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Catherine Clark loiters at her local library, makes art, watches movies en masse, plays video and tabletop games, poorly cooks healthy things, cuddles with her feline fur babies, and blogs at BijouxandBits.com.
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When you have a wedding tattoo artist giving guests REAL tattoos!

Ok, so we know that a wedding tattoo artist idea recently went viral on TikTok, but we’ve been talking about this wedding trend since back in 2019 when we featured this chic boho Brooklyn wedding!

A whimsical & intimate pop culture wedding in Chicago? As you wish

A whimsical & intimate pop culture wedding in Chicago? As you wish

Offbeat Bride’s Executive Editor got married! Catherine and her husband Steven share a ton of geeky and pop culture interests so it made sense to infuse fun references, soundtrack themes, and fandom homages into their whimsical, pop culture-themed wedding in Chicago. It was held at a West Loop venue with a feast, an ice cream cart, a Hogwarts Great Hall photo booth, and dancing awkwardly into the night.

Don’t miss the bride’s custom dyed ombre unicorn dress!

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A New York confectionery wedding with smoke bombs, viking horns, & a haunted paintball field

Tara and Mike decided to do something more industrial-themed for their New York wedding. They brewed large batches of mead (Tara makes the most incredible mead) for their wedding and anniversaries to come.

The day itself was incredible. Think smoke bombs, dinosaurs, haunted hay paintball fields, drinking horns, an epic groom’s cake of Cthulhu rising from the abyss with miniatures, and so much more.

If these aren't the dreamiest Paris engagement photos, I'll eat my chapeau

If these aren’t the dreamiest Paris engagement photos, I’ll eat my chapeau

Engagement goals: “Isaac learned how to ride a bike earlier this year for the first time. He learned because he knew that I wanted to ride bikes together through the city. He actually bought a bike and started practicing every afternoon so he could be ready to bike with me for our trip, it was super sweet and thoughtful. So the afternoon we spent biking around the city was definitely a highlight.”