Michelle & Jeremy’s Parisian/Zen wedding
The offbeat bride: Michelle, Wedding Coordinator’s Assistant & Domestic Goddess My offbeat partner: Jeremy, Director of Marketing at an Real Estate Website Company Location & date of wedding: The Historical Mission Inn Hotel and Spa in Riverside, CA – 9/13/08 What made our wedding offbeat: As an assistant to the wedding coordinators at the Mission […]
Chastidy & Rick’s Punk-Rock-Paper-Scissors wedding
The offbeat bride: Chastidy, barista Her offbeat partner: Rick aka “Mo,” cd slinger Location & date of wedding: Lake Sacagewea, Longview WA – Aug. 16th 2008 What made our wedding offbeat: I wanted my wedding to be inspired a bit by the retro lifestyle I love so much, a bit by polka dots because I […]
Christine & Matthew’s Good Vibes Anything Goes Wedding
The offbeat bride: Christine, Web Designer Her offbeat partner: Matthew, Musician Location & date of wedding: Golf course tent in Omaha, NE on September 13th, 2008 What made our wedding offbeat: We set out to have a good time and didn’t take the day too seriously. We figured if our guests saw that we were […]
Naomi & Casey’s punk rock Iowa wedding
The offbeat bride: Naomi Her offbeat partner: Casey Location & date of wedding: First Assembly Church Chapel in Cedar Rapids, IA. November 1, 2008 What made our wedding offbeat: For starters, I wore a black dress. It was actually a bridesmaid’s dress, which made it tons cheaper. Then, we did almost everything ourselves. I made […]
Erin & Chris’ Brady-Bunched on the beach wedding
“I said vows to Chris’s biological children, and he said vows to mine. It just formalized the incredible bond we already have with each other.”
The fallacy of offbeat trends
I’m confused by the “trends” that have been emerging with Offbeat Bride. To me, it feels like the concept behind the book and the site are supposed to be “Offbeat = Personally Expressive,” but lately it’s been more of “Offbeat = Red Dress, Birdcage Veil, & Sneakers.” The message seems like it’s getting lost. Instead […]