Offbeat bride

Close your eyes, and travel back in time… oh wait, you don’t have to, thanks to this queer retro hippie wedding! Kayla and Kayla (yes, these brides have the same name - cute!) wanted the day to be tons of fun for their guests with games and lots of dancing, and from the looks of it (thanks, TMinspired Photography for capturing this gorgeous day!), mission majorly accomplished.

Offbeat Bride partied like it was the Before Times! Scroll the photos from Offbeat Bride's 2022 Minglefest, learn more about why we're getting rid of our name with a rebrand later this year..

Lori and Josh planned their warriors meet fairies wedding with so much style. The war chief fell in love with one of the fairies and so a wedding was called

Time travel embraces change and innovation... that makes it the perfect wedding theme for these two. Jenn is a proud trans woman, an activist, a gamer geek, an IT professional, and an improv actor. Bree is a proud lesbian, a mom of two, a teacher of many, and a body positivity advocate.

Cartoonists in Tune With Perfect Wedding Day; Sophie and Carl tied the knot at hidden garden Choderwood in a personalized and special way.

This couple had some twists that threw some family members for a loop, they're secular, vegan, and genderqueer. But after embracing all of these characteristics, the pair felt like themselves which made them feel AWESOME. Don't miss the D20 glass-clinking alternative, the memorial bouquet charms, puzzle guestbook, tons of DIY projects, and the best quote about hips you'll read today... guaranteed.

With a bit of help from the internet (Offbeat Wed especially!), a few books, and my personal experience writing atheistic pagan sabbat rituals, we wrote our Pagan wedding ceremony script ourselves.

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Nonreligious wedding poems are such an interesting balancing act... You want something emotional and heartfelt, but also a little not too heavy. You want a dash of funny, and a hint of modern -- I mean, not that Robert Fulghum and Captain Corelli’s Mandolin aren't great, but it's nice to introduce your guests to something they haven't heard before

From the bride wearing pink, inviting only family and DIYing all the flowers, Piper and Kyle's wedding was anything but conventional. Their October celebration was full of creativity, fueled by the desire to have a day which felt right for them.

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Thinking outside the conventional planning box for your wedding? Click through the blog to see more of the anti-bride movement. | Image by Chelsea Abram Photography

Sara and her husband Ev (who you may know as one of the guys who invented Blogger) played a li'l game of rock-paper-scissors at the altar to see who would say their vows first.

Just wait until you see THE DRESS, the burgundy suit, and the killer venue (that was totally a last-minute save!). I heart this glam Halloween wedding.

Pink hair bride| Image by Zack and Rosalie

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