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8-bit

Old school Nintendo fans, gamers, and ’80s nostalgia hounds, your 8-bit wedding inspiration is not in another castle. It’s right here!

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8-bit fun, a wee metalhead, and an ombre dress of awesome

Long black gloves, an ombre dress, a La Bohème cake… so much coolness was to be found in the Offbeat Flickr Pool and Pinterest account. Check out those plus a little metalhead and a kick-ass photo booth idea in this week’s Monday Montage.

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Kelly & Chris’ 8-bit video game wedding

Sometimes it takes 30,000 Lego bricks to make a video game-themed wedding with pixelated programs, favors, and even a cake! This groom found his princess in this castle and you should see it.

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Liz & Jon’s geeky gamer garden wedding

Foosball, pool, air hockey, and a ton of Dr. Pepper. Combine that with a garden wedding and you’ve got yourself a game night to remember. And whoever caught the 1-up mushroom for the extra life is damn lucky!

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Nerdy Save the Dates to get your geeky wedding started off right!

Save the Dates can be the perfect way to give your guests the heads-up that this event isn’t going to be your typical white wedding. That’s why I’m all about these nerdy Save the Dates, the perfect way to say “we’re two total nerds in love and we’re abouts ta get married!”

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Interactive 8-bit wedding invitations

Tribesmaid Amorae made some awesome 8-bit wedding invitations that not only look cool but they act cool — they’re interactive! Amorae explains ’em in her own words…

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8-bit video game wedding invitations!

Just in time to celebrate Geek Week — Offbeat Bride Tribe member Darina and her fiance Niko have unveiled their 8-bit video game wedding invitations that they designed themselves! Darina explains: “We knew that we didn’t want standard paper invites. We wanted something for people to keep and remember. We are geeks. We love video […]