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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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Monday Montage: kind of blue

Got the Monday blues? Well, the Monday Montage does too… with a little bit of yellow and green to boot. So, check out some of the latest and greatest from the Offbeat Bride Flickr pool.

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20 funky bridesmaid dresses under $60

I thought I’d highlight a few of my favorite bridesmaid-ready dresses from ModCloth, aiming for the uber-affordable under-$60 options. My goal? Fancy enough to feel “weddingy,” but fabulous enough to be worn to a cocktail party after the fact.

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My retro-futuristic chuppah

Our chuppah’s design was inspired by the Jetsons cartoons, 50s-era “googie” architecture like the Theme Building at LAX, and movies like Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow and Fritz Lang’s Metropolis.

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A wedding dress that belongs in the wild

Laura is a wilderness gal who lives in the woods of Ontario. Naturally, she wanted a dress that reflected her lifestyle: eco-friendly, unique and funky. Just wait until you see the details on what she wore…