Offbeat bride

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

I wish more brides wore wings to their weddings … it's such a fanciful, fun way to lighten up the day. Can this become a trend, please? Thanks. Here's more fodder for the wing trend fire...

The perfect black wedding dress and burgundy red styling for the alternative bride or couple - with a dark urban vibe, cake and more.

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.

Lois and Luke’s love of alternative culture and a desire to stand out from the crowd meant that they had plenty of different ideas to work with for their July wedding day. “I always thought we would have an all out themed wedding,” Lois told us, “but as we have so many interests we couldn’t […]

About a month before my wedding, I became fascinated with a colorful floral veil in this post on my favorite wedding blog. I looked around for similar veils online, but couldn't find anything for a price I was willing to pay. So I decided to DIY my veil and it was surprisingly easy! Here's how I did it...

Wear what you love.

My color has always defined me for as long as I can remember. I am a very dark, black woman. If you’re aware of what’s been happening to my people and women (since the beginning of time) who look like me, you may know exactly what this means. I’M A VERY DARK, BLACK WOMAN -- enough said. Being me comes with a lot of judgement and I’ve had my fair share of ridicule. Cue years of self-doubt, years of undoing the very horrible thoughts you created in your head because you actually started to…

We had a $6000 wedding budget, and we did most of these things detailed in this excellent post on Offbeat Bride. We did get some help from family, but sticking to our wedding budget allowed us to take the month-long cross-country road trip honeymoon of our dreams! Here's how we stuck to our $6k wedding budget: