Kelly & Chris’s NY Tea Party Wedding
The Offbeat Bride: Kelly, Make up Artist My Offbeat Partner: Chris, Software Engineer Location & date of the wedding: New York, NY courthouse, and reception at Alice’s Tea Cup. March 20, 2009. What made our wedding offbeat: I bucked tradition by having a mid-day tea party wedding: Everything was exactly like the tea parties I […]
Rachael & Dustin’s Goth Buddhist Wedding
The Offbeat Bride: Rachael, Neurobiology grad student and researcher (and hard-workingOBT mod) My Offbeat Partner: Dustin, Writer and English major Location & date of the wedding: Wyndham St. Anthony Hotel, San Antonio, TX — 06/07/2008 What made our wedding offbeat: Those that know us personally, really got it. Allow me to explain: Dustin is the […]
Jess & Aaron’s Funtastic Outdoor Zoo Wedding
The offbeat bride: Jess Her offbeat partner: Aaron Location & date of wedding: Western Australia Perth Zoo on January 31st, 2009 What made our wedding offbeat: Vivienne Westwood-inspired dress! Firetrucks! 3000 handmade paper cranes! SUPER cute bridal party Black/red/white theme… and I mean everything! Our wedding video was chosen to be done for free so […]
In defense of using thrift store dishes and silverware at your wedding
Last weekend I went to a thrift store and got 40 pieces of silverware (in good condition), 10 wine glasses, and about 5 coffee cups (all attractive, in very good shape) for freaking FOUR DOLLARS AND SEVENTY-FIVE CENTS. I actually cackled on the way back to my car.
Sarah & Richard’s Pirates of the Carribean Wedding
The Offbeat Bride: Sarah, hairdresser My Offbeat Partner: Richard, material handler, contractor Location & date of wedding: Newmarket, Ontario, Canada, on my Parent’s farm — July 12, 2008 What made our wedding offbeat: There are a few obvious reasons why my wedding would be considered “offbeat.” My dress was purple, my hair was red, he […]
Shannon & Brandon’s comedic Seattle wedding
The Offbeat Bride: Shannon, theater actress/web site manager My Offbeat Partner: Brandon, improv actor/managing director Location & date of wedding: Lake Forest Park Civic Club on Lake Washington in Seattle, WA (we’re not members, anyone can rent it) — 5/4/2008 What made our wedding offbeat: Our wedding was completely ours. We ran the thing ourselves […]