Michelle & Dan's scooters and papel picado wedding #Real Weddings: Midwest US#blue dress#bridesman#fascinator#indiana#mixed-gender wedding party#mustaches#photo booth#plus size#short dress#transportation#wedding dogs Updated Oct 12 2015 (Posted Oct 3 2012) Offbeat Editors Photos by Michelle Pemberton, Red Rocket Photography The offbeat bride: Michelle, product coordinator, handbag designer, and Mid-Mod Picker Her offbeat partner: Dan, print production and Mid-Mod picker Date and location of wedding: Harrison Center for the Arts, Indianapolis, IN — August 11, 2012 Our offbeat wedding at a glance: Our top priority for the wedding was just to have a great party. Neither of us cared too much about the ceremony, so we kept it small with family and bridal party only, including our Boston Terrier, Roxie. We really wanted to incorporate a few elements of what we love, such as scooters and Mexican folkloric art. The ceremony and the reception were held at the Harrison Art Center, a former church turned art center. Our color scheme was based on our favorite colors: turquoise and red. We incorporated touches of Mexican flair with custom papel picado banners and a nacho bar. We are both lovers of thrifting, so we collected vintage ceramic animal planters and spray painted them the colors of the wedding to use as centerpieces. I also made all of the turquoise/white chevron center tablecloths, my hairpiece and veil, and Roxie's dog dress. Our biggest challenge: I have never been a girl who cared about weddings, and in fact never envisioned myself getting married at all! It took me quite a while to actually start planning the event, over a year in fact. Once I discovered Offbeat Bride, I had some hope that I could do something that was my style. Once we picked a color scheme, a date, and a venue, the ideas started flowing. My favorite moment: When Dan and I met at a local Scooter club ride, he was on his moped at the time and I was on my Vespa. To incorporate this passion into the wedding day, we brought my grandpa's vintage Cushman scooter to the wedding and used it in our pictures. He had recently passed away, so it meant a lot to me. AROOOO My funniest moment: Our Boston Terrier, Roxie, was included in the ceremony. She was a great tension reliever because during the ceremony she started whining and crying for attention. Once the ceremony was over and the guests started clapping, she started barking. It was too cute. Was there anything you were sure was going to be a total disaster that unexpectedly turned out great? My friends were skeptical that I would actually get everything done because I had no idea what I was doing. They kept drilling me with questions about the progress of the planning and half of the things they asked me about I didn't even think of. This was a good thing because it kept me from forgetting things and made me choose what I actually cared about. What was the most important lesson you learned from your wedding? People were more open-minded than I gave them credit for. Some people who I thought might turn their nose up at our non-traditional wedding seemed to embrace it. I was really happy about that. Care to share a few vendor/shopping links? Venue: Harrison Center for the Arts Dress: Custom by Catherine Fritsch of Mercurious Designs Photography: Michelle Pemberton of Red Rocket Photography Papel Picado Banners: Casa Bonampak Catering: Zest Bridesmaid dresses: Etsy seller TheRadicalThreadCo Enough talk — show me the wedding porn! PREVIOUS Chicago's Emilia Jane Photography is PERFECT for your small wedding NEXT These two are training for their wedding: check out this invitation video Show/Hide comments [ 14 ] Best wedding ever!! Reply okay you had me at "nacho bar" then I saw the dog pics and was in LUV! We lost our Boston Terrier about a year ago, and she was indeed the sweetest funniest dog EVAR. Beautiful wedding and it looks like you did exactly what YOU guys wanted. Reply I love that wedding dress so hard right now… Beautiful wedding – congratulations! Reply So pretty and colorful! I am in love with your dress, especially the skirt part. I'm also planning on having papel picado banners. They're a nod to my heritage and a great way to add color and movement overhead. Reply I LOVE that dress. LOVE IT. I want it for party wear. Reply GAHHHH the colours! The COLOURS! I love it! The bridal party in their red shirts with the bride in teal and oh my goood I can't stop gushing xD Also, my hometown! whoo! Reply My thoughts as I flipped through the pictures: Aww, that's sweet, oh that's cute, wow that blue looks great on her, HAHAHAHAHAHA boob grab!, awwww….. Reply The turquoise/red color combo is so cool! I think the turquoise and black contrast really makes the red pop and pull the whole look together! Reply Ahhhh! I'm the Maid of Honor in this wedding, the one laughing with the bride and groom and officiant. This wedding blew my mind. It was such a wonderful experience! The pictures are freakin amazing, the whole reception was magical. I am so happy for the couple and loved being involved! Reply I hope that my wedding next summer is as beautiful as yours. It looks like you had a lovely time! Also, what's sort of funny is that we are trying to find a place that will allow us to have our English Bulldog, Bruiser, with us. He means a lot to us, and we want him to walk down the aisle with our ring bearer. Reply I clicked on this because of that gorgeous dress, but then I looked closer and we could be sisters! OMG! Now this wedding is extra-inspirational. Reply Well, I just forwarded this blog entry to my planner and said "THIS! This is what I want!!" Reply If you're into the feel of this wedding, you may want to check out this one, too: http://offbeatbride.com/2010/07/illinois-turquoise-red-wedding Reply How can I contact this bride?!? We're looking into doing our wedding at this venue and would love some inside scoop before contracts are signed! 🙂 Reply Join the conversation Cancel ReplyYour email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *Comment Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Sign me up for your offbeat awesomeness newsletter! No-drama comment policy Part of what makes the Offbeat Empire different is our commitment to civil, constructive commenting. Make sure you're familiar with our no-drama comment policy. Biz owners & wedding bloggers Please just use your real name in your comment, not your business name or blog title. Our comments are not the place to pimp your website. If you want to promote your stuff on Offbeat Bride, join us as an advertiser instead.
okay you had me at "nacho bar" then I saw the dog pics and was in LUV! We lost our Boston Terrier about a year ago, and she was indeed the sweetest funniest dog EVAR. Beautiful wedding and it looks like you did exactly what YOU guys wanted. Reply
So pretty and colorful! I am in love with your dress, especially the skirt part. I'm also planning on having papel picado banners. They're a nod to my heritage and a great way to add color and movement overhead. Reply
GAHHHH the colours! The COLOURS! I love it! The bridal party in their red shirts with the bride in teal and oh my goood I can't stop gushing xD Also, my hometown! whoo! Reply
My thoughts as I flipped through the pictures: Aww, that's sweet, oh that's cute, wow that blue looks great on her, HAHAHAHAHAHA boob grab!, awwww….. Reply
The turquoise/red color combo is so cool! I think the turquoise and black contrast really makes the red pop and pull the whole look together! Reply
Ahhhh! I'm the Maid of Honor in this wedding, the one laughing with the bride and groom and officiant. This wedding blew my mind. It was such a wonderful experience! The pictures are freakin amazing, the whole reception was magical. I am so happy for the couple and loved being involved! Reply
I hope that my wedding next summer is as beautiful as yours. It looks like you had a lovely time! Also, what's sort of funny is that we are trying to find a place that will allow us to have our English Bulldog, Bruiser, with us. He means a lot to us, and we want him to walk down the aisle with our ring bearer. Reply
I clicked on this because of that gorgeous dress, but then I looked closer and we could be sisters! OMG! Now this wedding is extra-inspirational. Reply
If you're into the feel of this wedding, you may want to check out this one, too: http://offbeatbride.com/2010/07/illinois-turquoise-red-wedding Reply
How can I contact this bride?!? We're looking into doing our wedding at this venue and would love some inside scoop before contracts are signed! 🙂 Reply