan polyamorous gender-nonconforming wedding We got married at sunset, on Friday the 13th, in our backyard. It was a pagan handfasting ceremony that was heavily influenced by our personal interests. We are both gender non-conforming, so we removed all gendered language/traditions. Read More May. 26, 2021 Pumpkins & Prosecco at this laid-back Samhain wedding Karen and Liam got married in Ireland fall of 2019. They had a blended family ceremony, with their 13-year-old son singing and Karen breastfeeding her 10-month-old while getting ready. Karen also rocked her bald look, and when listing her wedding vendors, she noted, "Hair: N/A!" Read More More Real Offbeat Weddings > Recent Advice 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 Jul. 26, 2021 Wedding planning for introverts with no local friends or family If you're an introvert who feels like you don't have any friends, wondering how are you're supposed to navigate all those "friend" events like bachelorette parties and bridal showers… Just know that you're not as alone as you feel. I went through the same thing, and it was incredibly painful. This is my story, and what I learned from it. Read More 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 Jul. 16, 2021 Thinking of having a grandma flowergirl? Back in 2017, we were one of the first to talk about couples having grandmothers act as their flowergirls! It was the cutest fucking thing. Since then, the idea has been used many times and gotten a lot of mainstream attention. We've even seen a wedding with a grandma flower girl who had a cash cannon — she "made it rain" as she rolled down the aisle in her wheelchair! If you're thinking of having a grandma flower girl, we're here with some suggestions to make her feel like the most fabulous flower girl of ALL TIME. Read More Jul. 9, 2021 Approximately one bazillionty wedding dress code wording examples (some with dinosaurs!) Here are approximately one bazillionty samples of wedding dress code wording — everything from short and sweet, to elaborate and nerdy. We're covering everything from casual outdoor weddings to costume weddings and everything in between. Read More Jul. 5, 2021 Are you requiring wedding guests to be vaccinated? (Invitation wording examples!) I am so excited to be getting married next June, and being a person who loves to plan thoroughly and early, my plans are well underway. Being in the process of finalizing guest list, writing invitations, and editing my wedding website over and over again, a big piece of wording I have really focused on is how to ask (or in my case tell in the clearest and most polite way possible) my guests to be vaccinated. Read More More Advice > Recent DIY 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 Jan. 29, 2020 How do I make my own wedding invitations online? (We have a one word answer!) Lately, we've been hearing a lot from readers about online graphic tool Canva… how it's been working great for ordinary mortals DIYing their wedding invitations, not just for artists. So we made this step-by-step tutorial… 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 Small Wedding Unity Ceremony Vow Examples A few of our fave wedding vendors Jewellery4Less Read More DULIANYTSKA Read More Bespoke Socials Read More Cypress Valley Event Center 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 Aug. 2, 2021 A quirky time travel transgender lesbian wedding Time travel embraces change and innovation… that makes it the perfect wedding theme for these two. Jenn is a proud trans woman, an activist, a gamer geek, an IT professional, and an improv actor. Bree is a proud lesbian, a mom of two, a teacher of many, and a body positivity advocate. Read More Jul. 12, 2021 This bride with cerebral palsy walked herself down the aisle, thank you very much Disability Pride Month with non-stop disability-related posts on Offbeat Bride's Facebook and Instagram this week. To kick the week off, we're sharing Phuong & Regan's gorgeous modern elegant Texas wedding… wait until you see Phuong's proud walk down the aisle! Read More Jul. 2, 2021 Honoring Ethiopian heritage at a botanical garden wedding in Denver Get ready to pick your jaws up off your floors, y'all. We've got some beautiful photos of Keith and Hawzien's rustic wedding for you today. They had a two-day celebration, the first focusing on American traditions, and the second one honoring Hawzien's Ethiopian heritage. Read More Jun. 25, 2021 Mutual Weirdness Forever at this multicultural colorful DIY love fest My wife and I wanted a colorful wedding where the main focus was love, food, and fun. We also wanted to highlight my Latina background and Alohi's Hawaiian heritage. Read More Jun. 14, 2021 Pagan polyamorous gender-nonconforming wedding We got married at sunset, on Friday the 13th, in our backyard. It was a pagan handfasting ceremony that was heavily influenced by our personal interests. We are both gender non-conforming, so we removed all gendered language/traditions. Read More May. 26, 2021 Pumpkins & Prosecco at this laid-back Samhain wedding Karen and Liam got married in Ireland fall of 2019. They had a blended family ceremony, with their 13-year-old son singing and Karen breastfeeding her 10-month-old while getting ready. Karen also rocked her bald look, and when listing her wedding vendors, she noted, "Hair: N/A!" Read More More Real Offbeat Weddings > Recent Advice 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 Jul. 26, 2021 Wedding planning for introverts with no local friends or family If you're an introvert who feels like you don't have any friends, wondering how are you're supposed to navigate all those "friend" events like bachelorette parties and bridal showers… Just know that you're not as alone as you feel. I went through the same thing, and it was incredibly painful. This is my story, and what I learned from it. Read More 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 Jul. 16, 2021 Thinking of having a grandma flowergirl? Back in 2017, we were one of the first to talk about couples having grandmothers act as their flowergirls! It was the cutest fucking thing. Since then, the idea has been used many times and gotten a lot of mainstream attention. We've even seen a wedding with a grandma flower girl who had a cash cannon — she "made it rain" as she rolled down the aisle in her wheelchair! If you're thinking of having a grandma flower girl, we're here with some suggestions to make her feel like the most fabulous flower girl of ALL TIME. Read More Jul. 9, 2021 Approximately one bazillionty wedding dress code wording examples (some with dinosaurs!) Here are approximately one bazillionty samples of wedding dress code wording — everything from short and sweet, to elaborate and nerdy. We're covering everything from casual outdoor weddings to costume weddings and everything in between. Read More Jul. 5, 2021 Are you requiring wedding guests to be vaccinated? (Invitation wording examples!) I am so excited to be getting married next June, and being a person who loves to plan thoroughly and early, my plans are well underway. Being in the process of finalizing guest list, writing invitations, and editing my wedding website over and over again, a big piece of wording I have really focused on is how to ask (or in my case tell in the clearest and most polite way possible) my guests to be vaccinated. Read More More Advice > Recent DIY 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 Jan. 29, 2020 How do I make my own wedding invitations online? (We have a one word answer!) Lately, we've been hearing a lot from readers about online graphic tool Canva… how it's been working great for ordinary mortals DIYing their wedding invitations, not just for artists. So we made this step-by-step tutorial… 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 Small Wedding Unity Ceremony Vow Examples A few of our fave wedding vendors Jewellery4Less Read More DULIANYTSKA Read More Bespoke Socials Read More Cypress Valley Event Center 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 Aug. 2, 2021 A quirky time travel transgender lesbian wedding Time travel embraces change and innovation… that makes it the perfect wedding theme for these two. Jenn is a proud trans woman, an activist, a gamer geek, an IT professional, and an improv actor. Bree is a proud lesbian, a mom of two, a teacher of many, and a body positivity advocate. Read More Jul. 12, 2021 This bride with cerebral palsy walked herself down the aisle, thank you very much Disability Pride Month with non-stop disability-related posts on Offbeat Bride's Facebook and Instagram this week. To kick the week off, we're sharing Phuong & Regan's gorgeous modern elegant Texas wedding… wait until you see Phuong's proud walk down the aisle! Read More Jul. 2, 2021 Honoring Ethiopian heritage at a botanical garden wedding in Denver Get ready to pick your jaws up off your floors, y'all. We've got some beautiful photos of Keith and Hawzien's rustic wedding for you today. They had a two-day celebration, the first focusing on American traditions, and the second one honoring Hawzien's Ethiopian heritage. Read More Jun. 25, 2021 Mutual Weirdness Forever at this multicultural colorful DIY love fest My wife and I wanted a colorful wedding where the main focus was love, food, and fun. We also wanted to highlight my Latina background and Alohi's Hawaiian heritage. Read More Jun. 14, 2021 Pagan polyamorous gender-nonconforming wedding We got married at sunset, on Friday the 13th, in our backyard. It was a pagan handfasting ceremony that was heavily influenced by our personal interests. We are both gender non-conforming, so we removed all gendered language/traditions. Read More May. 26, 2021 Pumpkins & Prosecco at this laid-back Samhain wedding Karen and Liam got married in Ireland fall of 2019. They had a blended family ceremony, with their 13-year-old son singing and Karen breastfeeding her 10-month-old while getting ready. Karen also rocked her bald look, and when listing her wedding vendors, she noted, "Hair: N/A!" Read More More Real Offbeat Weddings > Recent Advice 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 Jul. 26, 2021 Wedding planning for introverts with no local friends or family If you're an introvert who feels like you don't have any friends, wondering how are you're supposed to navigate all those "friend" events like bachelorette parties and bridal showers… Just know that you're not as alone as you feel. I went through the same thing, and it was incredibly painful. This is my story, and what I learned from it. Read More 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 Jul. 16, 2021 Thinking of having a grandma flowergirl? Back in 2017, we were one of the first to talk about couples having grandmothers act as their flowergirls! It was the cutest fucking thing. Since then, the idea has been used many times and gotten a lot of mainstream attention. We've even seen a wedding with a grandma flower girl who had a cash cannon — she "made it rain" as she rolled down the aisle in her wheelchair! If you're thinking of having a grandma flower girl, we're here with some suggestions to make her feel like the most fabulous flower girl of ALL TIME. Read More Jul. 9, 2021 Approximately one bazillionty wedding dress code wording examples (some with dinosaurs!) Here are approximately one bazillionty samples of wedding dress code wording — everything from short and sweet, to elaborate and nerdy. We're covering everything from casual outdoor weddings to costume weddings and everything in between. Read More Jul. 5, 2021 Are you requiring wedding guests to be vaccinated? (Invitation wording examples!) I am so excited to be getting married next June, and being a person who loves to plan thoroughly and early, my plans are well underway. Being in the process of finalizing guest list, writing invitations, and editing my wedding website over and over again, a big piece of wording I have really focused on is how to ask (or in my case tell in the clearest and most polite way possible) my guests to be vaccinated. Read More More Advice > Recent DIY 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 Jan. 29, 2020 How do I make my own wedding invitations online? (We have a one word answer!) Lately, we've been hearing a lot from readers about online graphic tool Canva… how it's been working great for ordinary mortals DIYing their wedding invitations, not just for artists. So we made this step-by-step tutorial… 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 Small Wedding Unity Ceremony Vow Examples A few of our fave wedding vendors Jewellery4Less Read More DULIANYTSKA Read More Bespoke Socials Read More Cypress Valley Event Center 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 Aug. 2, 2021 A quirky time travel transgender lesbian wedding Time travel embraces change and innovation… that makes it the perfect wedding theme for these two. Jenn is a proud trans woman, an activist, a gamer geek, an IT professional, and an improv actor. Bree is a proud lesbian, a mom of two, a teacher of many, and a body positivity advocate. Read More Jul. 12, 2021 This bride with cerebral palsy walked herself down the aisle, thank you very much Disability Pride Month with non-stop disability-related posts on Offbeat Bride's Facebook and Instagram this week. To kick the week off, we're sharing Phuong & Regan's gorgeous modern elegant Texas wedding… wait until you see Phuong's proud walk down the aisle! Read More Jul. 2, 2021 Honoring Ethiopian heritage at a botanical garden wedding in Denver Get ready to pick your jaws up off your floors, y'all. We've got some beautiful photos of Keith and Hawzien's rustic wedding for you today. They had a two-day celebration, the first focusing on American traditions, and the second one honoring Hawzien's Ethiopian heritage. Read More Jun. 25, 2021 Mutual Weirdness Forever at this multicultural colorful DIY love fest My wife and I wanted a colorful wedding where the main focus was love, food, and fun. We also wanted to highlight my Latina background and Alohi's Hawaiian heritage. Read More Jun. 14, 2021 Pagan polyamorous gender-nonconforming wedding We got married at sunset, on Friday the 13th, in our backyard. It was a pagan handfasting ceremony that was heavily influenced by our personal interests. We are both gender non-conforming, so we removed all gendered language/traditions. Read More May. 26, 2021 Pumpkins & Prosecco at this laid-back Samhain wedding Karen and Liam got married in Ireland fall of 2019. They had a blended family ceremony, with their 13-year-old son singing and Karen breastfeeding her 10-month-old while getting ready. Karen also rocked her bald look, and when listing her wedding vendors, she noted, "Hair: N/A!" Read More More Real Offbeat Weddings > Recent Advice 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 Jul. 26, 2021 Wedding planning for introverts with no local friends or family If you're an introvert who feels like you don't have any friends, wondering how are you're supposed to navigate all those "friend" events like bachelorette parties and bridal showers… Just know that you're not as alone as you feel. I went through the same thing, and it was incredibly painful. This is my story, and what I learned from it. Read More 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 Jul. 16, 2021 Thinking of having a grandma flowergirl? Back in 2017, we were one of the first to talk about couples having grandmothers act as their flowergirls! It was the cutest fucking thing. Since then, the idea has been used many times and gotten a lot of mainstream attention. We've even seen a wedding with a grandma flower girl who had a cash cannon — she "made it rain" as she rolled down the aisle in her wheelchair! If you're thinking of having a grandma flower girl, we're here with some suggestions to make her feel like the most fabulous flower girl of ALL TIME. Read More Jul. 9, 2021 Approximately one bazillionty wedding dress code wording examples (some with dinosaurs!) Here are approximately one bazillionty samples of wedding dress code wording — everything from short and sweet, to elaborate and nerdy. We're covering everything from casual outdoor weddings to costume weddings and everything in between. Read More Jul. 5, 2021 Are you requiring wedding guests to be vaccinated? (Invitation wording examples!) I am so excited to be getting married next June, and being a person who loves to plan thoroughly and early, my plans are well underway. Being in the process of finalizing guest list, writing invitations, and editing my wedding website over and over again, a big piece of wording I have really focused on is how to ask (or in my case tell in the clearest and most polite way possible) my guests to be vaccinated. Read More More Advice > Recent DIY 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 Jan. 29, 2020 How do I make my own wedding invitations online? (We have a one word answer!) Lately, we've been hearing a lot from readers about online graphic tool Canva… how it's been working great for ordinary mortals DIYing their wedding invitations, not just for artists. So we made this step-by-step tutorial… 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 Small Wedding Unity Ceremony Vow Examples A few of our fave wedding vendors Jewellery4Less Read More DULIANYTSKA Read More Bespoke Socials Read More Cypress Valley Event Center 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 Aug. 2, 2021 A quirky time travel transgender lesbian wedding Time travel embraces change and innovation… that makes it the perfect wedding theme for these two. Jenn is a proud trans woman, an activist, a gamer geek, an IT professional, and an improv actor. Bree is a proud lesbian, a mom of two, a teacher of many, and a body positivity advocate. Read More Jul. 12, 2021 This bride with cerebral palsy walked herself down the aisle, thank you very much Disability Pride Month with non-stop disability-related posts on Offbeat Bride's Facebook and Instagram this week. To kick the week off, we're sharing Phuong & Regan's gorgeous modern elegant Texas wedding… wait until you see Phuong's proud walk down the aisle! Read More Jul. 2, 2021 Honoring Ethiopian heritage at a botanical garden wedding in Denver Get ready to pick your jaws up off your floors, y'all. We've got some beautiful photos of Keith and Hawzien's rustic wedding for you today. They had a two-day celebration, the first focusing on American traditions, and the second one honoring Hawzien's Ethiopian heritage. Read More Jun. 25, 2021 Mutual Weirdness Forever at this multicultural colorful DIY love fest My wife and I wanted a colorful wedding where the main focus was love, food, and fun. We also wanted to highlight my Latina background and Alohi's Hawaiian heritage. Read More Jun. 14, 2021 Pagan polyamorous gender-nonconforming wedding We got married at sunset, on Friday the 13th, in our backyard. It was a pagan handfasting ceremony that was heavily influenced by our personal interests. We are both gender non-conforming, so we removed all gendered language/traditions. Read More May. 26, 2021 Pumpkins & Prosecco at this laid-back Samhain wedding Karen and Liam got married in Ireland fall of 2019. They had a blended family ceremony, with their 13-year-old son singing and Karen breastfeeding her 10-month-old while getting ready. Karen also rocked her bald look, and when listing her wedding vendors, she noted, "Hair: N/A!" Read More More Real Offbeat Weddings > Recent Advice 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 Jul. 26, 2021 Wedding planning for introverts with no local friends or family If you're an introvert who feels like you don't have any friends, wondering how are you're supposed to navigate all those "friend" events like bachelorette parties and bridal showers… Just know that you're not as alone as you feel. I went through the same thing, and it was incredibly painful. This is my story, and what I learned from it. Read More 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 Jul. 16, 2021 Thinking of having a grandma flowergirl? Back in 2017, we were one of the first to talk about couples having grandmothers act as their flowergirls! It was the cutest fucking thing. Since then, the idea has been used many times and gotten a lot of mainstream attention. We've even seen a wedding with a grandma flower girl who had a cash cannon — she "made it rain" as she rolled down the aisle in her wheelchair! If you're thinking of having a grandma flower girl, we're here with some suggestions to make her feel like the most fabulous flower girl of ALL TIME. Read More Jul. 9, 2021 Approximately one bazillionty wedding dress code wording examples (some with dinosaurs!) Here are approximately one bazillionty samples of wedding dress code wording — everything from short and sweet, to elaborate and nerdy. We're covering everything from casual outdoor weddings to costume weddings and everything in between. Read More Jul. 5, 2021 Are you requiring wedding guests to be vaccinated? (Invitation wording examples!) I am so excited to be getting married next June, and being a person who loves to plan thoroughly and early, my plans are well underway. Being in the process of finalizing guest list, writing invitations, and editing my wedding website over and over again, a big piece of wording I have really focused on is how to ask (or in my case tell in the clearest and most polite way possible) my guests to be vaccinated. Read More More Advice > Recent DIY 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 Jan. 29, 2020 How do I make my own wedding invitations online? (We have a one word answer!) Lately, we've been hearing a lot from readers about online graphic tool Canva… how it's been working great for ordinary mortals DIYing their wedding invitations, not just for artists. So we made this step-by-step tutorial… 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 Small Wedding Unity Ceremony Vow Examples A few of our fave wedding vendors Jewellery4Less Read More DULIANYTSKA Read More Bespoke Socials Read More Cypress Valley Event Center 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 Aug. 2, 2021 A quirky time travel transgender lesbian wedding Time travel embraces change and innovation… that makes it the perfect wedding theme for these two. Jenn is a proud trans woman, an activist, a gamer geek, an IT professional, and an improv actor. Bree is a proud lesbian, a mom of two, a teacher of many, and a body positivity advocate. Read More Jul. 12, 2021 This bride with cerebral palsy walked herself down the aisle, thank you very much Disability Pride Month with non-stop disability-related posts on Offbeat Bride's Facebook and Instagram this week. To kick the week off, we're sharing Phuong & Regan's gorgeous modern elegant Texas wedding… wait until you see Phuong's proud walk down the aisle! Read More Jul. 2, 2021 Honoring Ethiopian heritage at a botanical garden wedding in Denver Get ready to pick your jaws up off your floors, y'all. We've got some beautiful photos of Keith and Hawzien's rustic wedding for you today. They had a two-day celebration, the first focusing on American traditions, and the second one honoring Hawzien's Ethiopian heritage. Read More Jun. 25, 2021 Mutual Weirdness Forever at this multicultural colorful DIY love fest My wife and I wanted a colorful wedding where the main focus was love, food, and fun. We also wanted to highlight my Latina background and Alohi's Hawaiian heritage. Read More Jun. 14, 2021 Pagan polyamorous gender-nonconforming wedding We got married at sunset, on Friday the 13th, in our backyard. It was a pagan handfasting ceremony that was heavily influenced by our personal interests. We are both gender non-conforming, so we removed all gendered language/traditions. Read More May. 26, 2021 Pumpkins & Prosecco at this laid-back Samhain wedding Karen and Liam got married in Ireland fall of 2019. They had a blended family ceremony, with their 13-year-old son singing and Karen breastfeeding her 10-month-old while getting ready. Karen also rocked her bald look, and when listing her wedding vendors, she noted, "Hair: N/A!" Read More More Real Offbeat Weddings > Recent Advice 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 Jul. 26, 2021 Wedding planning for introverts with no local friends or family If you're an introvert who feels like you don't have any friends, wondering how are you're supposed to navigate all those "friend" events like bachelorette parties and bridal showers… Just know that you're not as alone as you feel. I went through the same thing, and it was incredibly painful. This is my story, and what I learned from it. Read More 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 Jul. 16, 2021 Thinking of having a grandma flowergirl? Back in 2017, we were one of the first to talk about couples having grandmothers act as their flowergirls! It was the cutest fucking thing. Since then, the idea has been used many times and gotten a lot of mainstream attention. We've even seen a wedding with a grandma flower girl who had a cash cannon — she "made it rain" as she rolled down the aisle in her wheelchair! If you're thinking of having a grandma flower girl, we're here with some suggestions to make her feel like the most fabulous flower girl of ALL TIME. Read More Jul. 9, 2021 Approximately one bazillionty wedding dress code wording examples (some with dinosaurs!) Here are approximately one bazillionty samples of wedding dress code wording — everything from short and sweet, to elaborate and nerdy. We're covering everything from casual outdoor weddings to costume weddings and everything in between. Read More Jul. 5, 2021 Are you requiring wedding guests to be vaccinated? (Invitation wording examples!) I am so excited to be getting married next June, and being a person who loves to plan thoroughly and early, my plans are well underway. Being in the process of finalizing guest list, writing invitations, and editing my wedding website over and over again, a big piece of wording I have really focused on is how to ask (or in my case tell in the clearest and most polite way possible) my guests to be vaccinated. Read More More Advice > Recent DIY 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 Jan. 29, 2020 How do I make my own wedding invitations online? (We have a one word answer!) Lately, we've been hearing a lot from readers about online graphic tool Canva… how it's been working great for ordinary mortals DIYing their wedding invitations, not just for artists. So we made this step-by-step tutorial… 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 Small Wedding Unity Ceremony Vow Examples A few of our fave wedding vendors Jewellery4Less Read More DULIANYTSKA Read More Bespoke Socials Read More Cypress Valley Event Center 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 Aug. 2, 2021 A quirky time travel transgender lesbian wedding Time travel embraces change and innovation… that makes it the perfect wedding theme for these two. Jenn is a proud trans woman, an activist, a gamer geek, an IT professional, and an improv actor. Bree is a proud lesbian, a mom of two, a teacher of many, and a body positivity advocate. Read More Jul. 12, 2021 This bride with cerebral palsy walked herself down the aisle, thank you very much Disability Pride Month with non-stop disability-related posts on Offbeat Bride's Facebook and Instagram this week. To kick the week off, we're sharing Phuong & Regan's gorgeous modern elegant Texas wedding… wait until you see Phuong's proud walk down the aisle! Read More Jul. 2, 2021 Honoring Ethiopian heritage at a botanical garden wedding in Denver Get ready to pick your jaws up off your floors, y'all. We've got some beautiful photos of Keith and Hawzien's rustic wedding for you today. They had a two-day celebration, the first focusing on American traditions, and the second one honoring Hawzien's Ethiopian heritage. Read More Jun. 25, 2021 Mutual Weirdness Forever at this multicultural colorful DIY love fest My wife and I wanted a colorful wedding where the main focus was love, food, and fun. We also wanted to highlight my Latina background and Alohi's Hawaiian heritage. Read More Jun. 14, 2021 Pagan polyamorous gender-nonconforming wedding We got married at sunset, on Friday the 13th, in our backyard. It was a pagan handfasting ceremony that was heavily influenced by our personal interests. We are both gender non-conforming, so we removed all gendered language/traditions. Read More May. 26, 2021 Pumpkins & Prosecco at this laid-back Samhain wedding Karen and Liam got married in Ireland fall of 2019. They had a blended family ceremony, with their 13-year-old son singing and Karen breastfeeding her 10-month-old while getting ready. Karen also rocked her bald look, and when listing her wedding vendors, she noted, "Hair: N/A!" Read More More Real Offbeat Weddings > Recent Advice 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 Jul. 26, 2021 Wedding planning for introverts with no local friends or family If you're an introvert who feels like you don't have any friends, wondering how are you're supposed to navigate all those "friend" events like bachelorette parties and bridal showers… Just know that you're not as alone as you feel. I went through the same thing, and it was incredibly painful. This is my story, and what I learned from it. Read More 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 Jul. 16, 2021 Thinking of having a grandma flowergirl? Back in 2017, we were one of the first to talk about couples having grandmothers act as their flowergirls! It was the cutest fucking thing. Since then, the idea has been used many times and gotten a lot of mainstream attention. We've even seen a wedding with a grandma flower girl who had a cash cannon — she "made it rain" as she rolled down the aisle in her wheelchair! If you're thinking of having a grandma flower girl, we're here with some suggestions to make her feel like the most fabulous flower girl of ALL TIME. Read More Jul. 9, 2021 Approximately one bazillionty wedding dress code wording examples (some with dinosaurs!) Here are approximately one bazillionty samples of wedding dress code wording — everything from short and sweet, to elaborate and nerdy. We're covering everything from casual outdoor weddings to costume weddings and everything in between. Read More Jul. 5, 2021 Are you requiring wedding guests to be vaccinated? (Invitation wording examples!) I am so excited to be getting married next June, and being a person who loves to plan thoroughly and early, my plans are well underway. Being in the process of finalizing guest list, writing invitations, and editing my wedding website over and over again, a big piece of wording I have really focused on is how to ask (or in my case tell in the clearest and most polite way possible) my guests to be vaccinated. Read More More Advice > Recent DIY 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 Jan. 29, 2020 How do I make my own wedding invitations online? (We have a one word answer!) Lately, we've been hearing a lot from readers about online graphic tool Canva… how it's been working great for ordinary mortals DIYing their wedding invitations, not just for artists. So we made this step-by-step tutorial… 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 Small Wedding Unity Ceremony Vow Examples A few of our fave wedding vendors Jewellery4Less Read More DULIANYTSKA Read More Bespoke Socials Read More Cypress Valley Event Center 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. 2, 2021 A quirky time travel transgender lesbian wedding Time travel embraces change and innovation… that makes it the perfect wedding theme for these two. Jenn is a proud trans woman, an activist, a gamer geek, an IT professional, and an improv actor. Bree is a proud lesbian, a mom of two, a teacher of many, and a body positivity advocate. Read More Jul. 12, 2021 This bride with cerebral palsy walked herself down the aisle, thank you very much Disability Pride Month with non-stop disability-related posts on Offbeat Bride's Facebook and Instagram this week. To kick the week off, we're sharing Phuong & Regan's gorgeous modern elegant Texas wedding… wait until you see Phuong's proud walk down the aisle! Read More Jul. 2, 2021 Honoring Ethiopian heritage at a botanical garden wedding in Denver Get ready to pick your jaws up off your floors, y'all. We've got some beautiful photos of Keith and Hawzien's rustic wedding for you today. They had a two-day celebration, the first focusing on American traditions, and the second one honoring Hawzien's Ethiopian heritage. Read More Jun. 25, 2021 Mutual Weirdness Forever at this multicultural colorful DIY love fest My wife and I wanted a colorful wedding where the main focus was love, food, and fun. We also wanted to highlight my Latina background and Alohi's Hawaiian heritage. Read More Jun. 14, 2021 Pagan polyamorous gender-nonconforming wedding We got married at sunset, on Friday the 13th, in our backyard. It was a pagan handfasting ceremony that was heavily influenced by our personal interests. We are both gender non-conforming, so we removed all gendered language/traditions. Read More May. 26, 2021 Pumpkins & Prosecco at this laid-back Samhain wedding Karen and Liam got married in Ireland fall of 2019. They had a blended family ceremony, with their 13-year-old son singing and Karen breastfeeding her 10-month-old while getting ready. Karen also rocked her bald look, and when listing her wedding vendors, she noted, "Hair: N/A!" Read More More Real Offbeat Weddings > Recent Advice 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 Jul. 26, 2021 Wedding planning for introverts with no local friends or family If you're an introvert who feels like you don't have any friends, wondering how are you're supposed to navigate all those "friend" events like bachelorette parties and bridal showers… Just know that you're not as alone as you feel. I went through the same thing, and it was incredibly painful. This is my story, and what I learned from it. Read More 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 Jul. 16, 2021 Thinking of having a grandma flowergirl? Back in 2017, we were one of the first to talk about couples having grandmothers act as their flowergirls! It was the cutest fucking thing. Since then, the idea has been used many times and gotten a lot of mainstream attention. We've even seen a wedding with a grandma flower girl who had a cash cannon — she "made it rain" as she rolled down the aisle in her wheelchair! If you're thinking of having a grandma flower girl, we're here with some suggestions to make her feel like the most fabulous flower girl of ALL TIME. Read More Jul. 9, 2021 Approximately one bazillionty wedding dress code wording examples (some with dinosaurs!) Here are approximately one bazillionty samples of wedding dress code wording — everything from short and sweet, to elaborate and nerdy. We're covering everything from casual outdoor weddings to costume weddings and everything in between. Read More Jul. 5, 2021 Are you requiring wedding guests to be vaccinated? (Invitation wording examples!) I am so excited to be getting married next June, and being a person who loves to plan thoroughly and early, my plans are well underway. Being in the process of finalizing guest list, writing invitations, and editing my wedding website over and over again, a big piece of wording I have really focused on is how to ask (or in my case tell in the clearest and most polite way possible) my guests to be vaccinated. Read More More Advice > Recent DIY 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 Jan. 29, 2020 How do I make my own wedding invitations online? (We have a one word answer!) Lately, we've been hearing a lot from readers about online graphic tool Canva… how it's been working great for ordinary mortals DIYing their wedding invitations, not just for artists. So we made this step-by-step tutorial… 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 Small Wedding Unity Ceremony Vow Examples A few of our fave wedding vendors Jewellery4Less Read More DULIANYTSKA Read More Bespoke Socials Read More Cypress Valley Event Center 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. 12, 2021 This bride with cerebral palsy walked herself down the aisle, thank you very much Disability Pride Month with non-stop disability-related posts on Offbeat Bride's Facebook and Instagram this week. To kick the week off, we're sharing Phuong & Regan's gorgeous modern elegant Texas wedding… wait until you see Phuong's proud walk down the aisle! Read More Jul. 2, 2021 Honoring Ethiopian heritage at a botanical garden wedding in Denver Get ready to pick your jaws up off your floors, y'all. We've got some beautiful photos of Keith and Hawzien's rustic wedding for you today. They had a two-day celebration, the first focusing on American traditions, and the second one honoring Hawzien's Ethiopian heritage. Read More Jun. 25, 2021 Mutual Weirdness Forever at this multicultural colorful DIY love fest My wife and I wanted a colorful wedding where the main focus was love, food, and fun. We also wanted to highlight my Latina background and Alohi's Hawaiian heritage. Read More Jun. 14, 2021 Pagan polyamorous gender-nonconforming wedding We got married at sunset, on Friday the 13th, in our backyard. It was a pagan handfasting ceremony that was heavily influenced by our personal interests. We are both gender non-conforming, so we removed all gendered language/traditions. Read More May. 26, 2021 Pumpkins & Prosecco at this laid-back Samhain wedding Karen and Liam got married in Ireland fall of 2019. They had a blended family ceremony, with their 13-year-old son singing and Karen breastfeeding her 10-month-old while getting ready. Karen also rocked her bald look, and when listing her wedding vendors, she noted, "Hair: N/A!" Read More More Real Offbeat Weddings > Recent Advice 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 Jul. 26, 2021 Wedding planning for introverts with no local friends or family If you're an introvert who feels like you don't have any friends, wondering how are you're supposed to navigate all those "friend" events like bachelorette parties and bridal showers… Just know that you're not as alone as you feel. I went through the same thing, and it was incredibly painful. This is my story, and what I learned from it. Read More 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 Jul. 16, 2021 Thinking of having a grandma flowergirl? Back in 2017, we were one of the first to talk about couples having grandmothers act as their flowergirls! It was the cutest fucking thing. Since then, the idea has been used many times and gotten a lot of mainstream attention. We've even seen a wedding with a grandma flower girl who had a cash cannon — she "made it rain" as she rolled down the aisle in her wheelchair! If you're thinking of having a grandma flower girl, we're here with some suggestions to make her feel like the most fabulous flower girl of ALL TIME. Read More Jul. 9, 2021 Approximately one bazillionty wedding dress code wording examples (some with dinosaurs!) Here are approximately one bazillionty samples of wedding dress code wording — everything from short and sweet, to elaborate and nerdy. We're covering everything from casual outdoor weddings to costume weddings and everything in between. Read More Jul. 5, 2021 Are you requiring wedding guests to be vaccinated? (Invitation wording examples!) I am so excited to be getting married next June, and being a person who loves to plan thoroughly and early, my plans are well underway. Being in the process of finalizing guest list, writing invitations, and editing my wedding website over and over again, a big piece of wording I have really focused on is how to ask (or in my case tell in the clearest and most polite way possible) my guests to be vaccinated. Read More More Advice > Recent DIY 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 Jan. 29, 2020 How do I make my own wedding invitations online? (We have a one word answer!) Lately, we've been hearing a lot from readers about online graphic tool Canva… how it's been working great for ordinary mortals DIYing their wedding invitations, not just for artists. So we made this step-by-step tutorial… 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 Small Wedding Unity Ceremony Vow Examples A few of our fave wedding vendors Jewellery4Less Read More DULIANYTSKA Read More Bespoke Socials Read More Cypress Valley Event Center 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. 2, 2021 Honoring Ethiopian heritage at a botanical garden wedding in Denver Get ready to pick your jaws up off your floors, y'all. We've got some beautiful photos of Keith and Hawzien's rustic wedding for you today. They had a two-day celebration, the first focusing on American traditions, and the second one honoring Hawzien's Ethiopian heritage. Read More Jun. 25, 2021 Mutual Weirdness Forever at this multicultural colorful DIY love fest My wife and I wanted a colorful wedding where the main focus was love, food, and fun. We also wanted to highlight my Latina background and Alohi's Hawaiian heritage. Read More Jun. 14, 2021 Pagan polyamorous gender-nonconforming wedding We got married at sunset, on Friday the 13th, in our backyard. It was a pagan handfasting ceremony that was heavily influenced by our personal interests. We are both gender non-conforming, so we removed all gendered language/traditions. Read More May. 26, 2021 Pumpkins & Prosecco at this laid-back Samhain wedding Karen and Liam got married in Ireland fall of 2019. They had a blended family ceremony, with their 13-year-old son singing and Karen breastfeeding her 10-month-old while getting ready. Karen also rocked her bald look, and when listing her wedding vendors, she noted, "Hair: N/A!" Read More More Real Offbeat Weddings > Recent Advice 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 Jul. 26, 2021 Wedding planning for introverts with no local friends or family If you're an introvert who feels like you don't have any friends, wondering how are you're supposed to navigate all those "friend" events like bachelorette parties and bridal showers… Just know that you're not as alone as you feel. I went through the same thing, and it was incredibly painful. This is my story, and what I learned from it. Read More 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 Jul. 16, 2021 Thinking of having a grandma flowergirl? Back in 2017, we were one of the first to talk about couples having grandmothers act as their flowergirls! It was the cutest fucking thing. Since then, the idea has been used many times and gotten a lot of mainstream attention. We've even seen a wedding with a grandma flower girl who had a cash cannon — she "made it rain" as she rolled down the aisle in her wheelchair! If you're thinking of having a grandma flower girl, we're here with some suggestions to make her feel like the most fabulous flower girl of ALL TIME. Read More Jul. 9, 2021 Approximately one bazillionty wedding dress code wording examples (some with dinosaurs!) Here are approximately one bazillionty samples of wedding dress code wording — everything from short and sweet, to elaborate and nerdy. We're covering everything from casual outdoor weddings to costume weddings and everything in between. Read More Jul. 5, 2021 Are you requiring wedding guests to be vaccinated? (Invitation wording examples!) I am so excited to be getting married next June, and being a person who loves to plan thoroughly and early, my plans are well underway. Being in the process of finalizing guest list, writing invitations, and editing my wedding website over and over again, a big piece of wording I have really focused on is how to ask (or in my case tell in the clearest and most polite way possible) my guests to be vaccinated. Read More More Advice > Recent DIY 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 Jan. 29, 2020 How do I make my own wedding invitations online? (We have a one word answer!) Lately, we've been hearing a lot from readers about online graphic tool Canva… how it's been working great for ordinary mortals DIYing their wedding invitations, not just for artists. So we made this step-by-step tutorial… 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 Small Wedding Unity Ceremony Vow Examples A few of our fave wedding vendors Jewellery4Less Read More DULIANYTSKA Read More Bespoke Socials Read More Cypress Valley Event Center 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. 25, 2021 Mutual Weirdness Forever at this multicultural colorful DIY love fest My wife and I wanted a colorful wedding where the main focus was love, food, and fun. We also wanted to highlight my Latina background and Alohi's Hawaiian heritage. Read More Jun. 14, 2021 Pagan polyamorous gender-nonconforming wedding We got married at sunset, on Friday the 13th, in our backyard. It was a pagan handfasting ceremony that was heavily influenced by our personal interests. We are both gender non-conforming, so we removed all gendered language/traditions. Read More May. 26, 2021 Pumpkins & Prosecco at this laid-back Samhain wedding Karen and Liam got married in Ireland fall of 2019. They had a blended family ceremony, with their 13-year-old son singing and Karen breastfeeding her 10-month-old while getting ready. Karen also rocked her bald look, and when listing her wedding vendors, she noted, "Hair: N/A!" Read More More Real Offbeat Weddings > Recent Advice 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 Jul. 26, 2021 Wedding planning for introverts with no local friends or family If you're an introvert who feels like you don't have any friends, wondering how are you're supposed to navigate all those "friend" events like bachelorette parties and bridal showers… Just know that you're not as alone as you feel. I went through the same thing, and it was incredibly painful. This is my story, and what I learned from it. Read More 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 Jul. 16, 2021 Thinking of having a grandma flowergirl? Back in 2017, we were one of the first to talk about couples having grandmothers act as their flowergirls! It was the cutest fucking thing. Since then, the idea has been used many times and gotten a lot of mainstream attention. We've even seen a wedding with a grandma flower girl who had a cash cannon — she "made it rain" as she rolled down the aisle in her wheelchair! If you're thinking of having a grandma flower girl, we're here with some suggestions to make her feel like the most fabulous flower girl of ALL TIME. Read More Jul. 9, 2021 Approximately one bazillionty wedding dress code wording examples (some with dinosaurs!) Here are approximately one bazillionty samples of wedding dress code wording — everything from short and sweet, to elaborate and nerdy. We're covering everything from casual outdoor weddings to costume weddings and everything in between. Read More Jul. 5, 2021 Are you requiring wedding guests to be vaccinated? (Invitation wording examples!) I am so excited to be getting married next June, and being a person who loves to plan thoroughly and early, my plans are well underway. Being in the process of finalizing guest list, writing invitations, and editing my wedding website over and over again, a big piece of wording I have really focused on is how to ask (or in my case tell in the clearest and most polite way possible) my guests to be vaccinated. Read More More Advice > Recent DIY 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 Jan. 29, 2020 How do I make my own wedding invitations online? (We have a one word answer!) Lately, we've been hearing a lot from readers about online graphic tool Canva… how it's been working great for ordinary mortals DIYing their wedding invitations, not just for artists. So we made this step-by-step tutorial… 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 Small Wedding Unity Ceremony Vow Examples A few of our fave wedding vendors Jewellery4Less Read More DULIANYTSKA Read More Bespoke Socials Read More Cypress Valley Event Center 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. 14, 2021 Pagan polyamorous gender-nonconforming wedding We got married at sunset, on Friday the 13th, in our backyard. It was a pagan handfasting ceremony that was heavily influenced by our personal interests. We are both gender non-conforming, so we removed all gendered language/traditions. Read More May. 26, 2021 Pumpkins & Prosecco at this laid-back Samhain wedding Karen and Liam got married in Ireland fall of 2019. They had a blended family ceremony, with their 13-year-old son singing and Karen breastfeeding her 10-month-old while getting ready. Karen also rocked her bald look, and when listing her wedding vendors, she noted, "Hair: N/A!" Read More More Real Offbeat Weddings > Recent Advice 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 Jul. 26, 2021 Wedding planning for introverts with no local friends or family If you're an introvert who feels like you don't have any friends, wondering how are you're supposed to navigate all those "friend" events like bachelorette parties and bridal showers… Just know that you're not as alone as you feel. I went through the same thing, and it was incredibly painful. This is my story, and what I learned from it. Read More 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 Jul. 16, 2021 Thinking of having a grandma flowergirl? Back in 2017, we were one of the first to talk about couples having grandmothers act as their flowergirls! It was the cutest fucking thing. Since then, the idea has been used many times and gotten a lot of mainstream attention. We've even seen a wedding with a grandma flower girl who had a cash cannon — she "made it rain" as she rolled down the aisle in her wheelchair! If you're thinking of having a grandma flower girl, we're here with some suggestions to make her feel like the most fabulous flower girl of ALL TIME. Read More Jul. 9, 2021 Approximately one bazillionty wedding dress code wording examples (some with dinosaurs!) Here are approximately one bazillionty samples of wedding dress code wording — everything from short and sweet, to elaborate and nerdy. We're covering everything from casual outdoor weddings to costume weddings and everything in between. Read More Jul. 5, 2021 Are you requiring wedding guests to be vaccinated? (Invitation wording examples!) I am so excited to be getting married next June, and being a person who loves to plan thoroughly and early, my plans are well underway. Being in the process of finalizing guest list, writing invitations, and editing my wedding website over and over again, a big piece of wording I have really focused on is how to ask (or in my case tell in the clearest and most polite way possible) my guests to be vaccinated. Read More More Advice > Recent DIY 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 Jan. 29, 2020 How do I make my own wedding invitations online? (We have a one word answer!) Lately, we've been hearing a lot from readers about online graphic tool Canva… how it's been working great for ordinary mortals DIYing their wedding invitations, not just for artists. So we made this step-by-step tutorial… 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 Small Wedding Unity Ceremony Vow Examples A few of our fave wedding vendors Jewellery4Less Read More DULIANYTSKA Read More Bespoke Socials Read More Cypress Valley Event Center 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
May. 26, 2021 Pumpkins & Prosecco at this laid-back Samhain wedding Karen and Liam got married in Ireland fall of 2019. They had a blended family ceremony, with their 13-year-old son singing and Karen breastfeeding her 10-month-old while getting ready. Karen also rocked her bald look, and when listing her wedding vendors, she noted, "Hair: N/A!" Read More More Real Offbeat Weddings > Recent Advice 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 Jul. 26, 2021 Wedding planning for introverts with no local friends or family If you're an introvert who feels like you don't have any friends, wondering how are you're supposed to navigate all those "friend" events like bachelorette parties and bridal showers… Just know that you're not as alone as you feel. I went through the same thing, and it was incredibly painful. This is my story, and what I learned from it. Read More 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 Jul. 16, 2021 Thinking of having a grandma flowergirl? Back in 2017, we were one of the first to talk about couples having grandmothers act as their flowergirls! It was the cutest fucking thing. Since then, the idea has been used many times and gotten a lot of mainstream attention. We've even seen a wedding with a grandma flower girl who had a cash cannon — she "made it rain" as she rolled down the aisle in her wheelchair! If you're thinking of having a grandma flower girl, we're here with some suggestions to make her feel like the most fabulous flower girl of ALL TIME. Read More Jul. 9, 2021 Approximately one bazillionty wedding dress code wording examples (some with dinosaurs!) Here are approximately one bazillionty samples of wedding dress code wording — everything from short and sweet, to elaborate and nerdy. We're covering everything from casual outdoor weddings to costume weddings and everything in between. Read More Jul. 5, 2021 Are you requiring wedding guests to be vaccinated? (Invitation wording examples!) I am so excited to be getting married next June, and being a person who loves to plan thoroughly and early, my plans are well underway. Being in the process of finalizing guest list, writing invitations, and editing my wedding website over and over again, a big piece of wording I have really focused on is how to ask (or in my case tell in the clearest and most polite way possible) my guests to be vaccinated. Read More More Advice > Recent DIY 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 Jan. 29, 2020 How do I make my own wedding invitations online? (We have a one word answer!) Lately, we've been hearing a lot from readers about online graphic tool Canva… how it's been working great for ordinary mortals DIYing their wedding invitations, not just for artists. So we made this step-by-step tutorial… 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 Small Wedding Unity Ceremony Vow Examples A few of our fave wedding vendors Jewellery4Less Read More DULIANYTSKA Read More Bespoke Socials Read More Cypress Valley Event Center 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 Jul. 26, 2021 Wedding planning for introverts with no local friends or family If you're an introvert who feels like you don't have any friends, wondering how are you're supposed to navigate all those "friend" events like bachelorette parties and bridal showers… Just know that you're not as alone as you feel. I went through the same thing, and it was incredibly painful. This is my story, and what I learned from it. Read More 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 Jul. 16, 2021 Thinking of having a grandma flowergirl? Back in 2017, we were one of the first to talk about couples having grandmothers act as their flowergirls! It was the cutest fucking thing. Since then, the idea has been used many times and gotten a lot of mainstream attention. We've even seen a wedding with a grandma flower girl who had a cash cannon — she "made it rain" as she rolled down the aisle in her wheelchair! If you're thinking of having a grandma flower girl, we're here with some suggestions to make her feel like the most fabulous flower girl of ALL TIME. Read More Jul. 9, 2021 Approximately one bazillionty wedding dress code wording examples (some with dinosaurs!) Here are approximately one bazillionty samples of wedding dress code wording — everything from short and sweet, to elaborate and nerdy. We're covering everything from casual outdoor weddings to costume weddings and everything in between. Read More Jul. 5, 2021 Are you requiring wedding guests to be vaccinated? (Invitation wording examples!) I am so excited to be getting married next June, and being a person who loves to plan thoroughly and early, my plans are well underway. Being in the process of finalizing guest list, writing invitations, and editing my wedding website over and over again, a big piece of wording I have really focused on is how to ask (or in my case tell in the clearest and most polite way possible) my guests to be vaccinated. Read More More Advice > Recent DIY 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 Jan. 29, 2020 How do I make my own wedding invitations online? (We have a one word answer!) Lately, we've been hearing a lot from readers about online graphic tool Canva… how it's been working great for ordinary mortals DIYing their wedding invitations, not just for artists. So we made this step-by-step tutorial… 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 Small Wedding Unity Ceremony Vow Examples A few of our fave wedding vendors Jewellery4Less Read More DULIANYTSKA Read More Bespoke Socials Read More Cypress Valley Event Center 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. 26, 2021 Wedding planning for introverts with no local friends or family If you're an introvert who feels like you don't have any friends, wondering how are you're supposed to navigate all those "friend" events like bachelorette parties and bridal showers… Just know that you're not as alone as you feel. I went through the same thing, and it was incredibly painful. This is my story, and what I learned from it. Read More 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 Jul. 16, 2021 Thinking of having a grandma flowergirl? Back in 2017, we were one of the first to talk about couples having grandmothers act as their flowergirls! It was the cutest fucking thing. Since then, the idea has been used many times and gotten a lot of mainstream attention. We've even seen a wedding with a grandma flower girl who had a cash cannon — she "made it rain" as she rolled down the aisle in her wheelchair! If you're thinking of having a grandma flower girl, we're here with some suggestions to make her feel like the most fabulous flower girl of ALL TIME. Read More Jul. 9, 2021 Approximately one bazillionty wedding dress code wording examples (some with dinosaurs!) Here are approximately one bazillionty samples of wedding dress code wording — everything from short and sweet, to elaborate and nerdy. We're covering everything from casual outdoor weddings to costume weddings and everything in between. Read More Jul. 5, 2021 Are you requiring wedding guests to be vaccinated? (Invitation wording examples!) I am so excited to be getting married next June, and being a person who loves to plan thoroughly and early, my plans are well underway. Being in the process of finalizing guest list, writing invitations, and editing my wedding website over and over again, a big piece of wording I have really focused on is how to ask (or in my case tell in the clearest and most polite way possible) my guests to be vaccinated. Read More More Advice > Recent DIY 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 Jan. 29, 2020 How do I make my own wedding invitations online? (We have a one word answer!) Lately, we've been hearing a lot from readers about online graphic tool Canva… how it's been working great for ordinary mortals DIYing their wedding invitations, not just for artists. So we made this step-by-step tutorial… 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 Small Wedding Unity Ceremony Vow Examples A few of our fave wedding vendors Jewellery4Less Read More DULIANYTSKA Read More Bespoke Socials Read More Cypress Valley Event Center 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 Jul. 16, 2021 Thinking of having a grandma flowergirl? Back in 2017, we were one of the first to talk about couples having grandmothers act as their flowergirls! It was the cutest fucking thing. Since then, the idea has been used many times and gotten a lot of mainstream attention. We've even seen a wedding with a grandma flower girl who had a cash cannon — she "made it rain" as she rolled down the aisle in her wheelchair! If you're thinking of having a grandma flower girl, we're here with some suggestions to make her feel like the most fabulous flower girl of ALL TIME. Read More Jul. 9, 2021 Approximately one bazillionty wedding dress code wording examples (some with dinosaurs!) Here are approximately one bazillionty samples of wedding dress code wording — everything from short and sweet, to elaborate and nerdy. We're covering everything from casual outdoor weddings to costume weddings and everything in between. Read More Jul. 5, 2021 Are you requiring wedding guests to be vaccinated? (Invitation wording examples!) I am so excited to be getting married next June, and being a person who loves to plan thoroughly and early, my plans are well underway. Being in the process of finalizing guest list, writing invitations, and editing my wedding website over and over again, a big piece of wording I have really focused on is how to ask (or in my case tell in the clearest and most polite way possible) my guests to be vaccinated. Read More More Advice > Recent DIY 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 Jan. 29, 2020 How do I make my own wedding invitations online? (We have a one word answer!) Lately, we've been hearing a lot from readers about online graphic tool Canva… how it's been working great for ordinary mortals DIYing their wedding invitations, not just for artists. So we made this step-by-step tutorial… 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 Small Wedding Unity Ceremony Vow Examples A few of our fave wedding vendors Jewellery4Less Read More DULIANYTSKA Read More Bespoke Socials Read More Cypress Valley Event Center 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. 16, 2021 Thinking of having a grandma flowergirl? Back in 2017, we were one of the first to talk about couples having grandmothers act as their flowergirls! It was the cutest fucking thing. Since then, the idea has been used many times and gotten a lot of mainstream attention. We've even seen a wedding with a grandma flower girl who had a cash cannon — she "made it rain" as she rolled down the aisle in her wheelchair! If you're thinking of having a grandma flower girl, we're here with some suggestions to make her feel like the most fabulous flower girl of ALL TIME. Read More Jul. 9, 2021 Approximately one bazillionty wedding dress code wording examples (some with dinosaurs!) Here are approximately one bazillionty samples of wedding dress code wording — everything from short and sweet, to elaborate and nerdy. We're covering everything from casual outdoor weddings to costume weddings and everything in between. Read More Jul. 5, 2021 Are you requiring wedding guests to be vaccinated? (Invitation wording examples!) I am so excited to be getting married next June, and being a person who loves to plan thoroughly and early, my plans are well underway. Being in the process of finalizing guest list, writing invitations, and editing my wedding website over and over again, a big piece of wording I have really focused on is how to ask (or in my case tell in the clearest and most polite way possible) my guests to be vaccinated. Read More More Advice > Recent DIY 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 Jan. 29, 2020 How do I make my own wedding invitations online? (We have a one word answer!) Lately, we've been hearing a lot from readers about online graphic tool Canva… how it's been working great for ordinary mortals DIYing their wedding invitations, not just for artists. So we made this step-by-step tutorial… 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 Small Wedding Unity Ceremony Vow Examples A few of our fave wedding vendors Jewellery4Less Read More DULIANYTSKA Read More Bespoke Socials Read More Cypress Valley Event Center 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. 9, 2021 Approximately one bazillionty wedding dress code wording examples (some with dinosaurs!) Here are approximately one bazillionty samples of wedding dress code wording — everything from short and sweet, to elaborate and nerdy. We're covering everything from casual outdoor weddings to costume weddings and everything in between. Read More Jul. 5, 2021 Are you requiring wedding guests to be vaccinated? (Invitation wording examples!) I am so excited to be getting married next June, and being a person who loves to plan thoroughly and early, my plans are well underway. Being in the process of finalizing guest list, writing invitations, and editing my wedding website over and over again, a big piece of wording I have really focused on is how to ask (or in my case tell in the clearest and most polite way possible) my guests to be vaccinated. Read More More Advice > Recent DIY 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 Jan. 29, 2020 How do I make my own wedding invitations online? (We have a one word answer!) Lately, we've been hearing a lot from readers about online graphic tool Canva… how it's been working great for ordinary mortals DIYing their wedding invitations, not just for artists. So we made this step-by-step tutorial… 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 Small Wedding Unity Ceremony Vow Examples A few of our fave wedding vendors Jewellery4Less Read More DULIANYTSKA Read More Bespoke Socials Read More Cypress Valley Event Center 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. 5, 2021 Are you requiring wedding guests to be vaccinated? (Invitation wording examples!) I am so excited to be getting married next June, and being a person who loves to plan thoroughly and early, my plans are well underway. Being in the process of finalizing guest list, writing invitations, and editing my wedding website over and over again, a big piece of wording I have really focused on is how to ask (or in my case tell in the clearest and most polite way possible) my guests to be vaccinated. Read More More Advice > Recent DIY 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 Jan. 29, 2020 How do I make my own wedding invitations online? (We have a one word answer!) Lately, we've been hearing a lot from readers about online graphic tool Canva… how it's been working great for ordinary mortals DIYing their wedding invitations, not just for artists. So we made this step-by-step tutorial… 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 Small Wedding Unity Ceremony Vow Examples A few of our fave wedding vendors Jewellery4Less Read More DULIANYTSKA Read More Bespoke Socials Read More Cypress Valley Event Center 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 Jan. 29, 2020 How do I make my own wedding invitations online? (We have a one word answer!) Lately, we've been hearing a lot from readers about online graphic tool Canva… how it's been working great for ordinary mortals DIYing their wedding invitations, not just for artists. So we made this step-by-step tutorial… 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 Small Wedding Unity Ceremony Vow Examples A few of our fave wedding vendors Jewellery4Less Read More DULIANYTSKA Read More Bespoke Socials Read More Cypress Valley Event Center 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 Jan. 29, 2020 How do I make my own wedding invitations online? (We have a one word answer!) Lately, we've been hearing a lot from readers about online graphic tool Canva… how it's been working great for ordinary mortals DIYing their wedding invitations, not just for artists. So we made this step-by-step tutorial… 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 Small Wedding Unity Ceremony Vow Examples A few of our fave wedding vendors Jewellery4Less Read More DULIANYTSKA Read More Bespoke Socials Read More Cypress Valley Event Center 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 Jan. 29, 2020 How do I make my own wedding invitations online? (We have a one word answer!) Lately, we've been hearing a lot from readers about online graphic tool Canva… how it's been working great for ordinary mortals DIYing their wedding invitations, not just for artists. So we made this step-by-step tutorial… 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 Small Wedding Unity Ceremony Vow Examples A few of our fave wedding vendors Jewellery4Less Read More DULIANYTSKA Read More Bespoke Socials Read More Cypress Valley Event Center 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 Jan. 29, 2020 How do I make my own wedding invitations online? (We have a one word answer!) Lately, we've been hearing a lot from readers about online graphic tool Canva… how it's been working great for ordinary mortals DIYing their wedding invitations, not just for artists. 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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?! 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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 Small Wedding Unity Ceremony Vow Examples A few of our fave wedding vendors Jewellery4Less Read More DULIANYTSKA Read More Bespoke Socials Read More Cypress Valley Event Center 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 Jan. 29, 2020 How do I make my own wedding invitations online? (We have a one word answer!) Lately, we've been hearing a lot from readers about online graphic tool Canva… how it's been working great for ordinary mortals DIYing their wedding invitations, not just for artists. So we made this step-by-step tutorial… 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? 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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 Small Wedding Unity Ceremony Vow Examples A few of our fave wedding vendors Jewellery4Less Read More DULIANYTSKA Read More Bespoke Socials Read More Cypress Valley Event Center 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
Jan. 29, 2020 How do I make my own wedding invitations online? (We have a one word answer!) Lately, we've been hearing a lot from readers about online graphic tool Canva… how it's been working great for ordinary mortals DIYing their wedding invitations, not just for artists. So we made this step-by-step tutorial… 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. 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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 Small Wedding Unity Ceremony Vow Examples A few of our fave wedding vendors Jewellery4Less Read More DULIANYTSKA Read More Bespoke Socials Read More Cypress Valley Event Center 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 Small Wedding Unity Ceremony Vow Examples A few of our fave wedding vendors Jewellery4Less Read More DULIANYTSKA Read More Bespoke Socials Read More Cypress Valley Event Center 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 Small Wedding Unity Ceremony Vow Examples A few of our fave wedding vendors Jewellery4Less Read More DULIANYTSKA Read More Bespoke Socials Read More Cypress Valley Event Center 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 Small Wedding Unity Ceremony Vow Examples A few of our fave wedding vendors Jewellery4Less Read More DULIANYTSKA Read More Bespoke Socials Read More Cypress Valley Event Center 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 Small Wedding Unity Ceremony Vow Examples A few of our fave wedding vendors Jewellery4Less Read More DULIANYTSKA Read More Bespoke Socials Read More Cypress Valley Event Center 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! 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 Small Wedding Unity Ceremony Vow Examples A few of our fave wedding vendors Jewellery4Less Read More DULIANYTSKA Read More Bespoke Socials Read More Cypress Valley Event Center 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 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 Small Wedding Unity Ceremony Vow Examples A few of our fave wedding vendors Jewellery4Less Read More DULIANYTSKA Read More Bespoke Socials Read More Cypress Valley Event Center 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 Small Wedding Unity Ceremony Vow Examples A few of our fave wedding vendors Jewellery4Less Read More DULIANYTSKA Read More Bespoke Socials Read More Cypress Valley Event Center 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 Small Wedding Unity Ceremony Vow Examples A few of our fave wedding vendors Jewellery4Less Read More DULIANYTSKA Read More Bespoke Socials Read More Cypress Valley Event Center 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 Small Wedding Unity Ceremony Vow Examples A few of our fave wedding vendors Jewellery4Less Read More DULIANYTSKA Read More Bespoke Socials Read More Cypress Valley Event Center 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 Small Wedding Unity Ceremony Vow Examples A few of our fave wedding vendors Jewellery4Less Read More DULIANYTSKA Read More Bespoke Socials Read More Cypress Valley Event Center 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 Small Wedding Unity Ceremony Vow Examples A few of our fave wedding vendors Jewellery4Less Read More DULIANYTSKA Read More Bespoke Socials Read More Cypress Valley Event Center 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 >