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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.

Birdcage veils to make your wedding outfit take flight as seen on @offbeatbride #veils #birdcageveil

35 birdcage veils to make your wedding outfit take flight {Updated for 2022!}

When you want a veil that’s not too much, just enough to give you a killer vintage vibe, and a bit of mystery to your outfit, birdcage veils are your best friend. It can seriously be the netted cherry on top of your outfit. When you’re mane is colorful or alternative, topping it with a sweet little white birdcage veil (like Katy did above!) can be so rad. Or if you’re going for simple and sleek hair, you can nab a big and wild headpiece to make your ‘do off the hook. Are you thinking about rockin’ a birdcage veil?

We’ve got a collection of some of our favorite birdcage veils we’ve featured AND a fair few that you can buy for your own wedding. Let’s get to the good stuff…

metal boutonniere alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

A 3D printed organic-meets-metal boutonniere

Whether you’re the groom, the bride, part of the wedding party, or just a guest with style, you’re going to LOVE these organic-meets-metal boutonnieres by Etsy seller Collected Edition. The stainless steel metal boutonniere is 3D printed, then coated in polished gray steel, 24kt gold plated steel, and nickel plated steel. Dude, a 3D-printed metal boutonniere?! Sign us up.

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

This celestial rhinestone bridal crown is straight from the stars

When it comes to sparkly shinies, you can’t be this celestial rhinestone bridal crown. It’s part ultra glam, part cosmic girl (cue “She’s just a cosmic girl from another galaxy…”). It screams whimsical awesomeness and we can’t get enough.

These vintage travel cases are the bouquet alternative of our dreams

These vintage travel cases are the bouquet alternatives of our wanderlust dreams

We featured the sweetest vintage travel-themed wedding featuring flight attendant-inspired bridesmaids, vintage airmail favors filled with candy from around the world, and so many map and globe details we couldn’t even count. Don’t miss the bride’s map shoes! It was a wanderlusting dream. But how could we ignore the FANTASTIC non-floral “bouquets” held by the bridesmaids: vintage travel cases! They made for some of our most favorite wedding party shots ever. Let’s spy the many retro-fabulous vintage travel cases that Marvyl’s bridesmaids carried to pitch-perfect effect.