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A Beautiful Washington D. C. Fusion Wedding from Offbeat Bride

After seeing Brian and Elaine’s wedding photo from Mary Kate McKenna, I feel like I just came back from a mini-vacation in DC. Brian and Elaine had a contemporary wedding that incorporated both of their families’ traditions (Catholic and Chinese). So that means we…

Registering for wedding gifts is a great way to ask guests for items that you and your spouse would like to start your new life together. Creating a green registry is a great way to get the things you need while staying true to…

Southern-Inspired Bridal Shower Inspiration Board

Whenever a holiday weekend comes around, no matter what the holiday, I go into full-on baking mode. No cookbook is safe, no pan left clean. So as I was scouring my favorite cooking blogs for inspiration, I also found some great recipes for a…

Snippet and Ink Gets the Weekend Going with Friday Links

One of our favorite wedding bloggers is Kathryn from Snippet and Ink, whose inspiration boards are unrivaled (how she does it several times a week, I’ll never know). Her Friday link round-ups are the posts I most look forward to though; somehow it doesn’t…

Ruined Wedding Plans That Rocked Part 2 by Offbeat Bride

Aaron and me on our wedding day. Photo by Benja Iglesis. Remember the story about my wedding cupcake snafu? How it went from bad to amazing, all without my knowledge. You know, the thing that taught me that things won’t go according to plan,…

A Southern Wedding with Vintage Flare from Offbeat Bride & Geoff L Johnson Photography

Hanna and John had a classic, modern, outdoor Southern wedding with their ceremony amongst the old Sheldon Church Ruins and their reception at the Richfield Plantation. The groom wore his US Navy dress blues while the bride rocked 1800s vintage glass buttons down the back of…

A Fun San Francisco Rainy Day Engagement Session from Offbeat Bride & Grandeur Photography

Roderic and Anna are a super fun couple, whose wedding will be held in San Francisco in September. Photographer Renae Lamb of Grandeur Photography told us that they ended up getting rained on during their engagement session but they toughed it out anyway, and thankfully…

Bride’s Perspective: Anne’s Adventures in Organizing

All right, my delightfully engaged friends. I have a question for you. And I want you to be honest with me now. I mean really, let me know what you think. How on earth, when you’re right smack dab in the middle of planning…

Royal Wedding DVD Giveaway

Don’t get me wrong, I love a royal wedding. And William & Kate’s day was certainly no exception, but there was no way that I was going to wake up in the middle of the night to watch it. Imagine my delight when I…

Fashion-Forward Wedding Dresses with Offbeat Bride & Kimmy Ratican

I love white — I love white dresses, in particular. But I don’t necessarily love wedding dresses. They’re somewhat predictable and, as a lover of fashion, I tend to seek out wedding dresses that could be seen as something else. They could be seen…