Has the zombie wedding trend reached “peak zombie”?

A couple weeks ago, I was interviewed by a journalist writing for Yahoo Style about Pittsburgh Steelers running back DeAngelo Williams and his zombie-themed wedding photos. This is a great excuse to talk about the zombie wedding trend — and whether it’s peaked.

I got a Dark Garden corset fitted to my skeleton

Custom corsets are nothing new in these parts. I wore one at my wedding way back in 2004, and we’ve consistently ogled custom bridal corsets on Offbeat Bride in the decade we’ve been online. So when Dark Garden offered to walk me through the process of getting measured and fit for a new custom corset made to my now-measurements, I was all “Oh fuck yes.”

What does it feel like going to San Francisco and getting a corset fit to your skeleton? It feels like being a sexy bug. YES, REALLY.

Offbeat Bride, Divorced

Oh hi there, it’s me. Ariel. You know, the publisher of offbeatwed.com. The author with three names who wrote that book, Offbeat Bride: Creative Alternatives for Independent Brides, a decade ago? The founder of a publishing business built on the back of her 2004 wedding?

Yeah, that’s me. And as of this week, I’m divorced.

6 industrial chic wedding ideas that are turning our cranks

We are digging this whole industrial chic wedding trend. We already knew we loved rustic weddings and steampunk weddings, but industrical chic weddings brings some serious legit grit to a wedding theme. And when you’re being indudated with glitter and pastels and sweetness and light, sometimes you need a little edge, amirite?

Let’s explore the world of industrial chic weddings in the form of killer venues, underground Mad Max-style weddings, reclaimed wedding decor, and perfectly “ugly” outdoor spaces.