Sweet, serious, and non-gaggy: a few of y’all’s very favorite wedding readings about love
When we’re doing our wedding profiles, we noticed some trends in nontraditional readings… readings that clearly Offbeat Brides tend to adore.
Celebrate your beer-brewing love in your unity ceremony
SarahKat & Ryan brew their own beer, so adding this hobby into their ceremony was perfect. Here’s how they incorporated the process and ingredients into their ceremony.
Start off your ceremony with a band of bell ringers
Melaina and Nick love kids and decided to have a merry little band to get the ceremony started: the kids ringing bells! But this adorable endeavor was not without its precautions.
Kat & Scott’s gamer geek gathering (with a side of wedding)
This pair knows how to play to their audience: board games, Rock Band, and gamer references all over this joint. They even have D6 cake pops! You’ll also love the sweet ending to the tale of a nervous brother and his ring warming duty. This is one kick-ass geekfest for gamers and those who love them.
Stephanie & Matthew’s music wine burgers and love wedding
Take tons of music, a musical seating chart, favorite band centerpieces, an amazing wine bar, and an awesome cake decorated with the family in their pajamas and you’ve got this blended family wedding. There’s also a really touching memorial to the bride’s mother who died on 9/11 — totally tear-worthy.
How to make your own Mad Libs wedding vows
Are you guys writing your own vows? Does one partner kick ass at putting your love into words, while the other partner is twisting in the wind? You can go the route of Anne (of wedding unicorn fame) who set up Mad Libs vows and used them in a couple genius ways. So why don’t you VERB this NOUN post ASAP.