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nine alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

How to DIY your own Hello Kitty Garter

OBTer Waiala made the cutest durn garter in the history of EVAR and graciously agreed to share how she did it! Just a few supplies and some nifty hand-stitching or machine work and you’re on your way to uber-cute! Hello Kitty fans: this is for you!

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Sarah & Cody’s eclectic purple wedding

Sarah and Cody threw a crazy purple offbeat wedding — from Sarah’s amazing dress to their bridesmaid’s purple hair.

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Terri & Sebastian’s spontaneous, intimate European elopement

Terri and Sebastian ditched all the traditional wedding accoutrements for their Spain elopement, and instead treated the day like a fabulous photo shoot. Wait till you see the photos!

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Michele & Stuart’s splendiferous, Scottish shindig

Michele and Stuart, who introduced us to post-it note STDs and some bad ass custom matches, also created their own graphic logo for their wedding … and that’s just the tip of their creative wedding iceberg!

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Alison & Matt’s Icelandic wedding & Philadelphia library reception

Instead of a cake cutting, we had gingerbread versions of ourselves and bit off each other’s heads.

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The other side of the veil: one bridal shop employee shares her perspective

For four summers during my college years, I worked at a bridal and formal dress salon — it was one of my favorite jobs.