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Charlie Wedding Outfit alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

How I figured out what to wear despite my gender ambivalence

I know, I know: be yourself! Wear what you want to! But the last thing I want is a bunch of complicated questions about gender identity from extended family members I only met me the day before. It can be awfully hard to untangle how you want to feel in your clothes from how you want others to react to them.

duchess crop alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

Duchess Clothier: Incredible custom suits in Portland & San Francisco

It’s a good time to be an offbeat groom, my friends. In the past couple weeks we’ve introduced you to ties that don’t suck and boutonnieres with mega personality. And now, thanks to Duchess Clothier, groom outfits have gone from “which rental suit would you like?” to almost as many styles and variations as there are wedding dress options. (As it should be!)

corset with alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

Kimberly & David’s Bookish gender-avoiding party (with a wedding)

The theme for 2011’s National Library Week is “Create your story.” It don’t know what says “Create your story” more than the two tuxes, book covered tables, and ceremony standing in the round in the fourth installment of Library Week weddings.

walshjamin056 Copy alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

Half wedding dress, and half wedding pants

In response to my post last week about what to wear if you don’t want to wear a wedding dress or a suit, a commenter named Amanda sent me photos of her wedding outfit — half wedding dress, half pants. The outfit was designed and sewn by a local seamstress, and if you’re a bride who can’t decide, there’s a LOT of inspiration here…

Jesse’s impeccable Victorian groom gear

We spent a lot of time on OBB geeking out over bride fashion and accessories, but what about grooms? We do groom gear posts when we see something that blows our mind a little bit, and Jesse and his Victorian aesthetic definitely qualifies…

tbtw 01 alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

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.