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Rock candy flowers and 11 other unique bridesmaid bouquet ideas

Look at this amazing bridesmaid bouquet. We’ve seen feathers and flowers before, but we’ve never seen colored sticks of rock candy added to a bridesmaid bouquet before!? How SWEET (har har) is that? A unique bridesmaid bouquet is a great way to add some extra special touches to your big day. Not everyone wants to […]

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Vintage National Park save-the-date posters

OBT member Alaura got some really unique inspiration when it came time to create her STDs. “I discovered some vintage posters done in the 1930’s by the WPA for the National Park system, and decided to take a picture from one of our hikes and turn it into that kind of poster.” Are these not […]

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Hand drawn Tolkien-style wedding maps

Check out Offbeat Bride reader Corinne’s hand-drawn wedding maps in the style of J.R.R. Tolkien!

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Hand constructed Victorian duck busts as cake toppers

Sometimes the talent level of our Offbeat Bride Tribe Members astound me. Heather aka. “Hev” made these Victorian duck busts to use as cake toppers for her wedding. “My future husband and I knew that we wanted ducks on the cake and when I went looking for toppers, I just couldn’t find a decent pair […]

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Rainbow Bride

We love EVERYTHING about Megan, the rainbow bride. For even MOAR rainbow wedding madness, check out the selection of rainbow stylings in this colorful ROYGBV roundup.

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It’s peanut butter jelly wedding time!

Thanks to OBT member Ellabean for both finding and sharing this super creative cake topper from Bee Mine Designs… Ellabean sez: “We wanted to have our son represented on the cake topper with us, because we believe this is as much his day as it is ours. I asked the lady who made the [cake […]