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green dress

A green wedding dress can be so fresh and gorgeous — we love ’em emerald, chartreuse, and especially bright green! We’ve got tons of real pictures of real brides wearing really green wedding dresses. Oh, and if you can’t get enough of this color, we’ve also got a whole bunch of posts about green wedding shoes.

Colorado fantasy wedding as seen on @offbeatbride

Costumes, elves, and the one ring: An epic fantasy and sci-fi literary adventure wedding

This nerdy pair chose a fantasy/sci-fi literary theme for their wedding, and asked people to come in costume as their favorite literary characters. We’re talking Jedis, Sherlock Holmes, Peter Pans and Wendys, fairy tale princesses, elves, hobbits, and more. Don’t miss the bride’s handmade green corset dress, the book-themed centerpieces, and the key scavenger hunt.

Whetstone Park of Roses wedding as seen on @offbeatbride

A daddy/daughter cake smooshing and emerald green dress at this Ohio wedding

Joanna and Keon shared a gorgeous garden wedding at Whetstone Park of Roses in Ohio complete with the bride’s emerald green gown and colorful bouquet, the groom’s killer socks and adorable bow tie, and “to infinity and beyond” cake topper (a favorite line shared by both the groom and his daughter). But the sweetest tidbit of all is the shared moment between the bride and the groom’s daughter at the ceremony. Oh wait, maybe it was the daddy/daughter cake smooshing. Either way, there are some must-see moments at this Ohio wedding. Don’t miss the seed packet favors, too!

non gendered ceremony pagan script alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

Our gender-neutral Pagan wedding ceremony script, complete with ceremony materials list!

With a bit of help from the internet (Offbeat Bride especially!), a few books, and my personal experience writing atheistic pagan sabbat rituals, we wrote our ceremony script ourselves. It was an undertaking, but ultimately we came up with something that we absolutely loved. Since we got so much help online, we thought it would be great to share it with everyone! Following is our complete script…

big lebowski wedding alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

Chelsea & Jesse’s The Big Lebowski-themed wedding

After you see the Folgers cans, the starburst neon signs, the Dudist officiant (dressed as Walter, natch), the paint brush bouquet, The Dude groom, and the green and black homage-to-Maude gown, there’s only one thing to say about this Big Lebowski wedding: WE ABIDE. There’s even more to see, so click on in and start counting all the references you can find to The Dude and the Achievers. Plus, a bowling alley venue pretty much guarantees good times.