Category Archive

mismatched-bridesmaids

Who says you need matchy-matchy bridesmaids? We love it when bridesmaids get to pick out their own dresses, and this whole archive full of real wedding pictures with bridesmaids wearing non-matching dresses. You might always want to check out our more general bridesmaid posts, including our awful-but-necessary How to fire a bridesmaid. Wait and what about groomsgirls? If you’re going that route, be sure to check out our mixed-gender wedding party posts.

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Christie & Steve’s Lord of the Rings, Celtic, tango dance party wedding

Can’t tell what we love most about Christie and Steve’s wedding… the clothes, the nerdy details, or the choreographed tango!

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Sarah & Cody’s eclectic purple wedding

Sarah and Cody threw a crazy purple offbeat wedding — from Sarah’s amazing dress to their bridesmaid’s purple hair.

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Kat & Mike’s whimsical “Midwinter Night’s Dream” wedding

The Offbeat Bride: Kat, Desktop Publishing Specialist, Musician, and Semi-pro Crafter Her offbeat partner: Mike, Operations Ninja and Writer Location & date of wedding: Thorpewood, Thurmont, MD — 01/17/2010 What made our wedding offbeat: Our wedding was very much about expressing our geeky, crazy love. When we decided on a winter wedding, we stumbled upon […]

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Our gender-neutral wedding at the University of Washington

“We’ve both had reservations about marriage: it’s often associated with sexism, it implies that relationships should be permanent even though they often aren’t, we were already long-term, and we think marriage should be legal for more people.”