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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.
GC5A0276 alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

Murals, shots, & a wicked venue at this Jersey City wedding

Margaret and Eric’s Jersey City wedding was ultra laid-back, super fun, and set in a vividly colorful and hip venue, South House. There were games, shots, epic dances, a rustic (and huge!) naked cake, and some of the most gorgeous mural shots ever.

readings 2 alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

21 modern love poems that make swoon-worthy wedding poems

Finding the right wedding readings for your ceremony can be a bear if you don’t know where to look. This is especially so if you’re diverting from traditional and/or religious readings and want something more modern, secular, funny, or all of the above. I wanted to see what was cooking in modern poetry to see if there were some new poems that would make amazing wedding readings that we hadn’t seen before. Spoiler alert: there were!

Hidden waterfalls & mountain views at this Iceland elopement with a fab red dress

Hidden waterfalls & mountain views at this Iceland elopement with a fab red dress

Bojan and Caitlin are from Australia and wanted to blow tradition right out of the water with a destination elopement in one of our favorite locales: Iceland. Wearing white and red respectively, they traversed the landscape of the highlands to find hidden waterfalls, fluffy snow, and endless mountain views.

Pastel suits & a surprise drag show at this two groom fête in Chicago

Pastel suits & a surprise drag show at this two groom fête in Chicago

You’re going to fall straight into love with the baby blue and sea foam green suits on these grooms. And once you’ve fallen hard for them, get ready to fall even harder for their colorful reception with a surprise drag show.