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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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Informal wedding invitation wording for folks who love fun

If you’re looking for unique wedding invitation wording that’s bursting with personality and won’t put your guests to sleep, we’ve got you! Here are a few nontraditional wedding invitation wording examples from Offbeat Bride readers and vendors.

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Elegant purple wedding with a SHOULDER CORSAGE!

We are swooning over every inch of this purple wedding theme, from the subtle wedding dress to that purple wedding bouquet to the Amazon wedding suit. We don’t see a lot of floral shoulder corsages but after this shoot, we demand more!

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Kick it with these colorful alternative wedding shoes

Here at Offbeat Wed, we have been talking about alternative weddings shoes for nontraditional folks LITERALLY FOR DECADES. I’ve been rounding up super bold unique bridal shoes since 2007, and as I’ve gotten older, my taste has only gotten weirder. Today, I’m going to share some of my favorite nontraditional shoes for 2022.

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Wedding inspo with a short red wedding dress and the best couple hair ever

While this is a styled shoot (meaning it’s a fake wedding), Kendal and Dean are a real couple. The idea behind the shoot was to show the ultimate non-traditional wedding – a humanist celebrant, neons everywhere, the bide wearing a mini red dress+pink veil. You’ll love the overload of color, Vegas vibes, waffle food truck, and the style for days — from Kendal’s impeccable short red wedding dress and natural hair, to Dean’s vintage suit and blond curls.

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12 ways to embrace your gray hair on your wedding day

We asked our readers to submit photos of themselves rocking silver hair on their wedding day and they did not disappoint! Behold, our line-up of glorious grey hair wedding photos.

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Steal these 10 unique engagement photos ideas

Looking for nontraditional engagement photo ideas that really showcase your personality? We’ve got a plethora of quirky, fun, playful, romantic, and even sexy engagement photos that’ll inspire you to plan a shoot that’s authentically you!