Category Archive

Stuff we love

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!

patterend paper tape alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

Save your tongue, seal your invitations with patterned paper tape

I don’t know about you, but I get positively SQUIDGY about licking envelopes, and come wedding invitation time, your tongue is going to be on overdrive. Unless you decide to rest your tongue AND give your envelopes a pop of color and seal your wedding invitations with patterned tape.

600 1323896566 alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

Decorated vans, ribbon veils, and pin curls

Check out Tribesmaid Sparklebun’s sheer cape, decorated Volkswagen, and charming-as-hell groom. I die from it all. The Flickr Pool, Pinterest, and the Tribe is making my day, and is making for a sweet collection of reader submissions for the Monday Montage.

7273131506 alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

Combine your fingerprints to make a custom wedding heart logo

Tribesmaid Honorarykiwi made a custom wedding logo by combining her and her partner’s fingerprints and initials. Here’s how she pulled it off…

IMG 20120407 150302 alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

Use flipbooks to help your guests Save the Date

Offbeat Bride Val had a dream of a Save the Date flipbook and her partner Theron made that dream a reality. Here’s Val’s explanation of how it went down: