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tattooed bride

Do the nay-sayers got ya down about showing off your ink on your wedding day? Then peruse this archive, and feel confident about showing off your full sleeve in your sleeve-less gown. We’ve been featuring tattooed brides since 2007, and have literally over 500 posts dedicated to beautiful brides sporting ink on their wedding days, plus fashion advice for tattooed brides.

christine david southern gothic 41 alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

A Southern Gothic wedding with black nails and neck tattoos

While searching for a venue, Christine and David fell in love with The Estate at River Run – an opulent mansion sitting high on a bluff overlooking the James River, just outside of Richmond, Virginia. They knew it could handle the moody, lush winter wedding they hoped for!

Indian Wells Wedding

Check out the cake-matching manicure at this Indian Wells wedding

We held our Indian Wells wedding at the Sands Hotel – it’s so uniquely beautiful, we didn’t need to decorate!

Weddings Over 40 Photo by Erica S Dietz e1676417361756 alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

A little commotion for weddings over 40, please!

ATTN: People over 40 get married too! We’ve been featuring the weddings of folks over 40 since the aughts, from first time weddings to second marriages to blended family weddings and even vow renewals. Since we LOVE seeing love at any age, we asked our over-40 readers to share their recent weddings with us and added it to our round-up of weddings over 40!

Traditional NonTraditional Wedding Moon Honey Photography16 alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

Nonbinary Philadelphia wedding with a stunning red velvet suit

Colin of Moon Honey Photography captured this stunning wedding at Water Works by Cescaphe in Philadelphia. You won’t be able to get enough of Zev’s ox-blood red velvet suit, Sarah’s dope tattoos that complement that classically gorgeous white wedding dress, or the matching Kalinga beaded necklaces!

So much edgy floral goodness at this urban art + distillery wedding inspiration

So much edgy floral goodness at this urban art + distillery wedding inspiration

With a lacy black gown and accompanying crown, cranberry cocktails, a custom tailored burgundy wool suit (with an antique honeybee pin), wrought iron, floral, and candle details, and dramatic proteas all around, this edgy wedding inspiration is totally bad-ass and chic at the same time.

It all took place in Hartford, Connecticut at Hartford Flavor Co. (a unique artisan liqueur distillery) and Hog River Brewing Co. (a favorite local brewery). A hand-painted vegan leather jacket and towering black wedding cake are a few of the must-see details…

Rock star vibes abound at this Texas elopement inspiration with a silver wedding dress

Rock star vibes abound at this Texas elopement inspiration with a silver wedding dress

Law and Joshua’s mix of rock and disco was a sight to behold. We’re talking gorgeous multicolored florals, chic decor, and of course, disco balls! Don’t miss the killer green hair, gorgeous silver wedding gown, white disco-inspired boots, geometric sunburst-inspired backdrop, pink smoke bombs, and so much more…