Beth & Todd’s costume party, anniversary wedding
Beth and Todd got married on their 12 year anniversary: Halloween 2009! They had a personal ceremony with a costumed friend serving as officiate. Their guests surprised them with their elaborate costumes and they surprised their guests with a first dance rendition of Thriller.
Colorful, stylish (and sometimes nerdy) invites from Shine Wedding Invitations
Shine Wedding Invitations is designer Autumn Wyda’s baby. The store is a mix of her own personal style — sometimes ultra modern, sometimes classy and conservative, sometimes a little vintage-y and retro, but always clean and neat and not overly busy, is how she explains it. I just say WOW! These are rad and super hip. And also, me likey.
Cheap wedding favors: 8 clever ways to save money on your wedding favors
Bridal magazines feature a heap of mass produced “personalized” wedding favors that cost a fortune once you multiply your gifts by fifty… or heck, even 300!
Now of course, the cheapest way to do wedding favors is not to do them at all, which is cool by us!
That said, for those who have chosen to do favors for their guests, here are some cunning ways I’ve found to source cheap gifts for your loved ones without resorting to taffeta bags of almonds…
Yellow wedding shoes for a sunshine-y day [UPDATED for 2022!]
Oh, yellow shoes. You match with the leaves of an autumn wedding, compliment the grays of a winter wedding, brighten the day of a spring wedding, and shine like the sun for a summer wedding.
Caitlin & Jos chaotic gothic geek-chic wedding/party
Purple and green, zombies, pirates and dinosaurs… Oh my, Caitlin & Jos sure know how to celebrate a wedding their way.
Katie & Dave’s Area 51 alien roadside wedding
Katie and Dave wanted a traditional wedding, but found that the cost was just to much, so they decided to elope instead! And when better to do it than while in Las Vegas fulfilling one of Dave’s dreams (to attend the International UFO Congress).