Gabriela & Jeff’s laid-back colorful vegan fiesta
Get this Mexican-influenced wedding in Portland: loterÃa matchbooks, mini piñatas (“wandering asses!”), custom papel picado, colorful decor everywhere, a caffeinated six-year-old, and a couple obviously super duper in love. Don’t miss their ultra-sweet, handwritten vows, too.
Cait & Matt’s nerdy art deco and TARDIS blue wedding
Get ready to try and find all of the fandom references you can in this nerdy meets chic wedding in Portland. Keep an eye out for Harry Potter, Buffy, Doctor Who, and of course, a super gorgeous couple who will take your breath away. There’s a silver dress (with a way cool side bustle for dancing!), a retro mustached groom, and all the glamour your nerdy hearts can take.
Melissa & Daniel’s hometown nerd-lite shindig
A few dice favors, some zergling pie toppers, and a chic warehouse-y venue — there is some seriously awesome nerd glam going on here. Don’t miss the delicate greenery details in all of the decor (all DIYed!), the massive amount of teeny tiny pies, and the photo booth photos which are totally heading for blackmail land.
Harmony & Judah’s ’60s mod math and science wedding
The groom’s polka-dotted shirt, the science-themed temporary tattoos, the giant chalkboard wall full of Feynman Lectures, the astronaut ice cream favors, the bride’s retro dress — these are a few of my favorite things. Ground control to Major Tom: commencing countdown, engines on. Liftoff and see this science and 1960s mod wonderland of a wedding!
Cocktails, themes, and discounts: It’s all about custom bartending options from the West Coast’s Mint & Mirth
If you’ve been digging the influx of wedding bar and alcohol tips on Offbeat Bride lately, then you have our sponsor Mint & Mirth to thank. Joni and Jennelle are a Portland-based couple who started their own custom cocktailing business in 2012, and now they offer licensed and insured cocktail bartending all over the West Coast. Along with being LGBTQ community-friendly, they’re also suuuuuuper Offbeat Bride-friendly…
Mint & Mirth: Portland’s favorite queer bartenders are bringing their cat-themed cocktails to the entire West Coast
Our newest sponsors, Joni and Jennelle, are Portland-based couple who started their own custom cocktailing business. Mint & Mirth offers licensed and insured cocktail bartending in Portland and in Los Angeles, and they LOVE Offbeat Brides! They love Offbeat Brides so much that they wanna party with you.