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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.
The mother list of all mother-daughter dance songs as seen on @offbeatbride

34 of the BEST mother-daughter dance songs EVER

My dad passed away when I was two and I’ve been raised by my incredible mom since then. Through all my research, I’ve yet to find a list of songs for mother-daughter dances. While most of the father-daughter and mother-son songs would work, I’d love to pick your brains to see if you have any recommendations for a less gendered list for mother-daughter dance songs lists.

Gorgeous wood grain cake as seen on @offbeatbride

This wood grain cake is our rustic wedding dream cake

I spied this amazing wood grain cake at the wedding of Jalyn and Andrew at Alderbrook Inn and Resort in Union, WA. They had a rustic forest theme with pine cones, slices of logs, bundled wood place cards, and of course, this cake made to look like wood grain. It as like a fancy camp-out in the woods, all at their fingertips.

Let’s have an adventure and take a peek at the cake and other rustic woodsy wedding details…

alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

An octopus headpiece for the bride of Cthulhu

When it comes to octopodes and tentacles, we know Offbeat Bride readers have strong feels. And we’re right there with you — give us ALL THE OCTOPUS GEAR! Speaking of, this octopus headpiece I spied on Etsy is the goth-inspired steampunk-y, unda da sea veil of our dreams.

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This high-flying trapeze wedding is the greatest show on Earth

As if walking down the wedding aisle isn’t nerve wracking enough, these two did it 30 feet in the air on a high wire no wider than a human thumb. Mustafa and Anna have been performing with Ringling Bros. for the past six years. The two exchanged vows on the high wire where they met and fell in love, surrounded below by friends, family, and circus crew in a ceremony officiated by Ringmaster David Shipman who was ordained specifically for this wedding.

Is this high-flying trapeze wedding the greatest show on Earth? Let’s see! Oh, AND there’s a video for your ogling pleasure…

Wedding tattoos as seen on @offbeatbride

You have to see these “I Do” wedding tattoos

We featured a seriously intimate and tearful Washington D.C. elopement featuring hand-painted kitty shoes, a taco dinner, and the best Facebook surprise ever. Did you miss it? Go catch up! Back? Cool, let’s take a peek at one of our most favorite parts: their “i do.” wedding tattoos!

A Maui elopement with a volcano backdrop as seen on @offbeatbride

An elopement in Maui with a volcano backdrop

Max and Mel moved Maui to forge a new beginning for themselves and then met through a paddling club. Between karaoke after-parties and Maui adventures, loved blossomed. They decided to have a small elopement in Maui with the East Maui volcano, Haleakalā, as their backdrop. If you think this meant amazing photos, you’ll totally right. Think wide open vistas, dramatic cliffs, and moody clouds.