Monday Montage: bitchin’ bridal parties, great getaways and one unforgettable kiss
Happy New Year, everyone! Let’s kick off this brand spankin’ new year with another unbelievable collection of killer photos from the Offbeat Bride Flickr pool. This week we have a lottery ticket toss instead of a bouquet toss, fun-loving bridal parties, and lots of giggly smiles.
Dori & Ben’s Jewish, vegan, eco-friendly wedding and bonfire
In honor of the beginning of Hanukkah or The Festival of Lights, here is Dori and Ben’s Jewish wedding, which fittingly (I thought) ends with a bonfire! Happy Hanukkah!
How to find a vegan wedding dress
Avoid dresses that contain the mixture of silk, chiffon, taffeta, leather, wool, pearls, and feathers. Once you know what to avoid, just keep an eye out for materials that you do want, like polyester, cotton, linen, lace, etc.
Marcella & Derek’s World of Warcraft meets Spanish carnivale wedding
Marcella & Derek are both gamer geeks who met while playing World of Warcraft. Since they met through the game they had to include it in their wedding. So they had a spanish carnival meets World of War craft themed wedding!
Kavisa & Schuyler’s nature-embracing Baha’i wedding
Kavisa & Schuyler’s goal was to make their wedding as eco-friendly as possible while expressing themselves and their religious beliefs. Since Kavisa is Baha’i her mom read a Baha’i prayer. Then as a tribute to her heritage they jumped the broom at the end!
Theresa & Andy’s stress-free, vegan rainforest wedding
Theresa & Andy wanted a stress-free yet meaningful wedding day. As an anthropologist, Theresa gets her “geek on” about rituals, so they carefully planned out every detail of their ceremony. This meant a small vegan rainforest wedding followed by a cruise on the Daintree River.