The lovers, the cave dwellers, and me: gorgeous cave weddings
As far as alternative venues go, caves are pretty rad. The lighting, the water, the flippin’ ambiance… it’s a recipe for us digging the hell out of it. We don’t see many weddings in this type of venue, but when we do, it’s photo time. Here are some of our favorite cave weddings from Offbeat Bride past.
I wish we’d had wedding insurance: Our wedding venue stole our money and ran
When I eventually got engaged, I had one venue at the top of my list; Brooklyn’s reBar. We immediately put down a deposit and made monthly payments for 18 months. We had 17 days until our wedding, I was freaking out over whether or not my mantilla veil had been delivered, when I got a Facebook notification that reBar was closed.
An ode to a cookie cutter wedding: why a “wedding factory” works for me
I can’t lie; part of me has struggled with the fact that I am not completely being a build-it-yourself “budget bride” like I had anticipated I would be. I’m letting myself splurge on a little luxury — the luxury of not having to fret about every little detail and allowing people who know what they’re doing take the reins. Even though there will be plenty of opportunities for personal creativity in the ceremony, garb, décor, and atmosphere… I still feel a little bit like a sell-out. Like I’m having a cookie cutter wedding.
How much money are you willing to put into your offbeat-ness?
I’ve just started looking around at venue options, and I’m realizing that my dream venue (funky and yes, offbeat) is potentially going to cost us TWICE as much as this more traditional, kinda-boring venue that offers wedding packages. Thinking about this reminded me again that offbeat does NOT necessarily mean less expensive! Then it made me wonder how much other Offbeat Bride readers are willing to spend to pursue their nontraditional visions — versus going lower-budget for a more packaged wedding. Given that many corners of the wedding industry are set up with packages, how do you decide between an easy/low-budget package vs. a more expensive but more authentic offbeat vision?