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Fabulous fashion, a jaunt in the water, and one colorful ceremony space

Tribesmaid Inthecorridors created this intricate headpiece from silk millinery flowers and kanzashi on a silk band with a gold-painted Millennium Falcon, atop an ivory stretch lace veil. It’s a fashion bonanza this week in the reader submissions and we are all over it.

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Send your partner a drink before the wedding

Ariel already suggested sending your partner a salatious love note before the ceremony, but what about my old friend Sarah’s idea of sending your partner a stiff drink before the wedding? Sarah explains her genius idea…

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Sarah & Joe’s church wedding with 1,000 cranes

This sweet offbeat lite church wedding just screams down home charm. They may have battled the mid-summer Oklahoma heat, but their community efforts made it all worthwhile. With a scrapbook for a guest book, homemade bouquets, and lots of paper cranes made by lots of people, this is a DIY wedding you’ll love.

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Find the perfect anniversary gift for you and your partner with Gemvara

Hey you: Married readers! Yeah, we know you’re there and we love that you keep reading Offbeat Bride even after your wedding. Do you sometimes feel sad because our vendors aren’t really relavent to your needs anymore? Oh contraire! Our long-time sponsor Gemvara is always relavent AND still has y’all in mind. Did you know that they have a whole anniversary gift section? They even have an easy guide to make gift buying easy if you just follow the anniversary gemstone list.