Bouquets and boutonnieres dripping with personality from Surroundings Bridal Accessories
After a couple of Offbeat Brides used Surroundings Bridal Accessories for their super awesome weddings, the designer Acadia decided to get on the Offbeat Bride sponsor train! And now I get to show off some of her amazing wedding accessories and hip you to a special Offbeat deal.
Candyce & Lane’s mad hatter garden tea party wedding
“We’re all mad here. I’m mad. You’re mad.” And this couple knows just how to throw a mad tea party on a budget, complete with key motif, Wonderland readings, and hats galore, natch. Plus they accented everything with peacock feathers… and real peacocks came around to steal them back!
SarahKat & Ryan’s Firefly and steampunk Maine woods wedding
Out in the Maine woods, and just a little bit lost, this wedding came together with the spiffiest wedding party this side of Serenity. A little bit steampunk, a little bit Firefly-inspired, and a whole lot of geek-tastic love made this party a woodsy, DIY, and inked-up awesome-fest.
Lots of pop culture, an adorable rockabilly family, and a bride gone wild
It was a pop culture kind of day in the Flickr Pool and Pinterest account including The Muppets, Alice in Wonderland, and Scott Pilgrim. To top it off, we’ve got some rockabilly, an awesome mohawk, and a bride who knows how to let loose, all in this week’s Monday Montage!
Ear cuffs need a revival: fantasy elf ears and rainbow feathers
It started with seeing a cute elf ear cuff on Pinterest and led to an ear cuff revolution. Well, maybe not that far, but you can still check out these ear cuff ideas in this week’s Superficial Snack. Rainbow feathers, dragonflies, and steampunk ear cuffs abound!
A special interview and offbeat discount on amazing fascinators from daniAWESOME accessories
I don’t know about you, but I get super inspired by hearing stories about successful and awesome indie craft business — how they got started, how they stay inspired, their hopes for the future of their business. Here’s my interview with Iowa-based, indie crafter, and friend of the Empire, Dani Ausen of DaniAWESOME accessories. Along with inspiration, and pretty fascinator porn, she’s also offering up a special offbeat discount!