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birdcage veil

Short veils are ’40s, ’50s and ’60s vintage-inspired and totally on-trend. Our birdcage veil wedding inspiration is full of wedge veils, blusher veils, and bandeau veils, all held on with skullcaps, fascinators, or combs.

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Jessica & Lorien’s Oliver Stone meets David Lynch fantasy wedding

The offbeat bride: Jessica Her offbeat partner: Lorien, CEO of Pingg.com Location & date of wedding: Wedding in Nevada desert, party in NYC loft — 10/3/09 wedding; 10/24/09 party What made our wedding offbeat: Never a traditionalist. Always a rebel (unless it turns into a cliche). Terrified of weddings and every “walk down the aisle,” […]

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Jo & Nova: two brides, two countries with two weddings

Joe and Nova had two wedding ceremonies: one in the peak of summer in their home town of Perth, Australia (which they called our “Unlawful Union” as gay marriage is not recognised over there, and one a few days later in Canada.

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Tim & Andrea’s farmer’s market wedding

Thanks so much to Abby Rose Photo for sending me these amazing photos of Tim & Andrea’s Ann Arbor wedding. All the details are amazing — you’ll see! — but I especially love that their reception was at the Ann Arbor Farmer’s Market. Seriously, folks: it pays to think very creatively when it comes to […]

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Hazel & Ash’s all black, red & white wedding

The Offbeat Bride: Hazel, Chef Her Offbeat Partner: Ash, Specialist Sports Sales Supervisor Location and date of wedding: Cambridge Register Office, Pub Crawl Wedding Breakfast and Whittlesford Memorial Hall, UK — 8/11/08 What made our wedding offbeat: We tried really hard to make the day fun and totally relaxed while still being totally fabulous. I […]

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Jessi & Sean’s Outdoor Vintage Scooter Wedding

The Offbeat Bride: Jessi (aka. “Cupcake” or OBT member “Cupcake Pharaoh“) — massage therapist/artist/pet sitter extraordinaire! Her Offbeat Partner: Sean (aka. “Sweetpea”) — Grocery Store Manager and scooter aficionado Location & date of wedding: The Albuquerque Press Club (and Highland park below it), Albuquerque NM — May 16th, 2009 What made our wedding offbeat: We […]

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Teneisha & Chris’ Funky Las Vegas Wedding

The Offbeat Bride: Teneisha, Imagination Specialist Her Offbeat Partner: Chris, Graphic Designer Location & date of wedding: Ceremony- Valley of the Falls, Mandalay Bay, Vegas. Reception- Foundation Room, House of Blues, Vegas. After Party- The Luxor, Vegas — May 23, 2009 What made our wedding offbeat: The objective for our wedding (besides getting married) was […]