Category Archive

books

There’s some overlap between our book archive and our literary weddings archive.

CWS Brockton 111001 325 alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

A funky and colorful craft museum wedding

Funky, colorful, and personalized was the goal for this celebration of Mary and Carl. It was intended to be outdoors, but the backup rain plan had to be used! Good thing the indoor space was awesome. Mauryn Kkira at Creative Wedding Solutions handled the design, decor, and custom centerpieces at this colorful and bookish wedding.

sdfurr 041812 alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

Bookish wedding ideas for all of you bibliophiles [UPDATED!]

This week we’re paying homage to the academics, the bookworms, the card-carrying library loiterers, and the literati among our readers. So in addition to our usual round-up of reader submissions via Flickr and Pinterest, we’re showcasing some bookish wedding details including decor made from book pages, bookish cake toppers, table numbers from vintage books, and even a Scrabble cake!

committed alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

Offbeat Bride’s collaborative recommended reading list for books about marriage and relationships

This entire website exists because Ariel wrote a helpful book on weddings. But beyond helpful books on weddings, what about helpful books on MARRIAGE?

Clover 1103 alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

Offbeat Bride thinking from WAY back in the day

On a slow day at work recently, I was looking at out-of-print children’s books on the Project Gutenberg website. I started “Clover,” by Susan Coolidge (author of “What Katy Did“), and came across a passage that I thought you’d enjoy.