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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.

painted wedding dress alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

9 painted wedding dress masterpieces you have to see to believe

I basically told the gals at RMINE that I wanted a dress that “looked like a unicorn sneezed on it.” And they whipped out their paint brushes, and worked into the night, until the store smelled of fresh paint and their floors looked like a unicorn had been slaughtered on them. And they gave me this beauty!

If you’re looking for more painted wedding dress inspiration or dresses you can purchase ASAP, keep scrolling…

Purple hair brides rock

23 reasons purple haired brides rule the world of colored hair

Unicorn haired brides are errrrrywhere these days and we can’t get enough. Bring us your glam, your goth, your violet-hued beauties yearning to be seen. Let’s peruse some of our very favorite purple haired brides from our huge archive of real weddings and see which hairstyles we covet the most…

Give your suit a chic edge with these wild wedding ties

Give your suit a style upgrade with these wild wedding ties

Your suit, groomsmen gear, dapper bride outfit, or whatever NEEDS one of these killer stylish wild wedding ties. I’ve compiled a solid list of tie options including bow ties, cosplay-inspired ties, subtly geeky ties, dinosaurs, floral prints, and even unicorns. If you’ve got some tie-wearers to buy for, get ready to start adding to cart…

Sassy and cute tights to rock under your dress (or pants!)

Sassy and cute tights to rock under your dress (or pants!)

I find that cute tights for weddings are an overlooked concept and they totally shouldn’t be! The opportunities for twirling photos, bridesmaid booty shots, and getting ready shenanigans are too plentiful to leave your leg look to chance. We went deep-diving for some of the most fun and most adorable tights and pantyhose for looking sexy-as-hell under that dress or outfit. Let’s go shopping…