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Fashion

Sometimes we unleash our inner 12-year-old and are all OMG HOLY SHIT AWESOME CLOTHES SQUEE!!! Won’t you join us in this exploration of superficiality? Offbeat Wed’s fashion coverage includes tuxedo alternatives for grooms, clothes for non binary folks, lots of very unique wedding shoes, and more! Be sure to check out our wedding fashion advice posts, too.

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Rockabilly brides get all the best updos

Why is it that rockabilly brides always have the most fabulous wedding hair? I’m totally in love with the 1940s ‘do that Laurenn and her fabulous smile are rocking in this shot from Bonnie Berry Photography. If you want to see the full series from Laurenn and Alex’s Las Vegas wedding, head on over to […]

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Beautiful dreadlocked bride

I wish I could tell you more about this beautiful dreadlocked bride with her neo-tribal feather and bone headpiece. All I know is that her name is Sonya, she got married at a beautiful outdoor location in Santa Barbara, and I think this might be her bridal lingerie. If so: whoa. …Everything else you’ll have […]

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Autumn weddings = times for capes & cloaks!

I’ve written before about my love of wedding cloaks, but now that it’s time for the autumn weddings, my love of a little magic over the shoulder has been renewed. J.R. Blackwell put a great twist on the cloak concept when she gave her wedding party colored cloaks to demarkate their roles — her maid […]

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Vintage-style wedding headband

Photos courtesy of Daria Bishop Photography When I asked Katie about her amazing 1920s-style wedding headband, she reported that it was the work of Etsy seller Boring Sidney, who makes amazing little hats and headpieces of all sorts. And if you’re looking for lots of vintage wedding inspiration, you must flip through Mario and Katie’s […]

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Black wedding dress

Not only were there a lot of Converse All-Stars worn at this wedding, but they got married by a monk wearing sneakers. I did an interview with this bride about how she picked her black dress right here.

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Wai Ching wedding party – with a dress for the groomsgirl!

We all know I love Wai Ching wedding dresses — but I’ve never seen an entire wedding party decked out in Wai Ching. It’s hot! Even the groomsgirl got her own coordinated dress: