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red wedding dress

We’ve been obsessing over red wedding dresses since 2007, and have a HUGE archive of red wedding dress pictures from real weddings, plus tons of ideas and inspiration for your own red wedding dress.

A Scottish elopement on the Isle Of Skye

A bicycle elopement in Scotland on the Isle Of Skye

John and Melanie flew from Canada to marry with an Inner Hebrides backdrop on the Isle of Skye. It was the fantasy of any Scotland lover, myself included. Both John and Melanie love cycling and have spent much time in the Canadian Arctic riding their bikes. This mutual love was incorporated into the theme in Melanie’s bicycle-shaped earrings, her bicycle tattoo, and the bikes they used to cycle into the ceremony! During their handfasting, they were linked together by a bicycle inner tube.

Are you ready to experience this visual spectacle of a bicycle elopement in Scotland? Let’s do it…

A guerrilla-style Harry Potter Wizarding World wedding (with handmade outfits!)

A guerrilla-style Harry Potter Wizarding World wedding (with handmade outfits!)

Kevin proposed to Jessica with a stuffed owl carrying a ring box and a Hogwarts letter, so their guerrilla wedding at the Wizarding World of Harry Potter in Orlando was a no-brainer. They BOTH made their own wedding attire and it was epic. Accio Wizarding World wedding!

Anne Boleyn weds Freddy Krueger: When a Halloween wedding wins over every horror fan

Anne Boleyn weds Freddy Krueger: When a Halloween costume wedding wins over every horror fan

We wanted potential guests to know what they were getting into right away and used our invitations to set the tone. They had a photo of us as bride and groom zombies and included a “Costumes Required” section. We had a basket of masks available at the ceremony in case people didn’t take the invitation seriously but our guests outdid themselves. Every single person got behind our theme and showed up in an amazing costume. Despite the instructions to our guests many thought we were going to wear “normal” bride and groom attire. We proved them wrong and got married in our dream Halloween costumes. Anne Boleyn weds Freddy Krueger? Why not?!

red dress alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

Find the killer at this murder mystery wedding with 3 Gothic themes

To say this was an elaborate Halloween gothic-themed wedding would be an understatement. You’ll dig ALL of these details. They started off the weekend with an interactive film noir murder mystery party, had a twilight horse and carriage ride after the cemetery ceremony, and had THREE gothic themes for their seriously killer reception. Think Victorian Gothic, Spanish Gothic, and American Gothic. You don’t want to miss this one…

Halloween wedding inspiration from @offbeatbride

Hair-raising halloween wedding inspiration to scratch your eldritch itch

Halloween weddings always give us some eerie fodder for swooning. And we never get enough! This time around, we wanted to scare up some new Halloween wedding inspiration from some of our favorite offbeat vendors who specialize in finding the glam in the creepiness.

From classy succulent pumpkins and fabulous costumes to zombie unity ceremonies and rib cage ties, we’ve got some KILLER ways to amp up your Halloween wedding. Raise your hand in the comments if you’ve got some spoopy planned at your upcoming wedding.

ddd alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

Try to absorb all the awesome at this high tea wedding if you can

It was a steampunk meets Alice in Wonderland extravaganza for which we fell HARD. Chloe loves Tim Burton, Nick love steampunk, and they both love being different in general. This high tea wedding took all these themes up a notch with red silk and lace, mechanical clockwork, and seriously gorgeous fashion WITH top hats. Don’t miss the guests’ fashion, jam favors, and the bride’s red striped gown that slayed us dead.