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

Piratey “save the dates” are floating ashore!

OBT member Sandy and her partner made these amazing Save The Dates. They’re planning a pirate wedding and they wanted their STDs to convey the pirate wedding theme to guests early on. I think these messages in bottle topped with jolly roger wax seals do a pretty damn good job of that… For the maps, […]

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

Vintage National Park save-the-date posters

OBT member Alaura got some really unique inspiration when it came time to create her STDs. “I discovered some vintage posters done in the 1930’s by the WPA for the National Park system, and decided to take a picture from one of our hikes and turn it into that kind of poster.” Are these not […]

Picture 7 alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

Gorgeous shotgun wedding invitation

I have to send a great big ‘ol shout-out to OBB reader Nancy for ushering us in the direction of a super (and may I even add “duper?”) custom wedding invitation by Anna Rummey who shows us all a thing or two about how to make an awesome wedding invitation when you’re “visibly up the […]

IAN MAUREEN INVITE FINAL1 alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

Amazing comic book style invitation

Gaze upon the greatness that is Tribe member “Reenie’s” geeky, silly, timely, comic book-style wedding invitation!

RoyalSteamline Invitations alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

What invitation design software should I use for my DIY wedding invitations?

Whether it’s because of the rotten economy or because you want to add a personal touch, I support anyone who uses the tools at hand to bring their wedding to life. Invitations can really set the tone for your wedding (they’re the first thing your guests see, right?) and it’s not surprising that many couples want to have an active hand in this important first step.

cuter than kittens Save The Date video alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

Alina & Adam’s cuter-than-kittens Save The Date video

Here’s a great DIY alternative for Save The Date cards: To our closest family and friends… from Alina Adam on Vimeo. Alina says: We distributed the video mostly by email (can you say majorly budget friendly?) and then sent a few people DVDs if they didn’t have email. Feedback was really positive (I was actually […]