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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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Nothing will stop … THE WEDDING

My friend and neighbor, Seattle cartoonist Ellen Forney, recently designed these sci-fi fabulous wedding invitations for a local couple, Michaela and Ryan. See, when Ellen’s not busy cranking out comics for award-winning books, she does these badass custom wedding invitations. I’ve liked lots of Ellen’s invites in the past (and featured her before) but I’m […]

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Non-matching bridesmaids in green

I love that non-matching bridesmaids are becoming more popular in weddings these days … and this shot perfectly encapsulates it. Everyone’s in green, everyone’s lovely, and everyone’s different. Photo by Toronto photographer Derek Wuenschirs. To see more of Derek‘s photos from this wedding in Toronto (including a crazy-amazing bouquet), keep reading…

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Classy and heavily inked Hawaiian wedding

This photo of Mariko encapsulates her and Jeremy’s insanely classy-with-a-bite Hawaiian wedding: But really, you must see the entire set of shots by Hawaii photographer Frank Amodo, which includes portraits that will make you love bamboo even more than you already probably do: If you don’t have the patience for the slideshow, just start scrolling:

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Corinne’s light-up, ornament, crochet bouquet

Offbeat Bride Tribe member Corinne inundated the tribe with some of the fabulous DIY projects that she and her fiance have been making for their wedding. We were really delighted by her twist on on Naomi’s ornament/lights bouquet. Corinne made it her own by adding some awesome crocheted flowers to the mix!     Thanks […]