Groom shot or band photo?

Written by Ariel

Ariel Stallings

Author of three editions of the Offbeat Bride book and its sequel (From Shitshow To Afterglow, the ultimate offbeat breakup book), Ariel Meadow Stallings is the publisher of all the Offbeat Empire web properties. She lives in Seattle with her teenaged son, where she also does small business consulting.

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◆ At a Glance ◆

While trawling through the Offbeat Bride flickr group, I was struck by how some of the hipper “groom and his men” shots look more like band photos. When are these guys taking it on the road?

Alex and his groomsmen decided to just skip the wedding and start a new wave air guitar band. They are currently air-touring around that same field. Photo by Whitney Lee

While trawling through the Offbeat Bride flickr group, I was struck by how some of the hipper “groom and his men” shots look more like band photos. When are these guys taking it on the road?

DKB and the news — David and his handsome ~~bandmates~~ groomsmen. Photo by John and Joseph Photography

This one was titled ‘the hotness.’ I dub thee the new band name! Photo by Andrew Thomas Lee

Groomsmen & Jay — Is anyone else reminded of Abby Road, but like with skipping?

MakingTheMoment_DG_273 — Photo by Making the Moment Photography

And then the question becomes, if these groomsmen were in a band, what would they play?

Want MORE groomsmen photos? Check out these links all about the men of the wedding party:

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