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alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

Your wedding jewelry can be a memorial keepsake

This necklace actually has a piece of lace from a wedding dress embedded inside resin. The best part is that you could have a piece of your own dress as a keepsake, a piece of someone else’s dress (mom’s, grandma’s, etc.) to wear AT the wedding, or make a few and pass them out as bridesmaids’ or mother-of-the-bride gifts. This got me thinking: what other wedding jewelry could serve as a memorial? Let’s check out what we found.

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Ring in the new year with hair rings

New Year’s Eve is a great time to bring out some bling, especially in your hair. So if you’re planning a New Year’s wedding (or, let’s face it, anytime), these metal hair rings totally fit the bill for bad-ass hair jewelry.

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Accesorize your DIY wedding hairstyle out of your jewelry box

Use that fabulous jewelry from grandma’s jewelry box to style out your wedding ‘do. All you need is a little strategic tucking and pinning!

gold gemvara necklace alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

Find the perfect anniversary gift for you and your partner with Gemvara

Hey you: Married readers! Yeah, we know you’re there and we love that you keep reading Offbeat Bride even after your wedding. Do you sometimes feel sad because our vendors aren’t really relavent to your needs anymore? Oh contraire! Our long-time sponsor Gemvara is always relavent AND still has y’all in mind. Did you know that they have a whole anniversary gift section? They even have an easy guide to make gift buying easy if you just follow the anniversary gemstone list.

opal shimmer formal plugs alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

Formal plugs and tunnels for stretched ears

If you’ve got stretched ears, you know what we’ll say… rock them for the wedding! There may be cases where you’ll want a flesh-tone hider, but that would make us sad face when formal plugs like the ones in this post exist. If you’ve decided to embrace your lobes, I’ve compiled a little collection of my favorites formal plugs for wedding days, or any day you want to rock your stretched ears AND feel fancy…

Edward Mirell Mens Grey Titanium Ring alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

13 men’s wedding bands for unusual folks of ALL genders!

Are offbeat grooms (and/or ANYONE who fancies wedding bands with a masculine aesthetic… that means YOU lesbian brides, nonbinary nearlyweds, and androgynous hotties) hankering for more men’s wedding bands with unexpected design elements?