Bring everyone together with these collaborative non-dancing reception activities
“When planning our smaller wedding, we defaulted to dancing as the reception activity since that’s usually what happens, but it’s not really what we’d do for fun. We’d like to have another kind of activity that brings us together as a community. Any suggestions?”
Non-dancing receptions are becoming pretty common in offbeat circles, so it’s no wonder folks are considering different kinds of activities. I scoured our archives and did some brainstorming to see what non-dancing reception activities would bring your guests together. Here are some ideas…
Can an emergency hospital visit still end up as a fabulous wedding day? Hell yes it can.
You may remember Hannah from this post about being a fat bride. Seeing her wedding confirmed that she rocked it. But when a wedding ends up being completed in a hospital, you KNOW it’ll be a wild ride. But this pair managed to look amazing, make it to the reception, and keep a killer attitude all at the same time. Come for the story, stay for the ruby red dress, autumn colors, and amazing comic book-inspired headpiece.
Blush & bashful: 21 pastel pink wedding dresses that are your new signature color
When Shelby from Steel Magnolias declared “blush and bashful” to be her signature wedding colors, we knew we’d be forever feeling the pink kinship. Colored wedding dresses are absolutely something you can rock, especially when they’re pale, perfect, and pastel pink. Let’s see what pastel pink wedding dresses previous Offbeat Brides have worn AND a few we’re jonesing for in general.
You’ll fall for this multicultural midweek wedding with dinosaurs and pom-poms
Annie and Jose had a multicultural midweek wedding under towering redwood trees. They gorgeously combined their two cultures (Jose is from Spain and Annie is from Japan) with ceremonies and details from each. They also used their communities to make the wedding a labor of love with DIY flower arrangements, makeup and hairstyles, and lots of decor elements. Don’t miss their guest book art project and golden dinosaurs, too!
How to make cardboard face cut-outs for your photo booth
We’ve long loved the idea of having far-flung guests or pets cameo at your reception with cut-outs of their faces. It’s pretty easy: a print-out, a craft stick, and some glue. But what if you want a BIG face instead? You might see them at concerts and of course, in photo booths!
Big cardboard head cut-outs are easy enough to make if you’ve got the time and aren’t already overburdened with DIY projects. Here’s how to make cardboard face cut-outs…
Wedding registry ideas for the cooking-challenged: The must-have kitchen items
We recently had long-term house sitters who found our kitchen very much lacking in basic amenities. So I asked them what our kitchen needed. They turned around and said… basically, everything.
If you are also cooking-challenged, and want to use your newly married lives as an excuse to start learning how to use your kitchen, here are the things that a newbie should register for…