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Fashion

Sometimes we unleash our inner 12-year-old and are all OMG HOLY SHIT AWESOME CLOTHES SQUEE!!! Won’t you join us in this exploration of superficiality? Offbeat Wed’s fashion coverage includes tuxedo alternatives for grooms, clothes for non binary folks, lots of very unique wedding shoes, and more! Be sure to check out our wedding fashion advice posts, too.

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A rainbow crochet wedding dress made from 7 MILES of embroidery floss

If you’ve ever cursed your way through a craft project, muttering, “Why did I do this to myself?” meet Audrey Blackburn. She didn’t just commit to making a wedding dress… she committed to it entirely made of embroidery floss. That’s right, the delicate thread people usually reserve for cross-stitching and friendship bracelets. Audrey? She turned it into a full-length, rainbow-gradient, body-hugging masterpiece.

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Nontraditional wedding dresses on Etsy you should add to your cart RN

Here are a few of Offbeat Wed reader’s FAVORITE nontraditional wedding dresses… we’re talking the actual styles that our actual readers are actually buying this season, based on our affiliate sales data and lifted straight from the Offbeat Wed Shop.

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I lost it: Temu wedding dresses for a Halloween wedding

I tried on 7 Temu wedding dresses and I definitely have thoughts…This Temu wedding dress journey was full of surprises! Each dress was a different style for a Halloween wedding ranging from rustic Pagan wedding look to a gothic wedding ‘fit with a black corset and even a sparkly pantsuit situation! Ready for a Halloween wedding dress fashion show?

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Is a purple wedding dress timeless?

While white has traditionally been the go-to color, more soonlyweds are breaking away from white wedding dresses and embracing unique and vibrant alternatives like the purple wedding dress! The stunning and captivating nature of a purple wedding dress is perfect for marriers who want to make a bold and unforgettable statement on their wedding day. Let’s ogle a few of our favorite purple wedding dresses from real weddings and vendors we love.