2026 alternative wedding expos and vendor events
Wedding expos are changing, and the good ones feel more like community than cattle call. This roundup highlights 2026 alternative wedding expos and vendor events where Offbeat Wed vendors are showing up, connecting, and doing their thing. Some are for couples, some for pros, and ALL are intentional, values-forward, and very much worth your time.
Why Offbeat Bride is rebranding
Offbeat Bride partied like it was the BeforeTimes! Scroll through the photos from Offbeat Bride’s Minglefest, and learn more about why we’re changing our name later this year…
TSA hates sequins: lessons learned at NY & Philadelphia Lovesick Expos
This weekend was the kickoff of the 2016 season of our Lovesick Expo, and it started with a bang (and a gag!) in New York on Saturday, and then Philadelphia on Sunday. I flew out for both shows, and over the course of the two days, met almost 800 people including some faaaabulous Offbeat Bride readers. I also learned a few things that I want to share… like why TSA hates sequins.