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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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Monica & Paul’s traditional wedding with a broken arm

The first thing everyone notices is my green and black dress. I designed it and my friend Rachel made it, as well as all the bridesmaids’ dresses. Also coordinated to my dress was my cast I had on my left hand/arm that covered my left ring & pinky fingers! I fell and broke my hand exactly two weeks before the wedding! The designs on it were a coordinated effort from my dressmaker and a haunted house airbrush artist, with a matching “bracelet” made by yours truly.

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Melissa & Phil’s Day of the Dead, heavy metal Mexipalooza wedding

From the start we wanted to do something that completely embodied our personalities. Dia De Los Muertos was the perfect fit! It is a custom that is spiritual, quirky, morbid, and unique -– just like us!

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Melody & Matthew’s 1950s pinup with a splash of mobster wedding

The offbeat bride: Melody, Civil Engineer Her offbeat partner: Matthew, Civil Engineer Location & date of wedding: French Creek Estates Snohomish, WA — July 18th, 2009 What made our wedding offbeat: Being a non-traditionalist, having a traditional wedding was not an option for me. It took me awhile to come up with a theme, and […]

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Kerin & Matt’s celtic winter wedding

The Offbeat Bride: Kerin, special ed. teacher for middle schoolers with mental illnesses Her offbeat partner: Matt, computer geek Location & date of wedding: Barker Tavern, Scituate, MA — Nov. 1, 2008 What made our wedding offbeat: We really cherry picked the traditions we wanted to use. We did not get married in a church, […]