Blue shoes, for weddings and other weird days [UPDATED!]
Over the past six weeks, I’ve been working my way through a rainbow of shoe colors. In my final week of working through the most basic spectrum, it’s time to focus on blue shoes.
Blue shoes are actually not uncommon at all for weddings — lots of brides who are going for the “something old, something new” tradition use them as their “something blue.” That said, I’m doubting the majority of brides would rock the loud-ass blue shoes I’m about to feature…
Pass your copy of the Offbeat Bride book to newly-engaged friends
It’s come to my attention that several Offbeat Brides have started a “Sisterhood of the traveling book” project, wherein they pass a single copy of my book Offbeat Bride: Creative Alternatives for Independent Brides from newly-engaged friend to newly-engaged friend. Here’s the purchaser of the book, Ellie, explaining how the tradition got established (spoiler: it was her husband’s idea!)…
Karrie Lynn & Matt’s Star Wars meets the outdoors wedding
This week we’re celebrating our sci-fi-loving, fantasy-squeeing, and comic book-collecting couples. That’s right: it’s geek week! Star Wars, LEGO minifigs, lightsabers, awesome planet-themed centerpieces and a beautiful ugly cry face are just the beginning of this amazing Star Wars meets the outdoors wedding.
Cat eyes, wayfarers, and rhinestones: eyeglasses for everyone
It’s Geek Week, friends, and if there’s one thing geeks know about it, it’s kickin’ eyewear, amirite? We love our ladies in lenses, so let’s see what kind of frames we can find online for both men and women to wear with their fancy wedding duds.