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This is our huge archive of wedding DIY tutorials, but we’ve also got another archive for free wedding printables. You can also see TONS of wedding DIY ideas.

Felt succulents tutorial for all your rustic centerpieces and bouquets as seen on @offbeatbride #felt #fabricflowers #succulents #wedding

A felt succulents tutorial for all your rustic centerpieces, bouquets, and headpieces

Are you into succulents and want them to last forever and ever and ever? I’ve got a DIY project for super easy felt succulents to make into a bouquet, as your centerpiece, and even as a headpiece! Once these felt succulents are made, you can attach them to almost anything for a super fun and rustic vibe. Shall we learn how to make them? Let’s go.

Rag Curl Tutorial alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

The ultimate DIY tutorial for rag curls

Rag curls are easy to do and depending on how you do them, you can achieve anything from Greta Garbo to Veronica Lake to Lucille Ball-looking curls, without frying your hair. They are also excellent for lazy-hair people and kids because all you have to do is throw ’em in your damp hair, sleep comfortably (without big rollers or poke-y pins) and brush them out in the morning for curls that will literally last weeks if you want them to.

paper succulent bouquet photo by sandra costello photography seen on offbeat bride alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

How to make large paper succulent centerpieces (or bouquets!)

These paper succulents are a larger version of this amazing Lia Griffith tutorial. Her templates are built so that all 10 petal pieces fit on a standard letter size sheet of paper. This is great for the smaller, 2.5″ size flowers, but we needed to get beefy with these leafy blossoms!

Flowers are the oldest and most natural adornment for the hair alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

Foraging your floral afro, and more flowery hairstyles for natural-textured hair

Flowers are the oldest and most natural adornment for hair. They represent creation and a new beginning. With their scent and beauty, a few perfectly placed flowers can transform the simplest of hairstyles into breathtaking creations. For a kinky textured bride or groom for that matter, the floral afro is the perfect hairstyle.

Sample Cord alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

How to make your own tassled, loop-braided handfasting cords

I made our own tassled, loop-braided handfasting cords. For anyone else interested in making some like this, here’s my documented process, as well as some helpful tips I learned along the way.

makeup and hair tips from a burlesque performer alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

Vintage-style makeup and hair tips from a burlesque performer

I’m a recently retired burlesque performer, so I have a lot of beauty products, and also some skills from years of gettin’ fancy. Here’s my vintage-style makeup and hair tips for a burlesque-esque wedding day look…