Category Archive

over 40

Here’s where we show some love to our folks over 40! These mature couples will show you how love looks fine at any age. Looking for senior weddings? You’ll find them here too, along with a good selection of mama brides, second marriages, and blended families.

Purple Wedding Theme Lily Guillen Photo25 e1646586769823 alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

Elegant purple wedding with a SHOULDER CORSAGE!

We are swooning over every inch of this purple wedding theme, from the subtle wedding dress to that purple wedding bouquet to the Amazon wedding suit. We don’t see a lot of floral shoulder corsages but after this shoot, we demand more!

Wizard of oz wedding Haley Mitchell Bloom Photography8 alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

See how this couple beautifully pivoted their Wizard of Oz wedding

This couple initially planned an Emerald City Wizard of Oz themed wedding, but thanks to Covid-19 they had to pivot. Their intimate wedding was a vintage green and gold theme that still rocked subtle vintage Wizard of Oz wedding vibes.

Georgia Spoken word wedding Sonju Photography14 alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

A Georgia wedding with a spoken word performance

Candice and Steven had a gospel choir, live band, spoken word performance, and even a Soul Train Line at their tent wedding. Candice even got on stage in her sparkly jumpsuit and rocked out to Prince! Don’t miss this epic love party (plus Candice’s sparkly jumpsuit!).

Grey hair wedding Photo by Jenny Ellen e1642560719163 alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

12 ways to embrace your gray hair on your wedding day

We asked our readers to submit photos of themselves rocking silver hair on their wedding day and they did not disappoint! Behold, our line-up of glorious grey hair wedding photos.

Middle Earth Wedding Hobbit Photos by Johnny Darwish Daniel Michael24 e1639536473710 alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

The Middle Earth wedding of every Tolkien fan’s dreams

Everything about this couple’s wedding ties back to their love of Middle Earth! With excerpts we all know and love from Lord of the Rings to readings from The Hobbit, lovers of Tolkien will find literary inspiration all over this “long expected party.”

transgender wedding in Iowa on offbeat bride 12 scaled alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

A quirky time travel transgender lesbian wedding

Time travel embraces change and innovation… that makes it the perfect wedding theme for these two. Jenn is a proud trans woman, an activist, a gamer geek, an IT professional, and an improv actor. Bree is a proud lesbian, a mom of two, a teacher of many, and a body positivity advocate.