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Wedding Inspo

When you’re planning a wedding, really good wedding photography can almost be like looking at dirty pictures! This is our archive of posts focused more on wedding photography (and less on written explanations).

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These boxing poster invitations make me punch-drunk!

Offbeat Bride reader member Laurel created these vintage boxing poster inspired invitations and I think they’re a knock out. (Get it? Get it? Yikes.) Laurel says…

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Carnival-themed wedding in Hawaii

This carnival-themed wedding pretty much had it all… tattooed wedding party, high rockabilly/circus fashion, adorable groomsmen in suspenders, blue hair, beautiful Hawaiian landscapes, two wedding dresses and bridal shoes that’ll make you do a spit-take.

Need more convincing? Check out the bridal party’s Dirty Dancing wedding entrance…

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Rollerskating wedding

Many thanks to photographer Michelle Hayes for submitting these fabulous photos of Liz & Dave’s rollerskating wedding. I’m especially taken with Liz’s bubbly uber-ruffled pink Betsy Johnson wedding dress — it makes me think of a cupcake or some other sugary baked good begging for some om-nom-nomming: I’m not sure how Michelle managed to make […]

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How to make your own “Yay!” celebratory flags

I made these “Yay” flags for our wedding, intending for people to wave them for us as we walked away after the ceremony. They ended up being such an integral part of the evening, with everyone waving and shouting “YAY” every time we walked by! And since I added our names and the date to the back of them, they also served as the only favor we had for our guests. It is a quick and easy project — I hope you enjoy it!