Kristen & Derek’s Friday the 13th courthouse wedding
We celebrating Friday the 13th with a wedding that is both a Friday the 13th wedding AND our first Kansas wedding! The Offbeat Bride: Kristen, Greenhouse Peon Her Offbeat Partner: Derek, Greenhouse Peon also Location & date of wedding: Courthouse / Park Building Reception, Kansas — Friday the 13th, February 2009 What made our wedding […]
Sarah & Paul’s simple and fun outdoor wedding
The Offbeat Bride: Sarah, Social Worker and student Her Offbeat Partner: Paul, Web Developer at Minnesota Public Radio Location & date of wedding: Minnehaha Falls Park and our back yard in south Minneapolis, MN — September 20, 2008 What made our wedding offbeat: Our wedding was offbeat for several reasons. First, we had a short […]
Jeannette & Cliff’s small, anti-conventional wedding with a surprise reception
The Offbeat Bride: Jeannette, belly dancer, violinist, and daytime accountant Her Offbeat Partner: Cliff, software engineer Location and date of wedding: Ceremony: Arizona State, Reception: Jeannette’s parents’ back yard — September 13, 2008 What made our wedding offbeat: We always knew we wanted a very small wedding. We decided to skip a bunch of the […]
A small, self-uniting wedding
We wanted to keep things simple and inexpensive, but we still wanted some traditional elements. We prepared the food ourselves, and I made the wedding cake. We cooked steaks and baked potatoes on the park grills, and used antique china plates and saucers we got at a local thrift store.
The day started out very chilly and windy. My in-laws helped us set up, but because of the wind, we weren’t ready to begin when the guests arrived. Not to fear! They were wonderful family friends, and jumped in to help us finish putting things together. (There is a picture of me standing on a picnic table in 4″ heels while our guests help me decorate the wedding arch!) We had rain off an on, and my father-in-law had to hold an umbrella over the grill as my new husband tended it!
Danielle & Roland’s halloween wedding party
The Offbeat Bride: Danielle, Business Owner Missing Piece, LLC Her Offbeat Partner: Roland, Photographer/Carpenter Location & date of wedding: Our house in San Francisco, CA — Friday, Oct. 31, 2008 What made our wedding offbeat: I met Roland at Burning Man and we were married exactly two months later, on Halloween. He is from London […]
Laura & Jim’s vintage gazebo wedding
The Offbeat Bride: Laura, history detective My Offbeat Partner: Jim, army captain Location & date of the wedding: Gazebo in the Blue Ridge Mountains, Lovingston, Virginia — July 26, 2008 What made our wedding offbeat: When Jim and I made the decision to get married in May, we knew we weren’t going to have the […]