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brides in glasses

If you wear glasses every day… there’s no rule that says you can’t wear them on your wedding day too! We’ve even got a post dedicated to just fabulous brides in glasses. Obvs, this love ain’t for brides only — grooms rock ’em too.

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Be swept away by this nature-loving secret elopement in Annapolis

For us this day was a LONG time in the making. Rob and I have had a crazy, fun, and caring relationship from the very beginning and of course our wedding had those same traits. With both of us having chronic/incurable diseases, it has helped put a focus on living in the moment and loving each other with that same intensity. Every day being a battle with our bodies and what could come, we knew that we wanted to be in each other’s lives for good, so why not just make it official?

Our hearts warmed upon seeing this homegrown backyard woodland wedding

Our hearts warmed upon seeing this homegrown backyard woodland wedding

We wanted a forest-themed wedding because of our shared love of nature and the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains in which we live. We also wanted to focus on our friends, family, and community. We sought out vendors we knew, the caterer used produce from the farm where Adrienne volunteers. The favors (goat’s milk soap) and the flowers both came from vendors at our farmer's market.

Fall in love with the purple hair, blue dress, and dancing puppies at this Kentucky wedding

Fall in love with the purple hair, blue dress, and dancing puppies at this Kentucky wedding

Laura and Adam got ready together before their Kentucky wedding surrounded by their loved ones. Then it was all about the big, rad dance party all night long. My favorite part is their pup dancing around the ceremony the whole time! They also had activities for the kids and a high-five confetti kiss. D’aww.

Don’t miss the greenery bouquet, killer glasses, undercut purple hair, a gorgeous deep blue dress, and epic sweets table.

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An intimate bucket list wedding planned in two weeks after a cancer diagnosis

My husband died seven months after our wedding. The most important lesson I learned from our wedding is that when it really comes down to it, your marriage is more important than your wedding.

What I want to share with other Offbeat Bride readers is that if you are lucky enough to have found someone that you want to spend the rest of your life with, the rest of details don’t really matter.

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With golden dinos and The Simpsons, these two major cuties get wedded

Simpsons cufflinks (from the episode with Lisa’s wedding!), DIYed golden dinosaurs, “love” balloons, and a first look ass grab: it’s the adorable wedding of our dreams! When it came to why Emily and Bill had golden dinos, their answer was “Dinosaurs are the best, so just calm down.” And it’s true, Dinosaurs ARE the best. Bonus points when they’re glitzy.

Let’s see the rest of this cute AF wedding in Ontario…

A little bit retro, a little bit punk: this woodsy Maine wedding was all them

A little bit retro, a little bit punk: this woodsy Maine wedding has it all

Siobhan and Tom’s wedding had a retro feel with just some hints of punk and rock ‘n’ roll. They were in a pop punk band together in Seattle, so their wedding took some inspiration from their musical background. They also had pizza, donuts, Simpsons references, and seriously gorgeous Maine fall foliage.

Don’t miss the macrame backdrop, floral bridesmaids dresses, and mismatched plates…