May 18, 2018

Think you can't have a small, super chic NYC wedding for $3500? A Pop Up Wedding will change your mind

When it comes to making wedding planning chic, fun, and SUPER EASY, there's nothing like a pop up wedding. It's like an elopement, but more styled, more fun details, and in this case, a TON done for you by a seriously professional and knowledgeable wedding planner. Yep, we're introducing one of our coolest partners, THE PRIVILEGE IS MINE, wedding planner extraordinaire, with a whole new offering you'll dig…
  May 15, 2018

This Italian destination photographer is making us PINE for a wedding in Italy

Destination weddings and elopements are de rigueur these days. It's often orders of magnitude easier to plan an elopement and destination weddings fabulously combine vacation with a wedding. Win-win! If you're looking at an Italian destination wedding (omg YES!), I've got the Italian destination photographer for you. Let me introduce you to our rad partner, the adventuring and super talented Duccio Argentini.
  May 11, 2018

BIG news from one of our most popular wedding photographers, Milestone Images, means a RAD deal for you

Our LOOONGTIME partner and photography goddess Angela Gaul of Hudson Valley's Milestone Images has worked miracles for offbeat couples, from making wedding photography affordable to those who may otherwise not be able to snag it, to providing stunning images to couples from quirky to totally immersed in subcultures.

It's been a while since we talked with her and now we've got REASONS. Big news in her personal life AND huge news for those of you on a budget looking for top-notch wedding photography. Let's see what's new with Angela…
  May 8, 2018

Dreaming of a Wai-Ching dress? It's SO in reach (with a new website, extended hours, and tons of ways to customize!)

I can't think of a dress vendor who has been our ride-or-die partner as long as Wai-Ching has. These dresses have been a STAPLE of Offbeat Bride readers since we got our start in 2007. I can't imagine having more faith in a dress maker and business than Chrissy Wai-Ching's Seattle-based dress business.

We've long been drooling over her hand-created sustainable wedding wear and distinctive custom dresses in silk, hemp, and other natural fibers. Here's why we continue to cheer on this amazing artisan and ogle every Wai-Ching dress that crosses our path…
  May 1, 2018

A destination elopement in Europe that's totally planned FOR YOU? It's a real thing…

I know just how often couples hate the process and workload of planning a wedding. Wedding planning can be stressful as hell. It can be expensive, frustrating, and just not that much fun. So when we scout out a really comprehensive, inexpensive, and customizable way to elope overseas, I've got to investigate. Our destination wedding partner extraordinaire, Peach Perfect Weddings, offers just that and then some. I'm talking a personal wedding planner doing all the hard work and logistics to make your adventure getaway wedding or elopement super turnkey and absolutely a blast.