How to make your photographer feel like a friend-tographer
I’m Angie Gaul, I am an avid Offbeat Bride reader, and have been since I started planning my own wedding way back in 2007. I keep coming back because I love the community here, along with the other Offbeat Wives who still read after their weddings. I love weddings, obviously, and I love learning about people’s cultures and subcultures, and I really love the respectful tone and intelligent level of commentary and discussion that Ariel, Megan, and the rest of the team work so hard to maintain.
I read the same articles you do, so I know that Offbeat Bride readers are really debating going back and forth between having a friend take their photos and a vendor. I so get this. That’s why I try to offer the best of both worlds…
Ansley & Derrick’s love-packed dance party wedding
Spray-painted animal and wine bottle centerpieces, paper flowers and baby’s breath, cupcakes, and everything gold — this wedding makes budget looks gilded. Plus, you’ll be getting sappy looking at this sweet pair make goo-goo eyes at each other in almost every shot… well, except those where they’re busting a move on the dance floor.
Find out what Ozzy Osbourne, MMA, and abandoned asylums have to do with NY wedding photographer Jeremy Harris
Man, it’s been a while since we last checked in with New York-based photographer Jeremy Harris. Since it’s been about five years since we’ve gushed about Jeremy Harris Weddings, we’ve got a LOT to catch up on. Let’s talk rock stars, weddings, and abandoned asylums (what!?) with Jeremy Harris…
Caitlin & Patrick’s New York City Jazz and Art Deco wedding
A gorgeous green bouquet, succulent favors, a Jazzy venue, and a cameo from our own developer, Kellbot — this New York City wedding is the balm to our rough days. Plus, their friends’ video salute is one of the funniest we’ve seen. And just wait until you see how their portrait session was interrupted! Hint: it was a really sunny day!
Laura & Michael’s blue winter wedding in Brooklyn
A royal blue suit, a “cake inspector,” a few DIY projects, and one of our favorite venues — this winter wedding in Brooklyn is all about easy-going awesomeness. Don’t miss the fabric flower bouquet, mini flags, and tiny succulents. And you’ll never guess what the groom used to break the glass at the ceremony!
Cristina & Tom’s pop-up roving urban wedding
A Wai-Ching masterpiece, a dapper groom, a majestic arch in New York City, and two ceremonies — this urban wedding in Brooklyn takes our breath away. Add in the handmade paper flower bouquet and the sweet doggie references, and you’ll be falling in love, too.