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Whether you’re looking for unique wedding dresses, wedding shoes, cute wedding invitations, nontraditional wedding rings, or an offbeat wedding photographer… chances are you’ll find ’em here. Start by browsing our Vendor Directory for vendors in YOUR area, and then have fun with these posts to find online wedding dressmakers, photographers, and more!

shoes for bride with disability alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

One bride’s search for chronically fabulous footwear

My personal motto is “Chronically fabulous,” since I honestly truly believe that my disabilities can’t prevent me from being as fabulous as I can — in fact, they just add to it. They are part of me, and frankly those medical devices make my life a lot better.

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Free samples + 3 other reasons to love Shine Wedding Invitations

When you imagine your wedding invitations, do you think in Technicolor with modern imagery? If so, then I imagine you’re going to love our sponsor Shine Wedding Invitations. You might remember Shine from when we delved into their bling-y and sometimes nerdy designs.
Now let’s talk about all the ways these modern wedding invitations can match your wildest imagination…

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Celebrate 10 years of Wai-Ching with 10 incredible dresses and 10% off

We’ve been freaking out over Wai-Ching designs since 2007, but Wai Ching has been in biz for 10 years now! In order to celebrate those 10 wonderful years, Wai-Ching is offering a special 10% discount. But more on that later. First, let’s collectively drool over 10 of our favorite Wai-Ching dresses that’ll blow your skirts away…

NEWALEX HEEL alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

Wonderful wedding shoes for those of us with larger feet

Every time I do a shoe post catered to a specific foot-need, there are howls from the internet about how I’ve ignored THEIR special foot needs. This has happened so many times for so many years that the editors and I now have a joke about how long it will take for the first “validate my feet” comment to show up on some of my shoe posts. Well, for those of you seeking validation for larger-sized feet, TODAY IS YOUR DAY!

NYC Wedding Photographer Dustin Cantrell 6 alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

What are destination wedding photographer Dustin Cantrell’s 3 favorite things about offbeat weddings?

Guess who Ariel and I partied with at Lovesick in San Francisco? Our sponsor Dustin Cantrell! We had a blast with this guy who (we decided) is as awesome as he is talented. Which means it’s a safe bet that you will have a blast with him at your wedding… no matter where it is. Let’s look at some of Dustin’s favorite shots from his favorite locations, while we talk about his three favorite things about shooting offbeat couples…

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LEGO minifigure wedding favors for fun and entertainment

We had our guests choose and customize their own LEGO minifigures to take home as wedding favors. On top of being very popular, it turned into a fun activity for our guests at the reception/party!