Category Archive

Wedding trends

While editing Offbeat wed, we look at thousands of weddings a year. Sometimes we notice trends — and sometimes we notice things that the mainstream wedding media SAYS are trends, that actually totally aren’t.

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From Legos to the four-legged: ring pillow alternatives from offbeat brides

Offbeat Brides have had some really creative ideas when it comes to ways to hold/present/keep there rings safe — far beyond just a little satin pillow.

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Ringing bearers: for weddings with lots of children

I went to some friends’ wedding a couple weeks ago, and they began their wedding-in-the-round ceremony with this wonderful thing I’d never seen before…

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Smile! The new mustache?

Could this be the new alternative to the mustache meme? I don’t know, I hope so, because it’s kind of all sorts of freaky, silly, awesomeness.

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On being an offbeat consumer

I don’t see consumer as a bad word. You just have to be clear on your consumer values, and stick to them.