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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.
whitneyrhasan 003 alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

An art gallery wedding with style to spare

Whitney and Rhasan’s wedding at Swarm Gallery in Oakland, California definitely have awesome style (just check out Rhasan’s pants and Whitney’s awesome ink!), and looks both creative and delicious.

spiral aisle alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

Turn your aisle into a spiral

We’ve seen some weddings in the round before, but Jenni and Shaun’s “spiral aisle” is pretty genius.

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

Glam, rock, and gothic makeup looks FOR MEN

We love us some dudes in makeup. Give us eyeliner and a little contouring any day. Reader Kirstin wanted to see some examples for makeup-wearing guys and we obliged. We found some good examples from the Offbeat Bride archives, a couple of YouTube gurus, and of course, some celebrities rockin’ the makeup.

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Funky reception dancing, a speech with props, and a Ron Swanson painting guest book

Crystal and Richie sneak a smooch behind a great Neil Gaiman book. We’ve also got some funky reception dancing, a speech with props, and a Ron Swanson guestbook painting. It’s a wacky week in reader submissions and I wouldn’t have it any other way.