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alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

Want to prevent chaos at the buffet? Try this catering reception trick

Althea and David’s Irish St. Patrick’s Day wedding was a wild and woolly romp, but their reception had a surprisingly easy organization method for calling in the troops to eat. They found a great way to keep the catering line organized. Want to hear it? Here’s how Althea described it…

How can we make our gluten-free cake alternative look fancier?

How can we make our gluten-free cake alternative look fancier?

My fiancé and I are both gluten-free and decided on a fall apple crisp instead of a cake. How do we dress it up for the wedding? I searched the internet far and wide and all I see are towers of cupcakes, donuts, and pies. I can’t figure out how to make a big tray of apple crisp look like a special dessert. We don’t need one hundred tiny glass jars and a throwaway option isn’t our style. Any ideas on making our gluten-free cake alternative look fancier?

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No cake? No prob! Pull a “Lady and the Tramp” for your alternative cake cutting photos

If you’re opting for a non-cake alternative for your wedding dessert, you might be thinking, “but how will we do a cake-cutting photo?!” Fear not, there are awesome options. Pull a Lady and the Tramp-style move (you know, sharing the spaghetti?) and eat from both ends of a donut, like Sadie and Devin did at their adorable brewery wedding. Alternately, duo-bite into a cupcake, a slice of pizza, a big ol’ hot dog… whatever your nosh of choice may be.

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Crave-worthy food-themed shoes for your foodie wedding

I’m currently shoe shopping for my wedding, and I want to have some FUN with my shoe choice. Since our wedding is partially foodie-themed, I thought I’d try to find a pair of shoes that express my love of treats!

In my search, I’ve unearthed a picnic basket full of amazingly delicious food-themed shoes for your foodie wedding…

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Fork yeah! Impossibly cute hand-stamped wedding forks

Did you know the world of hand-stamped forks is wide, awesome, and adorable? There’s wedding forks for all occasions: favors, serving sets, and impossibly cute engagement gifts.

Check these forkers out…

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

Serve up flavored popcorn favors to your guests (with recipes!)

Nidia and Jamal had tons of things going for their sweet Indiana wedding, but we couldn’t stop drooling over their many flavors of popcorn favors (among a few favors!) they served to their guests. They had Chicago Mix (a Chicago staple of cheddar cheese and caramel mix), Asian BBQ, and Bombay Seasoning. I totally want all of those flavors right now.

You could translate this idea to the reception, cocktail hour, or even before the ceremony for mid-tears noshing.