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Nikki & Duncan’s Urban Primitive Backyard Wedding

The Offbeat Bride: Nikki, OBT member “nikki fizer” Her Offbeat Partner: Duncan, Musican Location & date of wedding: mother jungle of a patio in Harrisburg, PA — 7-7-2009 What made our wedding offbeat: Our wedding was very small (13 people). The groom wore a steampunk getup with a krazy Aztec/Myan dreadlock hairstyle with dot tattoos […]

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Emily & Ian’s tattooed rocker wedding by candlelight

The Offbeat Bride: Emily, Graphic Designer & Studio Artist (and OBT member “TheSueb“) Her Offbeat Partner: Ian, Musician Location & date of wedding: The Loring Pasta Bar and Varsity Theater in Minneapolis, MN — 9/20/08 What made our wedding offbeat: Our ceremony was in a restaurant that was shut down for a few hours. My […]

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Jennifer & Michael’s sexy earthy wedding

The offbeat bride: Jennifer, Mental Health Counselor/professional photographer/Fire Performance Artist Her offbeat partner: Michael Canton, Professional Photographer/Tech Guru Location & date of wedding: Beardslee Castle, Little Falls, New York. May 2, 2009. What made our wedding offbeat: Our wedding was OURS. It was US. I wanted to wear red and have the most gorgeous flowing […]

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The wedding dress that may change your life

I must share this photo of the wedding dress, which was designed and constructed by Jessica Hinel, a costume designer and seamstress based in the Bay Area.

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Severina & Seraphim Seattle handfasting

Part of what I love so much about Offbeat Bride is that I feel like it’s all about finding inspiration outside of my little aesthetic bubble. For instance, I’m soooo not a native of the goth/industrial/fetish scene, but I can find about 10 inspiring things in the wedding photo below, which is from Severina & Seraphim‘s Seattle handfasting.

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Beautiful dreadlocked bride

I wish I could tell you more about this beautiful dreadlocked bride with her neo-tribal feather and bone headpiece. All I know is that her name is Sonya, she got married at a beautiful outdoor location in Santa Barbara, and I think this might be her bridal lingerie. If so: whoa. …Everything else you’ll have […]