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renaissance fair weddings

This is our collection of renaissance fair weddings, including tons of renaissance fair wedding dresses, ideas, inspiration, advice and more. HUZZAH!

Our favorite red wedding dresses of all time

14 of our favorite red wedding dresses that keep us bloodthirsty for MORE

I love when jewel tones return for the fall and winter seasons. Rich reds, violets, greens, and blues are the BEST. We’re doing a little bit of a shout-out to red wedding dresses to welcome the cooler temperatures. We dug into our red dress archives for some of our very favorite red wedding dresses that keep us bloodthirsty for more. Let’s see what ruby tones await us…

Hobbits and elves and eerie mist: this Lord of the Rings wedding has serious magic

Hobbits and elves and eerie mist: this Middle-earth wedding has serious magic

Middle-earth came to central California at this Middle-earth wedding. The guests’ costumes alone are slaying us with the level of detail! That’s before we even get to the Gandalf officiant, Mount Doom centerpieces, Hobbit hole cake, and misty first dance. Yep, this wedding would make Tolkien proud. Are you ready to see it?

Castle wedding venues that will transport you to Camelot

43 castle wedding venues that will transport you to Camelot

We’ve featured a fair few castle wedding venues in our real weddings, and we wanted to bask in all their regal AF glory. Are you lucky enough to be having a wedding in the vicinity of one of these castle venues? Please invite me so I can relish in your royalness for a mere moment. Your fairy tale, Medieval, Renaissance, Game of Thrones, and fantasy weddings need to be held in one of these bad boys…

Pink formal dresses

Blush & bashful: 21 pastel pink wedding dresses that are your new signature color

When Shelby from Steel Magnolias declared “blush and bashful” to be her signature wedding colors, we knew we’d be forever feeling the pink kinship. Colored wedding dresses are absolutely something you can rock, especially when they’re pale, perfect, and pastel pink. Let’s see what pastel pink wedding dresses previous Offbeat Brides have worn AND a few we’re jonesing for in general.

Prepare to squeal at the ARMORED corset dress at a medieval wedding

Squeal at the ARMORED corset dress at this fantasy RPG-themed wedding

The armored corset dress (that I’m on a quest to buy), the silver filigree crown, the groom’s cloak and bandolier, the Moroccan glass star-shaped lanterns for the bridesmaids… I just CAN’T with this wedding. It’s the medieval garb wedding of my fantasy-driven heart. And that’s saying a lot. You just have to see this gorgeous pair and their amazingly dressed guests at this fantasy RPG-themed wedding.

Scarborough Renaissance Festival wedding photo by Pink Light Images alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

5 reasons to have a most wondrous wedding at the Scarborough Renaissance Festival

Waxahachie, Texas’ Scarborough Renaissance Festival. Which is basically, the ultimate destination wedding — all the way to the 16th Century! (Okay, really it’s just 30 minutes south of Downtown Dallas.)

Yup, Scarborough offers all-inclusive weddings and receptions during their festival in April and May of each year! Let’s talk about the five reasons you should have a Renaissance Festival wedding…