Paint your ring fingernail for your “something blue”
When in need of a “something blue,” you don’t have to look further than your fingertips. What better place to feature that little tradition than on your ring finger? Whitney wore a soft pink on the other nine fingers, but on that special digit a little blue went a long way.
Use a Cricut to make your funky wedding flowers
crapbookers love Cricuts — the personal cutting machine — because they’re super easy to use. Which is why you should use them to easily make funky paper wedding flowers, like these from Offbeat Bride reader Jennidean.
Cake potluck: ask family members to bake their signature sweets
In the comments to our post Let Them Eat Cinnamon Buns, Annaliese shared her wedding’s very alternative cake scenario…
Feed your inner nerd by reading vows from your smart phone
If you’re anything like me, you’re using your smart phone to keep track of your calendar and all your notes and reminders. What better way for nerds like us to read vows than by putting them on the phone and whipping it out during the ceremony?
Cut logs to make your own rustic cupcake tower
Do you like birds? Do you also like cupcakes? Then you’re going to flip out over Tribesmaid Nicoleviolet‘s cupcake tower made out of logs!
Dress up your strapless shoulders with a funky necklace
If you’re wearing a strapless dress, and want to add a little more pizazz to your wedding day style, consider rocking an eye-catching necklace… for your shoulders. Just throw this neck — er — shoulderlace(?) over your head, then arrange its wonderfully webbed wings to drape over your shoulders, and BOOM, unexpected bridal accessory style.