Jan. 4, 2021 Scientific Romance: Is this the best science fiction wedding reading OF ALL TIME?! An Offbeat Bride reader first brought this poem by author Tim Pratt to our attention way back in 2011. Almost 10 years later, we stumbled upon it and it's still just so freaking perfect for those of you looking for a nerdy, science wedding reading that would feel great at a science-minded geeky wedding, or space or astronomy-themed wedding or even an atheist wedding… Read More 1.2k Nov. 23, 2020 Modern wedding ceremony script with short, non-religious, gender-neutral vows Maybe you've been asked to officiate a friend's wedding. Maybe you're planning your own wedding, and looking for sample ceremony scripts to share with your officiant. You know you want something modern — not too long, not too much talk of religion (spoilers: atheists aren't the only ones who want secular wedding ceremonies these days!), and completely gender neutral. Well, we've got you. Take a look at this modern wedding ceremony script based on a ceremony that writer Catherine Faris King wrote for some friends she married… Read More 2.0k Aug. 7, 2020 Wedding vows for atheists: no promises from the universe are expected Wedding vows for atheists don't have to be the same old traditional vows with the religious bits scrubbed out. Be inspired by these beautiful atheist vows. Read More 1.2k Jul. 2, 2019 A quirky retro Moonrise Kingdom-inspired family centric wedding The previous summer, while camping, we rewatched Moonrise Kingdom, which was one of the first movies we saw together when we reunited in 2012 (we'd briefly had a long-distance relationship in 1996, but went our separate ways and both ended up married to other people). We immediately realized it was the perfect inspiration for our kid-centered, end-of-summer wedding: it's romantic, but also weird, retro, and set in a Maine-like location. Read More 1.5k Jan. 29, 2019 A tea party wedding with dinosaurs, DIY, & a gorgeous gown handmade by the bride We knew we wanted things to be really classy and elegant, but we had a small budget. Since we couldn’t afford a lot of flowers, we bought a ton of Christmas lights on sale the year before and just went nuts with white twinkle lights and it worked out beautifully. Chris loves dinosaurs, so I snuck them in everywhere without telling him: large ones held our table numbers and small ones were just hidden in strange places, all painted gold. The biggest highlight is that I made my own gown! Read More 1.6k Feb. 7, 2017 Dad's religious and I'm not: How can I include him without giving him a platform? How do I include my religious dad in my wedding day without giving him a platform? I'm afraid if I ask him to read, or allow him to do a speech that he will bring religion into it and I really don't want that at all. I'm also not sure if I'm going to have a father/daughter dance due to our slowly healing relationship. Help! Read More 123…11 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 Nov. 23, 2020 Modern wedding ceremony script with short, non-religious, gender-neutral vows Maybe you've been asked to officiate a friend's wedding. Maybe you're planning your own wedding, and looking for sample ceremony scripts to share with your officiant. You know you want something modern — not too long, not too much talk of religion (spoilers: atheists aren't the only ones who want secular wedding ceremonies these days!), and completely gender neutral. Well, we've got you. Take a look at this modern wedding ceremony script based on a ceremony that writer Catherine Faris King wrote for some friends she married… Read More 2.0k Aug. 7, 2020 Wedding vows for atheists: no promises from the universe are expected Wedding vows for atheists don't have to be the same old traditional vows with the religious bits scrubbed out. Be inspired by these beautiful atheist vows. Read More 1.2k Jul. 2, 2019 A quirky retro Moonrise Kingdom-inspired family centric wedding The previous summer, while camping, we rewatched Moonrise Kingdom, which was one of the first movies we saw together when we reunited in 2012 (we'd briefly had a long-distance relationship in 1996, but went our separate ways and both ended up married to other people). We immediately realized it was the perfect inspiration for our kid-centered, end-of-summer wedding: it's romantic, but also weird, retro, and set in a Maine-like location. Read More 1.5k Jan. 29, 2019 A tea party wedding with dinosaurs, DIY, & a gorgeous gown handmade by the bride We knew we wanted things to be really classy and elegant, but we had a small budget. Since we couldn’t afford a lot of flowers, we bought a ton of Christmas lights on sale the year before and just went nuts with white twinkle lights and it worked out beautifully. Chris loves dinosaurs, so I snuck them in everywhere without telling him: large ones held our table numbers and small ones were just hidden in strange places, all painted gold. The biggest highlight is that I made my own gown! Read More 1.6k Feb. 7, 2017 Dad's religious and I'm not: How can I include him without giving him a platform? How do I include my religious dad in my wedding day without giving him a platform? I'm afraid if I ask him to read, or allow him to do a speech that he will bring religion into it and I really don't want that at all. I'm also not sure if I'm going to have a father/daughter dance due to our slowly healing relationship. Help! Read More 123…11 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
2.0k Aug. 7, 2020 Wedding vows for atheists: no promises from the universe are expected Wedding vows for atheists don't have to be the same old traditional vows with the religious bits scrubbed out. Be inspired by these beautiful atheist vows. Read More 1.2k Jul. 2, 2019 A quirky retro Moonrise Kingdom-inspired family centric wedding The previous summer, while camping, we rewatched Moonrise Kingdom, which was one of the first movies we saw together when we reunited in 2012 (we'd briefly had a long-distance relationship in 1996, but went our separate ways and both ended up married to other people). We immediately realized it was the perfect inspiration for our kid-centered, end-of-summer wedding: it's romantic, but also weird, retro, and set in a Maine-like location. Read More 1.5k Jan. 29, 2019 A tea party wedding with dinosaurs, DIY, & a gorgeous gown handmade by the bride We knew we wanted things to be really classy and elegant, but we had a small budget. Since we couldn’t afford a lot of flowers, we bought a ton of Christmas lights on sale the year before and just went nuts with white twinkle lights and it worked out beautifully. Chris loves dinosaurs, so I snuck them in everywhere without telling him: large ones held our table numbers and small ones were just hidden in strange places, all painted gold. The biggest highlight is that I made my own gown! Read More 1.6k Feb. 7, 2017 Dad's religious and I'm not: How can I include him without giving him a platform? How do I include my religious dad in my wedding day without giving him a platform? I'm afraid if I ask him to read, or allow him to do a speech that he will bring religion into it and I really don't want that at all. I'm also not sure if I'm going to have a father/daughter dance due to our slowly healing relationship. Help! Read More 123…11 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 Jul. 2, 2019 A quirky retro Moonrise Kingdom-inspired family centric wedding The previous summer, while camping, we rewatched Moonrise Kingdom, which was one of the first movies we saw together when we reunited in 2012 (we'd briefly had a long-distance relationship in 1996, but went our separate ways and both ended up married to other people). We immediately realized it was the perfect inspiration for our kid-centered, end-of-summer wedding: it's romantic, but also weird, retro, and set in a Maine-like location. Read More 1.5k Jan. 29, 2019 A tea party wedding with dinosaurs, DIY, & a gorgeous gown handmade by the bride We knew we wanted things to be really classy and elegant, but we had a small budget. Since we couldn’t afford a lot of flowers, we bought a ton of Christmas lights on sale the year before and just went nuts with white twinkle lights and it worked out beautifully. Chris loves dinosaurs, so I snuck them in everywhere without telling him: large ones held our table numbers and small ones were just hidden in strange places, all painted gold. The biggest highlight is that I made my own gown! Read More 1.6k Feb. 7, 2017 Dad's religious and I'm not: How can I include him without giving him a platform? How do I include my religious dad in my wedding day without giving him a platform? I'm afraid if I ask him to read, or allow him to do a speech that he will bring religion into it and I really don't want that at all. I'm also not sure if I'm going to have a father/daughter dance due to our slowly healing relationship. Help! Read More 123…11 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 Jan. 29, 2019 A tea party wedding with dinosaurs, DIY, & a gorgeous gown handmade by the bride We knew we wanted things to be really classy and elegant, but we had a small budget. Since we couldn’t afford a lot of flowers, we bought a ton of Christmas lights on sale the year before and just went nuts with white twinkle lights and it worked out beautifully. Chris loves dinosaurs, so I snuck them in everywhere without telling him: large ones held our table numbers and small ones were just hidden in strange places, all painted gold. The biggest highlight is that I made my own gown! Read More 1.6k Feb. 7, 2017 Dad's religious and I'm not: How can I include him without giving him a platform? How do I include my religious dad in my wedding day without giving him a platform? I'm afraid if I ask him to read, or allow him to do a speech that he will bring religion into it and I really don't want that at all. I'm also not sure if I'm going to have a father/daughter dance due to our slowly healing relationship. Help! Read More 123…11
1.6k Feb. 7, 2017 Dad's religious and I'm not: How can I include him without giving him a platform? How do I include my religious dad in my wedding day without giving him a platform? I'm afraid if I ask him to read, or allow him to do a speech that he will bring religion into it and I really don't want that at all. I'm also not sure if I'm going to have a father/daughter dance due to our slowly healing relationship. Help! Read More 123…11