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Let’s talk about offbeat wedding dresses — how to shop for one, how to buy one, how to deal with decision fatigue or wedding dress regret. Also, be sure to check our posts about offbeat wedding dress shopping and browse some of our fave dressmakers

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19 of the dreamiest pastel wedding dresses

We rounded up a crap-ton of adorably pastel pink dresses a while back and wanted to give some real love to the rest of the rainbow. All pastels are good pastels, amirite? We’ve got dusty blues, sweet seafoams, flowery lavenders, buttery yellows, and delicate floral prints. Embrace your inner ’80s prom queen and rock one of these pastel wedding dresses, won’t you? Poofy sleeves optional.

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Get your glow on with these LED wedding ideas including a light-up wedding dress!

We shared an awesomely weird Austin wedding that featured an LED wedding dress among other glowing accessories. If you too are jonesing to relive your raver days with some glow-in-the-dark wedding accessories, here are some dazzling LED wedding ideas to bring some light to your outfit.

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Blush & bashful: 21 pastel pink wedding dresses that are your new signature color

When Shelby from Steel Magnolias declared “blush and bashful” to be her signature wedding colors, we knew we’d be forever feeling the pink kinship. Colored wedding dresses are absolutely something you can rock, especially when they’re pale, perfect, and pastel pink. Let’s see what pastel pink wedding dresses previous Offbeat Brides have worn AND a few we’re jonesing for in general.

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Use a brooch to add instant SPARKLEZ to your wedding dress

We were ogling gorgeous Casey and her dress over on Instagram and spied the tiny, glittery clip perched at the bottom of the dress back.

If you have a favorite (or antique?) brooch or clip that you love, clip it to your gown and rock the shit out of it.

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Why a dress seamstress might not work on your wedding dress

I am a costumer and have to deal with wedding dresses on a fairly regular basis. Typically, I am the only one in the shop who will go near them — the “scary mess it up” factor exists even long after the dress has been worn and donated to my organization. Many private seamstresses who I have spoken with refuse to do wedding attire because brides (and other members of their party, like Mom) have a reputation for being crazy over their dresses. Most of us are not willing to deal with that sort of drama.

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Get SLAIN by this black dragon scale dress

Winter is coming, my friends. Good thing we found this epic black dragon scale dress for any bride or bridesmaid who wants to be Mother of Dragons at the wedding. Subtle shiny dragon scales, a deep v-neck, a killer collar, and a puddle train — tell me this isn’t divine. If you’ll be forgoing a white dress, this black number can go goth, geeky, or just plain snazzy.