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Alternative Wedding Ceremony Ideas & Examples

We’ve got SO much wedding ceremony advice like how to officiate a wedding, tons of wedding ceremony readings, a bazillion wedding ceremony scripts, and even wedding vow examples! We’ve also got info about handfasting and other unity ceremonies. You’ll want to start here: Wedding Ceremony 101.

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A wine box ceremony with a Where’s Waldo surprise

For our wedding ceremony we are going to do a wine box ceremony, but instead of writing love letters we are putting in a personal token of our love… Where’s Waldo!

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How to write a killer wedding speech: include zombies, robots & bunnies

You saw Rose’s “beautiful zombie” wedding invitations, now read the “beautiful zombie, robot, bunnies and frogs” wedding speech that was given by a close friend of theirs. Never has zombies, robots, and cute little animals gotten together to make so much love.

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52 incredibly romantic and not (too) cheesy love & wedding quotes

I culled my quotes file and nailed down fifty-two bad-ass quotes that I adore and that I’m sharing with you now. I used most of these on our wedding favors. A few of these are old favorites of Offbeat Bride, but a lot of them I’ve never seen on a wedding site. So enjoy and begin compiling and culling your own metric fuckload of quotes!

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Seven rice tossing and send-off alternatives for a very dramatic exit

Looking for alternatives to rice throwing at the end of your ceremony or reception? Glad you asked. Here are some bitchin’ ways to give your guests a reason to throw stuff at your face. You know they want to…

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Funny wedding readings to make you laugh AND cry

We already gave you awesome wedding readings for bad-ass couples, but what if you’re less bad-ass and more wonderfully weird? Here are some lighthearted, funny, and silly wedding readings taken from Dr. Seuss, Neil Gaiman and Douglas Adams, and believe it or not, they’re both weird and wonderful… just like YOU!

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Who should walk me down the aisle?

We’ve addressed how to tell your dad someone else is walking you down the aisle before (lots of great comments on that post!), but never really touched on the options for who else could walk with you. Here are just a few of the people who have walked offbeat brides down the aisle, with amazing photos to show you how it’s done.