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The weirdly entertaining history behind wedding hashtags (and why I want one!)

The weirdly entertaining history behind wedding hashtags

I really, truly love puns to the bottom of my being. They’re one of my favorite things. Because of this, I love the heck out of wedding hashtags and would love to have one for my wedding. But… my partner John? Not so much. So. There you go. I suppose we’re not having a wedding hashtag. But as a classic overthinker, I wanted to learn everything about them anyway. Here’s the entertaining and brief history of the wedding hashtag…

led wedding dress alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

Get your glow on with these LED wedding ideas including a light-up wedding dress!

We shared an awesomely weird Austin wedding that featured an LED wedding dress among other glowing accessories. If you too are jonesing to relive your raver days with some glow-in-the-dark wedding accessories, here are some dazzling LED wedding ideas to bring some light to your outfit.

cardboard face cut out lead alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

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…

tree forest wedding band alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

10 unbelievable men’s wedding rings

Fell in love with a ring that you can’t find anywhere? Want to express your love of dragons or computers at the same time you express your love of your partner?

Almost all these rings can be customized so that they’re just right for your partner. Ready to take a look?

Some of our very favorite long sleeve wedding dresses as seen on @offbeatbride

17 of our very favorite long sleeve wedding dresses

We KNOW you love a good long-sleeved gown. I decided to go back into the long sleeve wedding dresses archives to find the most gorgeous, most boho, most adorable long sleeve dresses we’ve seen. From short and sweet elopement dresses to epic, colored, FABULOUS sleeved gowns, there are some doozies in here. Warning: you may fall in love.

Weird and awesome registry gifts you'll totally fancy

Weird and awesome registry gifts you’ll totally fancy

From mixtape doormats to brick phone vases to wine soap to gnome terrarium kits… we’ve rounded up some of the weirdest and most awesome registry gifts to add to your list. We know guests would rather gift you a log cushion than a plain ol’ toaster any day. Let’s peek at some of the items for which you’ll be jonesing to add to your registry.