Nicole & Kyle’s eco-minimal, Toronto Zoo wedding
The offbeat bride: Nicole, Biologist (and OBT member) Her offbeat partner: Kyle, Biologist Location & date of wedding: Africa Picnic Site and Atrium at the Toronto Zoo, in Toronto, Ontario — September 12, 2009 What made our wedding offbeat: My biggest goal was to reduce the environmental impact of our wedding, since that’s something we […]
Kim & Alex’s “Nightmare,” zombies, and Halloween geekfest wedding
The offbeat bride: Kim – production designer, illustrator and shadow caster (and OBT member “Kim“) Her offbeat partner: Alex – filmmaker and shadow caster Location & date of wedding: Bloor Cinema (ceremony) – Gladstone Hotel (reception) in Toronto, ON Canada — Saturday, October 31, 2009 What made our wedding offbeat: Our wedding was a huge […]
Sarah & Ryan’s Toronto Island love festival
Almost every aspect of our 130-guest wedding was handmade. We sewed tablerunners and hankies, Gocco-ed the invitations, and bound little books for guest favours. My bridesmaid made my wedding band, a milliner friend updated my mother’s veil for me, and my brother and sister in law designed the wine labels for our homemade wine. There are too many DIY details to list here!
Oonagh & Dylan’s collaborative, creative, black-tie wedding with eco-considerations
Dylan and I walked down the aisle together (me in a $199 gold tutu) towards my Dad (a judge) who was marrying us. We wrote our own vows that had ended with me launching myself on Dylan with emotion before we were officially instructed to kiss.
Danielle & Sean’s gothy, dog loving, winter wedding
The Offbeat Bride: Danielle (aka. OBT member “Punky“), Accountant wannabe Her Offbeat Partner: Sean, Security Technician Location & date of wedding: Kitchener, Ontario — Golf course in the snow!!! — January 24, 2009 What made our wedding offbeat: We made it personal — we tried to do things because they meant something to us, not […]
Alison & Jeremy’s hard hittin’ rockin’ wedding
The Offbeat Bride: Alison, project manager (and OBT member “Alison“) Her Offbeat Partner: Jeremy, musician Location & date of wedding: Berkeley Church circa 1871 in Toronto, ON — November 14, 2008 What made our wedding offbeat: I was engaged on Feb 3, 2008 (I proposed over the phone on the way to a movie) and […]