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wedding dress with sleeves

So you’re looking for a wedding dress with sleeves? Well, first: we think your arms are gorgeous. That said, we support you finding a wedding dress that feels awesome, so this is our collection of REAL brides wearing REAL wedding dresses with (yes) REAL sleeves.

A Maui elopement with a volcano backdrop as seen on @offbeatbride

An elopement in Maui with a volcano backdrop

Max and Mel moved Maui to forge a new beginning for themselves and then met through a paddling club. Between karaoke after-parties and Maui adventures, loved blossomed. They decided to have a small elopement in Maui with the East Maui volcano, Haleakalā, as their backdrop. If you think this meant amazing photos, you’ll totally right. Think wide open vistas, dramatic cliffs, and moody clouds.

Downton Abbey Vintage Style Wedding Dress in Ruby by Nataya alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

Find the Downton Abbey dress of your vintage wedding dreams

If you’re looking for a Downton Abbey dress to wear for or to a wedding, then blimey, you’ve come to to the right place. All of these dresses range from small to plus-sizes, and come in all kinds of color combos. Now, let’s dress for dinner and find the Downton Abbey dress that’ll make you clutch your pearls with joy…

This woodsy backyard wedding was a labor of love

This woodsy chic backyard wedding was a labor of love

Corey and George had an intimate wedding that celebrated the vibrant colors of fall and their waterfront backyard venue in the woods. They grew their own flowers, and the bride’s mother made her bouquet which included a deer horn to honor the bride’s father and the groom’s mother. The groom surprised everyone with a live band, and they provided a huge drawing board for the kids and anyone who wanted to leave a love note for them. It was a chic backyard wedding, and a lovely labor of love with local vendors and gorgeous details.

Nightingale By Emily Riggs Bridal alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

Awesome two piece wedding dresses that you’ll never not re-wear

I’m highly attracted to the idea of wearing a two piece wedding dress. I love the fact that it means I could easily re-wear both pieces again and again. So I’ve been scouring the interwebs for awesome two piece wedding dresses, and I thought I’d share the fashion inspo…