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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!

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Wildflowers and farmland at this clifftop wedding in Wisconsin

Instead of feeling like a wedding, the goal was “first family reunion.” And after finding an awesome farm locale with hay rides and lawn games, the potluck dessert and flowers came naturally to finish off the event. Despite planning from a state away, these two found help in their friends and family to pull it off. Put on your farm boots and check it out.

Beer Invitations from twisted limb alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

Introducing Twisted Limb Paperworks’ delicious wedding invitations made from BEER!

If you love beer AND protecting the environment, then you’re gonna have to raise a toast to offbeat sponsor Twisted Limb Paperworks, because they’re the geniuses that figured out how to combine those two things. And YOU’RE the awesome couple that’s going to have the coolest invites on tap. Keep reading to find out the four reasons to love Twisted Limb’s beer paper cards and envelopes.

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Alter egos, ninjas, and one stellar XKCD cake

The Offbeat Flickr Pool was jumping with cool fashion, cool photo ops, and cool venues. As one bride dances herself down the aisle, another hosts their reception at an arcade. Wrap it all up with some ninjas and XKCD, and you’ve got a wild and woolly Monday Montage.

alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

What’s so awesome about SimpleRegistry? (Hint: iPhones are involved)

Wedding registries — we love ’em! Seriously, what’s not to love? You get to pick your own prezzies and fill your newly wed abode with everything you’ve been desperately needing. But what if what you need can’t be completely registered for at, say, ONE department store? Then you gotta use a service like our sponsor SimpleRegistry –a one-stop cash registry service that enables you to add activities, experiences, and items from any retailer in the world to one easy-to-manage registry page. And here’s four reasons why SimpleRegistry simply (see what I did there?) kicks ass…