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leaf place cards alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

Create gorgeous place cards for free with leaves

Hey, do you need place cards for your table, but don’t want to spend ANY money on them? Then you’re going to want to steal this idea from Hannah and Mick’s wedding in Bali

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Dress up a plain wall with DIY tassel garlands

Backyard weddings are awesome, but sometimes getting married at someone’s home means you’ll want to spice up the area before your wedding. Here’s one idea: Lenore and Daniel added a little bit of flair to the brick wall surrounding their backyard ceremony spot by DIYing a bunch of festive tassels to hang.

photo wedding details alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

Display your travel photos at your reception

If you are a couple of world travelers and finding it hard to decide on reception decor, you might want to steal this idea!

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How to make an antique window wedding menu display

For our menus, rather than printing anything out, my future husband and I bought antique windows to display the bar and dinner menus. I am super super-pleased with how well this turned out. So I thought I’d share the step-by-step method.

engagement party 2696 alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

Manga-inspired engagement party: Come for the incredible DIY decor and rainbow cake, stay for the tutorials!

My fiancé Will and I celebrated our engagement with a shoujo manga (Japanese girls’ comics)-themed party, complete with DIY manga decorations, a magical cake, and all of our wonderful friends. Like many brides-to-be, I spent a ridiculous amount of time scouring the internet for ideas on how to decorate our small venue on a non-existing budget, as well as incorporate our nerdy little theme. Here’s a little recap of the decorations…

blankets for wedding guets alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

Keep guests toasty warm with blankets

Wintery wedding couples, here’s a tip for you: have a blanket station for your wedding guests!