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Walking down the aisle without flowers

I’m getting married in September and am thinking about not carrying anything (flowers, etc.) when walking down the aisle. I love flowers, but I don’t really feel like having something that I will only hold for about 10 minutes. What are your thoughts?

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Carissa’s DIY tapas & cupcakes wedding

The offbeat bride: Carissa, hairstylist/sometime burlesque dancer Her offbeat partner: Adam, casino chump and art student Location & date of wedding: Riverside, CA @ Cafe Sevilla. March 29, 2008 What made our wedding offbeat: We tried to go DIY with all we could. I have a love of all things antique so I went with […]

chandelier alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

Chandelier trend

Chandeliers are showing up in indie weddings lately — and I don’t just mean literally. I mean sure, there was this amazing (and amazingly expensive) display from photographer Elizabeth Messina’s wedding. I also love these shots of chandeliers in trees. But chandeliers are also showing up on invites, like the handmade ones here the left […]

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Offbeat-er than thou

I belong to a community of brides on another site. One of the brides prides herself on her uniqueness and originality. No one has a problem with that. But she really puts down a lot of the other brides who are more traditional. She calls their weddings ‘cookie cutter’ — which really hurts some people’s feelings! How can I tell someone to chill with their “I’m so original and different” superiority trip?