Connie & Jamie’s windy, nautical, owl-themed Scottish isle shindig
The Offbeat Bride: Connie, Charity Worker Her Offbeat Partner: Jamie, Admin Worker Location & date of wedding: Isle of Seil, Argyll, Scotland, UK — 27th June 2009 (and OBT member “Connikins“) What made our wedding offbeat: Connie’s from a wee island in the Inner Hebrides, where her family has a beautiful farm right by the […]
Cass & Liam’s Glam, Goth Wedding in Sydney’s Queen Victoria Building
Everything looked normal at a glance but when you had a second look you could see the quirks, like… inside the oh-so-elegant and grown-up looking guest gifts was something that can only be described as a “little kids party bag.” Or we had actually spray painted the flowers in my very traditionally shaped bridal bouquet to have black edging.
Sophie & Derik’s Canadian Thanksgiving Elopement
“What I loved about my wedding was that there was absolutely no “show” aspect to it. I’m a very shy person and I’m always feeling awkward at big parties, so I knew for sure that the best day of my life couldn’t be one of those.”
Jessica & Lorien’s Oliver Stone meets David Lynch fantasy wedding
The offbeat bride: Jessica Her offbeat partner: Lorien, CEO of Pingg.com Location & date of wedding: Wedding in Nevada desert, party in NYC loft — 10/3/09 wedding; 10/24/09 party What made our wedding offbeat: Never a traditionalist. Always a rebel (unless it turns into a cliche). Terrified of weddings and every “walk down the aisle,” […]
Kory & Ben’s Dia de los Dinosaurs Wedding
The offbeat bride: Kory Bingaman, illustrator and comic book artist Her offbeat partner: Ben Francka, writer and cook Location & date of wedding: Riverwalk Jazz Café, Ozark Missouri — September 19, 2009 What made our wedding offbeat: Neither of us were caught up on traditions or thoughts of “we have to do this because that’s […]
Ingi & Jay’s neo-Victorian, steampunk, black & white, garden wedding
The offbeat bride: Ingi, teacher (and OBT member) Her offbeat partner: Jay, beer warehouse supervisor Location & date of wedding: Edgar Allan Poe Museum, Richmond, VA — 10/17/09 What made our wedding offbeat: I fell in love with the Poe Museum’s Enchanted Garden on a tour when I moved to Richmond years ago, so when […]