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Whether you’re looking for unique wedding dresses, wedding shoes, cute wedding invitations, nontraditional wedding rings, or an offbeat wedding photographer… chances are you’ll find ’em here. Start by browsing our Vendor Directory for vendors in YOUR area, and then have fun with these posts to find online wedding dressmakers, photographers, and more!

Flowers are the oldest and most natural adornment for the hair

Foraging your floral afro, and more flowery hairstyles for natural-textured hair

Flowers are the oldest and most natural adornment for hair. They represent creation and a new beginning. With their scent and beauty, a few perfectly placed flowers can transform the simplest of hairstyles into breathtaking creations. For a kinky textured bride or groom for that matter, the floral afro is the perfect hairstyle.

25 Star Wars weddings that were more powerful than you could possibly imagine

Thanks in no small part to our managing editor of awesomeness, Megan, we at Offbeat Bride have a long and glorious history of loving Star Wars weddings. We’ve seen (and crashed) many a wedding that would do Han and Leia proud. In homage of this time known as Star Wars Week (what, you don’t wear a Chewie T-shirt on May 4th?), we’ve got 25 of our most favorite moments in Star Wars weddings for you to drool over.

Mocktail recipes for weddings

18 delicious mocktail recipes to thrill your teetotaling guests

We’ve talked about delicious mocktails and non-boozy drinks before, but we knew there were more drool-worthy recipes out there to inspire your DIY bar, signature drinks, or to suggest to your bar service.

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12 hot groomsgirl wedding fashion ideas

Our Offbeat Brides are no strangers to the gender-blind wedding party, and today we’re celebrating the groomsgirls, bitches. We’ve seen these ladies stand up next to the groom wearing suits, dresses, and ties with dresses. Every last one of them completely rocked every last look, so we rounded up a few of them so YOU can see how a groomsgirl can own this particular little style challenge.