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Wedding invitation wording basics from @offbeatbride

“You’re invited, bishes!” Wedding invitation wording basics for the newly engaged

First, congratulations on your engagement! Today we’re here now to talk about wedding invitation wording, whether you’ll be mailing printed invitations or sending something out electronically. You want to tell your guests how it’s all going down and we’re here to outline it all for you. Don’t forget, we’ve got a whole archive of invitation wording archive, too!

Three-day wedding as seen on @offbeatbride

This South Asian three-day wedding of our daydreams had dance performances to write home about

Shazia and her family are Pakistani and Imran and his family are from Bangladesh. Both are of the Muslim faith. They hosted the seriously stunning South Asian three-day wedding of our dreams. There were also two performances by Vanderbilt University’s South Asian dance team, The BhangraDores totally worth seeing. Let’s gaze at the whole gorgeous three-day wedding.

Shakespeare wedding readings and quotes as seen on @offbeatbride

The Bard abides: Shakespeare wedding readings and quotes for the rest of us

The Bard is the man. He’s definitely said a fair few words about love. And other topics totally relevant to weddings. I decided to trawl Shakespeare’s most famous works and pick out some rad quotes and readings from which to steal for your vows, readings, speeches, ironic ramblings, and ceremony in general. Shakespeare was a tongue-in-cheek dude, so there’s lots of snark, sweetness, realism, and general awesomeness to nick for your needs.

boxing match wedding alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

The first rule of this boxing match wedding: tell everyone!

Brisbane, Australia natives Christine and Kieron took a raucous route with their wedding by having a “Fight Night”-themed ceremony in a boxing ring. There was a whole lot of trash-talking, naughty jokes, and banter througout. The bout was officiated by Annie Grace Ceremonies and Dave Eller, Fight MC, and thankfully ended in a draw.