Craft your own rainbow candy balls for colorful decor
One way to inject some color and some whimsy into your decor is to incorporate candy. . Kara and John took that concept to a whole nutha level attheir Skittles-themed wedding. One element I totally dug was their Skittles-covered balls that they used as aisle and centerpiece decor.
Ask for your wedding wine as engagement party or wedding shower gifts
For our engagement party, we said that if people wanted to bring gifts, they could bring a bottle of wine that we could pour at the wedding. I also think this could work really well for beer lovers by having everyone bring a six-pack of beer for the wedding.
Pass your copy of the Offbeat Bride book to newly-engaged friends
It’s come to my attention that several Offbeat Brides have started a “Sisterhood of the traveling book” project, wherein they pass a single copy of my book Offbeat Bride: Creative Alternatives for Independent Brides from newly-engaged friend to newly-engaged friend. Here’s the purchaser of the book, Ellie, explaining how the tradition got established (spoiler: it was her husband’s idea!)…
Get literal with your photos using an ampersand
Kim and her groom used this little ampersand to add some fun to the traditional shoe shot at their vow renewal. This would be a cute, literal twist for a save-the-date or invitation, too.