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

Flying Zeros! This Nightmare Before Christmas headpiece is NO nightmare

Halloween (and potentially Christmas!) brides, I could NOT wait to share this headpiece with you. As an avid fan of The Nightmare Before Christmas, anything featuring a one Mr. Jack Skellington calls my name. And I know some of you out there are on my boat and are planning a spooktacular Halloween wedding that needs this Nightmare before Christmas headpiece. For glob’s sake, there’s a FLYING ZERO on top!

Gorgeous wedding corsets as seen on @offbeatbride #corset #wedding

Laces and leather: wedding corsets of our dizziest daydreams

One trend that has lasted for years on Offbeat Bride is the timeless, ever-flattering corset. It easily transitions from costume to steampunk to elegant and simple. We have so many amazing vendors with whom we work who create absolute works of art for our readers that it’s hard to even keep track of them all. What better way to try than to round up the most recent and most awesome wedding corsets we’ve seen in years? Let’s ogle the intricate details and fabulous waistlines created by these looks.

A bluegrass 1920s speakeasy wedding as seen on @offbeatbride #twenties #wedding

This mug shot photo booth gives your guests the criminal element

Hope and David’s speakeasy-style wedding had so much retro style (think bluegrass music, a moonshine speakeasy room, and an El Camino getaway car. But our favorite part? The old timey mug shot photo booth! With a blank wall, a little black tape, a few crime-themed props, and an instant camera, you’ve got an awesome photo booth to fill up a photo guest book.

Chocolate signature cocktail as seen on @offbeatbride

Chocolate-fiends: This grasshopper julep could be your chocolate signature cocktail

Hey, chocolate lovers: are you in need of a really good chocolate signature cocktail, or even an idea for a unity cocktail? This grasshopper julep might be your new favorite drink. We just had the Kentucky Derby, so a good, stiff bourbon drink is just what the drink doctor ordered. Hell, maybe just save this recipe for a particularly long crafting night. I won’t judge. I’m probably drinking one right now anyway. Let’s see how to make this mint meets chocolate meets booze delicious monstrosity.