Category Archive

books

There’s some overlap between our book archive and our literary weddings archive.

When books meet RPGs: a book nerds wedding to tickle your dice

When books meet RPGs: a book nerds wedding to tickle your dice

“As soon as we started researching bookish wedding ideas, we saw a book arch and knew we HAD to have one. The bookish theme just sort of snowballed from there.” Oh yes, it did! This pair latched onto the book theme and made it truly amazing. Just wait until you see their awesome glass-clinking idea, too. This is a book nerds wedding for the… books. Ahem.

alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

Atoms and dragonflies: a fantasy wedding reading straight out of a book

Philip Pullman fans: did you know there’s an awesome wedding reading hidden in The Amber Spyglass from His Dark Materials series? Yep, a fantasy wedding reading right smack dab in your fiction. Not shocking considering all the amazing readings we’ve spied in literature.

But this one is pretty special. It’s got atoms creating new atoms and light in sunbeams and dragonflies and pine trees and ohmyglob someone use this reading in their ceremony! Want to hear it? Let’s go…

Carved book decor as seen on @offbeatbride

Carved book decor becomes a lovely tribute to LOVE

Let’s take a peek at this awesome carved book decor homage to love by event designers So Smitten Special Events at Larke and Russell’s Halloween wedding.

In case you missed their haunted nuptials the first time around, it’s SO worth a look.

Buttons, keys, and a Victorian house: it's Coraline wedding decor

Buttons, keys, and a Victorian house: it’s Coraline wedding inspiration

Inspired by Neil Gaiman’s Coraline and Laika’s movie version, this Coraline wedding inspiration shoot takes on the color palette and tone beautifully. Think a Victorian venue, vibrant tablescapes, and lush floral decor. It’s our Coraline dream wedding!

Swashbucklers and bibliophiles will dig this wedding HARD

Swashbucklers and bibliophiles will dig this pirate wedding HARD

It’s Talk Like a Pirate Day, mateys! Don yer swashbucklin’ gear to witness the nuptials of these here fine land lubbers. Okay, no more pirate talk from me, I promise. But this a good one. Just wait until you see the photo evidence of the history of her dress! It’s throwback city.

Game of Thrones wedding cake as seen on @offbeatbride

This Game of Thrones wedding cake deserves to sit on the Iron Throne

We’ve seen some epic Game of Thrones wedding cakes before, but the artistry in this one… well, it takes the cake. Yep, I went there. It features the map of Westeros, silver dragon scales, gears and house sigils, a GORGEOUS Iron Throne, crowns, and a sword at the top. Is this your Game of Thrones wedding dream cake or what?