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vine save the date alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

I made my Save The Dates with Vine: check out my 6-second STD

We wanted to let everyone know about our partnership ceremony date, but couldn’t be bothered with the time and expense to send paper Save the Dates. So we have made a Vine and Facebooked and emailed it to everyone. Here’s the result…

How to broadcast your wedding live on YouTube

How to broadcast your wedding live on YouTube (UPDATED FOR 2020!)

In my post about live-streaming your wedding, I singled out Google+ Hangouts on Air/YouTube Live as my favourite option if you want to broadcast your wedding to more than a few people and have a recorded copy saved — for free. Here’s my screenshot-laden tutorial so you’ll be up and streaming, no sweat.

Inn Wild Rose Hall Austin Wedding0023 alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

Which service is best for live-streaming your wedding in 2022? UPDATED

“For various reasons, our family won’t be able to attend our wedding. Do you have any tips on how to go about live-streaming our ceremony and some of the reception?” We have a whole tag dedicated to offbeat couples who have live-streamed their wedding, so you’re the first to navigate these waters. Let’s look at some options for virtually inviting guests to your wedding — whether it be just Grandma using Skype or dozens (hundreds? thousands?!) of viewers on a live-streaming website. Then I’ll run down some tips for making sure your stream runs seamlessly.

90s style save the date video alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

Pixellated Save the Date video full of ’90s nostalgia

We’ve seen a LOT of Save the Date videos, so many that I’m a jaded asshole about them. Maybe it’s because I’m a child of the ’90s, but this one just killed me in all the best ways…