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Silver Cross Strap Peep Toe Heels alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

Sparkly silver wedding shoes for super snazzy feet [UPDATED for 2022!]

While white wedding shoes and blue wedding shoes are still some of the most popular colors for wedding footwear, we know that silver has taken its spot up there, too… and with good reason. Silver is essentially a neutral, it’s sparkly, it’s super fun, and there are tons of options due to its popularity.

Let’s go shopping for awesome silver boots, silver wedding heels, silver Oxfords, and of course, silver wedding flats and wedges…

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

You won’t have seen anything like this rustic costume wedding with a pancake cake

Travis and Gia are both the adventurous and creative, so they planned a super DIYed rustic costume wedding with Halloween touches (one final hurrah for this season!) and a totally independent spirit. So there were kick-ass decorations incorporating pumpkins, costumes, rustic wood, hot pepper jelly favors, and a PANCAKE CAKE! Plus, I just can’t get over the awesomeness of Gia’s short green dress, tiny lace gloves, and birdcage veil. Oh, and don’t miss Travis’ general hotness in his killer tie.

An aerial silk chuppah and two stunning gowns at this beach wedding

An aerial silk chuppah and two stunning gowns at this sweet beach wedding

Lindsey and Whitney’s beach wedding featured a fab DIY chuppah, two gorgeous gowns, and a little meaning to the wedding date. Whitney is an aerial yoga instructor and practitioner, and the cloth of the chuppah was one of Whitney’s aerial silks, which reminded them look to the sky and fly. Let’s see how much loveliness we can find in this sweet beach wedding…

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Planning tools 101: wedding budget calculator

We launched a comprehensive and totally customizable document of wedding planning spreadsheets if you’re the type to get down with spreadsheets like I am. First we featured a big ol’ wedding timeline, then we featured the guest list planner, and now we’re showing you the wedding budget calculator for all your costs and figures and savings.