ElisaBethe & Chris’ casual wedding… and a baby!?
“I loved that when I went into labor and delivery and was asked if I was married. I got to reply, ‘Yes, for exactly two hours now.”
Cat & Scott’s low-class high-rise wedding
The Offbeat Bride: Cat Rocketship, painter Her Offbeat Partner: Scott Kubie, media consultant, man-child Location & date of wedding: Tallest skyscraper in the state, Des Moines, IA — April 18, 2009 What made our wedding offbeat: As an artist with a bunch of artist friends, we made everything that we could. The wedding posse made […]
Megan & Aaron’s shark-tastic beach wedding
You might know Megan as the Managing Editor of Offbeat Bride. But do you know about her insane wedding to a shark-attack survivor!?
Lea & Mike’s big laid-back Jewish/Lutheran budget wedding
The offbeat bride: Lea, Artist Her offbeat partner: Mike, Structural Engineer Location & date of wedding: Italian American Sports Hall of Fame in Chicago, IL on May 23rd, 2008 What made our wedding offbeat: A friend of ours, a wonderful fantasy writer, officiated with an incredible speech (which can be found here). Mike’s family is […]
The beauty of simplicity: When a family member gets a terminal diagnosis, your wedding priorities shift
This weekend I attended the wedding of my brother-in-law Chris in Missoula. He and his fiance, Sacha, had intended to get married in September … but when they got the word a couple weeks ago that Chris’s mother’s cancer was back with a vengeance and her time is limited, they moved the wedding up by four months.