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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!

rock paper scissors vows alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

I’ll be your rock, paper, AND scissors

Sara and her husband Ev (who you may know as one of the guys who invented Blogger) played a li’l game of rock-paper-scissors at the altar to see who would say their vows first.

astronaut themed wedding as seen on offbeat bride alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

Lifting off together: when you have a themed astronaut wedding!

We love the space theme at Christine and Cameron’s astronaut wedding in Portland! Judging by the date stamps on the photos, it looks like it happened at dawn — just like you would expect from a shuttle launch. In this shot, the two newlyweds prepare for take-off as man and wife, how much do we […]

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

Sarah Snook’s cemetery wedding

I know I said before that your wedding is not a contest, and I still very firmly believe this. That said, I have yet to see a wedding as fabulously goth as Sarah Snook’s. First, read this article to get the story on Sarah and her husband Chase’s cemetery wedding in Cleveland. Then, head over […]

welcome bag numbered alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

Treat your guests and support the local economy with local-style “welcome to Maui” guest bags

When putting my welcome bags together, my goal was to use as many local Hawaiian products as possible, because Aaron and I strongly believe in supporting the local economy of our favorite place on Earth.