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Fashion Advice

Sure, we’ve got wedding dress shopping advice and guides for plus-sized folks… but Offbeat Wed’s fashion coverage includes SO much more, like tuxedo alternatives for grooms, clothes for genderqueer and nonbinary folks, lots of very unique wedding shoes, and more!

vegan wedding dress alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

How to find a vegan wedding dress

Avoid dresses that contain the mixture of silk, chiffon, taffeta, leather, wool, pearls, and feathers. Once you know what to avoid, just keep an eye out for materials that you do want, like polyester, cotton, linen, lace, etc.

gabriellered1 alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

The panty purpose: an epic post on wedding underwear

What’s going under your gown? Offbeat Bride takes you on a guided tour of your undergarment options, from structured girdles all the way to free-balling.

Unique Vintage Plus Size 1950s S alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

Mother of the bride dresses that are not frumpy

Your mom should wear something that not only looks and feels good, but that expresses her style (and potentially the style of the wedding!). Here are some suggestions for the Offbeat Bride and Groom’s moms out there.

wedding dress envy alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

The dreaded dress lust (also called, Dress Envy, Dress Regret, etc…)

You know that feeling when you already have your THEE DRESS but then you see another amazing design and think, hmm? Maybe that wasn’t THEE DRESS because it’s quite possible that this one is THEE DRESS. Yeah, it happens. Check out how one Offbeat Bride dealt with her dress lust…