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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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Bridal fire spinning

I’ve heard of couples hiring fire performers at their weddings, but never seen photos of a bride actually BEING the fire performer! Thanks to Kelly G from Closed Circle Photography (aka @circlephoto) for submitting these photos of a bride named Amanda spinning fire at her recent wedding. To see the full series, keep reading…

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YAY! Celebratory flags!

Forget rice! OBT member Michele has created a more colorful and fun alternative for guests to show their enthusiasm…

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Sarah & Celso’s chartreuse wedding

Texas wedding photographer Brandi Thompson (who y’all have seen on OBB before) just posted a couple sneak peek photos from Sarah & Celso’s recent wedding: That chartreuse wedding dress! Wow. Brandi said she’d share additional photos with Offbeat Bride when she’s done with post-processing — but in the meantime, go check out the sneak peek […]

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Steampunk wedding cake

Liz and Austin’s steampunked wedding cake. The metallic gears, doors, rivets, and panels were all made of fondant and were entirely edible. This is probably the baddest-ass wedding cake you will ever see. Respect. Best part: the cake tasted just as decadent as it looked!

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Tim & Andrea’s farmer’s market wedding

Thanks so much to Abby Rose Photo for sending me these amazing photos of Tim & Andrea’s Ann Arbor wedding. All the details are amazing — you’ll see! — but I especially love that their reception was at the Ann Arbor Farmer’s Market. Seriously, folks: it pays to think very creatively when it comes to […]

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Christina and Justin

Oh Red Heart Photography you have done it again… you’ve brought us another incredible offbeat couple rocking a sweet Hawaiian wedding! This time it’s Christina and Justin and their awesome wedding style. I love the groom’s all black, “Johnny Cash” look. It’s one of those outfits that you NEVER see grooms wearing for an Hawaiian […]