21 flower wedding hairstyles: crowns, updos, and more!
Who’s dreaming of springtime? Raises hand. Now that we’ve safely got past things like the winter solstice and holidays and all the fun, unique things about this season, let’s talk about flowers. Specifically, flowers in your hair, yo.
WTF is an STD: Offbeat Bride’s glossary to wedding acronyms and phrases
If you’re new to the wedding planning, there may be some terms you don’t know. Or are you wondering why your engaged friend keeps talking about their STDs? It’s not even the acronyms that can be confusing — the wedding planning lexicon is a strange beast. Here’s a list of stuff that gets mentioned a lot in the wedding industry.
Jessica & Emet’s queer Orthodox Jews in a Reform Temple wedding
Pomegranate-themed decor, a bright reception space, a truly epic ceremony setting, queer-appropriate Jewish traditions, and the smiliest, happiest, most adorable couple — this one is a keeper, folks. And of course, get ready for one of our famously-loved first looks. Tears, I tell you, TEARS!
Jess & Mac’s LEGO-tastic museum wedding
A local waterworks museum is a pretty rad venue for a LEGO-themed wedding like this. This pair loves engineering, color, and having a grand time building with LEGO. They may have been concerned that their guests wouldn’t jive with the theme, but boy were those fears unfounded. You’ll want to see how they incorporated LEGO into their cake, their ceremony, and even their shoes. Just watch out for the bride’s grandma… she’s feisty!
Turn up the heat with 13 bonfire weddings
Come out of the woodwork, bonfire lovers! I’ve got a dozen bonfire-y weddings for you to ogle. After their weddings, our Offbeat Brides have cozied up to anything from tiny lil firepits to roaring infernos. They’ve played croquet nearby, shown off their hooping skills, and drank tastefully from kegs. One even had a fire dancer light the blaze for the evening.
Not enough? Want more? Fine. Go roam around our bonfire archives. Take a s’more with you.
Harmony & Judah’s ’60s mod math and science wedding
The groom’s polka-dotted shirt, the science-themed temporary tattoos, the giant chalkboard wall full of Feynman Lectures, the astronaut ice cream favors, the bride’s retro dress — these are a few of my favorite things. Ground control to Major Tom: commencing countdown, engines on. Liftoff and see this science and 1960s mod wonderland of a wedding!