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DIY

If you’re looking for free wedding printables and wedding DIY tutorials, it’s here. We’ve got everything from wedding decor DIY projects to fashion DIY, and of course DIY wedding favors. But for the love of god, mostly everyone wants wedding invitation DIY — we’ve got it all!

welcome bottles alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

Drink and be married with these reusable wedding welcome bottles

Welcome bags are often gift bags filled with treats, a schedule of events, and more treats. But the “bag” part of welcome bags bothered me. It just gets thrown out! So we put ourselves in our guests’ shoes and thought about the goals behind this slice of wedding etiquette. How do we remove wastefulness, make it useful, and make it celebration-worthy? Our answer: Reusable water bottles filled with Make-Your-Own-Margarita supplies!

how to use google docs to create online rsvps alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

How to use Google Docs to create an online wedding RSVP tool

Many wedding website or paperless invitation services offer a built-in RSVP tool, which is fabulous. However, if you’re looking for a free DIY option, look no further than the much-lauded Google Docs, which offers an easy and efficient way of creating an online RSVP tool using Google Forms.

Free Halloween wedding invitation fonts from @offbeatbride

16 bewitching free Halloween fonts for scarily good DIY wedding invitations

We’ve already introduced some gorgeous and FREE fonts that you can use for your DIYed wedding invitations, but this time around we’re giving some love to our couples planning Halloween weddings. We’ve got creepy fonts, horror movie-inspired fonts, and gothically delicious fonts for all types of Halloween-themed weddings. If you’re ready to tackle your own DIY Halloween invitations or save-the-dates, here are some of our favorite free Halloween fonts.

paper succulent bouquet photo by sandra costello photography seen on offbeat bride alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

How to make large paper succulent centerpieces (or bouquets!)

These paper succulents are a larger version of this amazing Lia Griffith tutorial. Her templates are built so that all 10 petal pieces fit on a standard letter size sheet of paper. This is great for the smaller, 2.5″ size flowers, but we needed to get beefy with these leafy blossoms!