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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.
Two garden enthusiasts rocked their same sex, garden backyard wedding as seen on @offbeatbride #gay #wedding

Find out what made this same sex, garden backyard wedding so HOT

Scott and Dennis are very much into gardening and spend a lot of their time in their front yard making it look awesome. Fittingly, they had a small, casual, summery, garden backyard wedding at a close friend’s home in a quiet neighborhood. It was a hot Florida day, but the real heat was coming from all the killer moves on the dance floor. Let’s check out this sweet and raucous backyard wedding.

ModCloth wedding collection as seen on @offbeatbride #wedding #dress

Retro wedding goodies: ModCloth is lining up a ton of affordable wedding fashion

We’re always digging on ModCloth for their super curated retro stylings, but the ModCloth wedding collection is kind of off the hook. There are lots of dress options from super fancy to cute and casual, and accessories and shoes to salivate over. Plus, most styles run up to 4X, so they’re pretty size-inclusive. Let’s take a look at some of our personal faves from their wedding collection.

A dark glam Utah wedding with a live ring tattooing as seen on @offbeatbride #weddings #blackdress #ringtattoo

A real time ring tattoo at this goth Utah wedding on Friday the 13th

Let’s set the scene: a glam black dress, a dapper long-locked groom, a Friday the 13th wedding, all in Utah. The bride, Stephanie, is a tattoo artist and even inked the wedding band on her groom Larry’s finger right after the ceremony. It was a hugely DIYed affair in a stunning venue filled with paper roses (made from pages of anatomy books and sheet music!) and hints of darkness among tons of light. Let’s gaze at this chic meets goth Utah wedding.

Reasons to buy a used engagement ring as seen on @offbeatbride #engagementring #weddings

Would you wear a used engagement ring? Here are some reasons to go secondhand

There are usually three types of reasons one might sell a used engagement ring: a divorce, lack of use/wear, or to pay for a ring upgrade or other life expense. It’s interesting how each reason can change the price and perception of rings. There are definitely folks out there who might not want a ring from a divorce just for superstition purposes, but for most of us, a used engagement ring can be the ticket to good bang for the buck. Let’s talk shop on why you might (or might not) want to opt for a secondhand used engagement ring.