Shel & Mike’s Black & White Halloween Wedding
In keeping with the season, it’s time for our weekly Offbeat Halloween wedding! The Offbeat Bride: Shel, Coordinator Her Offbeat Partner: Mike, Fire Arms Instructor Location & date of wedding: Holiday Inn Select, Trevose, PA — October 31, 2008 What made our wedding offbeat: We tried to make the day about the two of us, […]
Tanya & Mark’s flamingo themed backyard wedding
The Offbeat Bride: Tanya, bookseller/crafty lady Her Offbeat Partner: Mark, administrator Location & date of wedding: Parents backyard in Northampton, PA — 6/6/09 What made our wedding offbeat: We wanted to keep our wedding fun, whimsical, and more like an outdoor party. I made everything I thought I could, allowing me to show of my […]
A small, self-uniting wedding
We wanted to keep things simple and inexpensive, but we still wanted some traditional elements. We prepared the food ourselves, and I made the wedding cake. We cooked steaks and baked potatoes on the park grills, and used antique china plates and saucers we got at a local thrift store.
The day started out very chilly and windy. My in-laws helped us set up, but because of the wind, we weren’t ready to begin when the guests arrived. Not to fear! They were wonderful family friends, and jumped in to help us finish putting things together. (There is a picture of me standing on a picnic table in 4″ heels while our guests help me decorate the wedding arch!) We had rain off an on, and my father-in-law had to hold an umbrella over the grill as my new husband tended it!
Nikki & Duncan’s Urban Primitive Backyard Wedding
The Offbeat Bride: Nikki, OBT member “nikki fizer” Her Offbeat Partner: Duncan, Musican Location & date of wedding: mother jungle of a patio in Harrisburg, PA — 7-7-2009 What made our wedding offbeat: Our wedding was very small (13 people). The groom wore a steampunk getup with a krazy Aztec/Myan dreadlock hairstyle with dot tattoos […]