As long as it’s legal and the wind allows: Offbeat weddings and honeymoons in Aruba!
One of the big perks of working for Offbeat Bride is that every once in a while Ariel and I get to go on wedding industry press trips. These usually involve visting awesome wedding and honeymoon destinations. This time I got to check out all that Aruba has to offer. Any one planning an Aruban wedding or honeymoon? You just might be after reading this…
Andrea & Steve’s laid-back Mario-themed budget wedding
Old skool Nintendo details abound in this bright and happy state park wedding. We’ve got a handmade Mario brick block card box, a Mario and Peach cake with baby mushroom cupcakes all around, and cactus favors which fit right into the theme. But it wasn’t all just gamer hijinks: sweet vows and a super meaningful ring made it all very romantic. Oh, and you’ll LOVE this pair’s unity ceremony!
Wanna see the perfect cake for your Grand Canyon wedding?
We’re total Grand Canyon nerds, so our cake for our Grand Canyon wedding was completely geologically accurate. We even decided to turn the cake cutting into a geology lesson.
A sweet and small fashionable wedding among the sequoias
Eloisa and Dan’s destination wedding surrounded by sequoias makes me want to cuddle up around a fire in my sleeping bag. They’re weren’t completely isolated though, since they were at Seven Circles Retreat in the teeny town of Badger, CA (population: 140!). If getting away from it all (and fashionably so) doesn’t pull you in, these other details just might: jam jar favors, a thumb print motorbike sketch, homemade lemon and mint water, and lots of Philippine and Romanian home-cooked food.
Joyous Dawn & Mr. Mookie’s three-week honeymoon road trip
A new husband and wife, a dog, and a rented RV + several National Parks all over the US = one breathtaking honeymoon that’s not for the faint of heart.
4 offbeat destination wedding & honeymoon venues in Puerto Rico
Last month I went on a 5-day press tour of Puerto Rico, busing around the island with a pack of other journalists to check out wedding and honeymoon destinations. It was fucking awesome, and I saw some venues that OMG, you guys… if you’re planning a destination wedding (or looking for a honeymoon spot), you would LOVE these places.
No, seriously: goth vegan former convents? Zebra-print villas? Rainforest terraces? You’re going to freak out.