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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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Hand constructed Victorian duck busts as cake toppers

Sometimes the talent level of our Offbeat Bride Tribe Members astound me. Heather aka. “Hev” made these Victorian duck busts to use as cake toppers for her wedding. “My future husband and I knew that we wanted ducks on the cake and when I went looking for toppers, I just couldn’t find a decent pair […]

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Rainbow Bride

We love EVERYTHING about Megan, the rainbow bride. For even MOAR rainbow wedding madness, check out the selection of rainbow stylings in this colorful ROYGBV roundup.

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Fire! Hot Metal! We made our own wedding rings!

It wasn’t easy, and it was not cheap, but we had a lot of fun, and I learned that I can use those sort of tools and I’m not afraid. It’s the ultimate DIY project. And here is how we did it…

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Skip the tablecloths – wacky wedding placemats for the win!

The idea of spending money on tablecloths that are guaranteed to be stained with bbq sauce (to the tune of 120 bucks) made me angry and frustrated. How would I wash them? How could I throw them away? I didn’t personally feel good about plastic ones in part because the way the plastic sounds — when it rubs against itself it’s like fingernails on the chalkboard to me (heebiejeebies).

So, after a festive jaunt to a local fast-food place, I had an epiphany.