Offbeat wedding

We made a lot of what was at our wedding with recycled materials, and with careful planning and patience, ended up saving a lot of money. It took me over a year to collect and create all of the components. The last six months leading up to the wedding were intense, and I had a lot of help. I asked friends to help out with certain projects and organized two craft parties at my sewing studio and had friends come help with the big stuff. My twin sister and I made the guest book from scratch…

Give your guests what they really want by curating a unique, casual menu featuring anything from pigs in a blanket to gourmet pizza.

We love it when couple’s include symbolic touches here at Rock n Roll Bride, and Jackie’s reason for choosing her wedding dress when she married Wil is one of our favourites to date - it was the dress she was wearing when she met him three years ago!

Zoe and Perry's wedding was a minimal budget, maximum happiness kinda day. They created a laid back, fun, bohemian day with loads of cute, cheerful decor that was entirely 'Zoe and Perry themed', and overall they only spent about £300 in their own money, with the rest coming from donations and contributions from their pals.

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

Bill and Fanny exchanged vows at City Hall in New York City, so she didn't bother with a fancy-shmancy dress.

Check out pics of this gorgeous industrial San Francisco wedding.

Wear what you love.

On the hunt for a wedding dress? We asked 13 fashionable brides exactly what they wore and got their best advice to help you prepare for the big day.