Category Archive

dress code

If you’re having a costume wedding, or just a theme wedding that you’re trying to encourage guests to get in on, this archive is a great source of ideas for how to lovingly encourage your guests to dress a certain way, without feeling like you’ve turned into the fashion police.

shoe check for backyard wedding alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

Barefoot wedding? Have a SHOE CHECK!

You know how black-tie affairs have coat checks? Well, a barefoot wedding needs a SHOE CHECK!

This rad pop-up wedding had glitter, sequins, and huge rainbow mural LOVE

Approximately one bazillionty wedding dress code wording examples (some with dinosaurs!)

Here are approximately one bazillionty samples of wedding dress code wording — everything from short and sweet, to elaborate and nerdy. We’re covering everything from casual outdoor weddings to costume weddings and everything in between.

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

5 things you might forget at your outdoor wedding

Outdoor wedding couples: we know you’ve got your amazing forest-friendly outfit, your rustic ceremony signs, and your best outdoor-wedding-rockin’ attitude, but what are you forgetting? Here are the five things you just might forget at your outdoor wedding. When you’re sans AC, hardwood floors, and the little things that make indoor weddings a little more controllable, you want to make sure you’ve got these things covered.

photo 4 alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

Play dress-up to help guests with their wedding attire

My fiancé and I are getting married in a field in November. We wanted our guests to be dressy but comfortable, so we included inserts in our invitations to give guests a heads-up that they should try to look nice but bring sweaters and avoid the high heels and ball gowns. But… it just caused confusion. To remedy the confusion, my sister and I played dress-up!