Laces and leather: wedding corsets of our dizziest daydreams
One trend that has lasted for years on Offbeat Bride is the timeless, ever-flattering corset. It easily transitions from costume to steampunk to elegant and simple. We have so many amazing vendors with whom we work who create absolute works of art for our readers that it’s hard to even keep track of them all. What better way to try than to round up the most recent and most awesome wedding corsets we’ve seen in years? Let’s ogle the intricate details and fabulous waistlines created by these looks.
Mass Effect meets Star Trek at this theatrical science wedding
Want to see what you’d get if you combined a love of sci-fi, handmade costumes derived from characters in Star Trek and Mass Effect, and a movie theater venue? You’d have this theatrical science wedding with awesome visuals, amazing sci-fi readings, and a team of “Squadmates.” Though they may have run into some technical issues at the ceremony, it was all worth it for the groom’s grandmother’s comment: “Weddings keep getting weirder.” Hell yes, they do!
It’s all purple all the time at this tutus and cupcakes two-mamas wedding
Sonja and Elizabeth rocked some whimsically fabulous purple tutus, purple pants, purple Chucks, and even PURPLE HAIR along with their adorable daughter in a matching purple tutu. Add in the fantastic catering, the decorate-your-own cupcake bar, lovely DIY details, and a kick-ass dance floor, and you’ve got a wedding over which to swoon. Go get your purple wedding dreams fulfilled…
A goth history nerd wedding with Cthulhu, Beetlejuice, and a headpiece to die for
Prepare yourself for something so rad, you’ll piss yourself. Think a Cthulhu cake, a gorgeous purple and black gown, an unbelievable ship-inspired headpiece, nerd burlesque with Anne Boleyn and Lydia from Beetlejuice, and a shell bouquet of purple, black, and gold. You’ll be watching this mouth agape, we assure you.