Best mutts & dresses tried on: a clever wedding program by the numbers
Try to figure out your favorite part of this hand-designed and super clever wedding program. Is it the illustrated order of events? The best mutts as a feature? The list of “firsts?” Or is it the details by the numbers (how many dresses tried on, cities explored, photos taken…)? I’ll bet you can’t even decide!
Programs are never required, but damn, when they’re this awesome, they become hard to toss out. I imagine these became mementos and future program inspiration immediately.
When a bride rolls up on a white horse (or how we LOVED this New Jersey farm wedding)
Justin and Lauren are from Qatar and came home to Justin’s family farm for their wedding. The whole farm was featured at the wedding from the rad altar the family made out of found wood, to the backyard cocktail party, and then the safari tented reception. Guests were ferried around on the back of a tractor and the paths were lit with string lights.
The surprising ways I’m using Instagram to plan a wedding
A lot has changed since I planned a wedding eight years ago. Mostly… Instagram’s existence. It’s my favorite social media platform, for keeping up with friends and sharing my own life. But it’s also been surprisingly helpful for wedding planning!
Have you checked out any wedding tags on Instagram? The #offbeatbride hashtag itself will send you down an endless rabbit hole of wedding inspiration. In a few seconds I went from scrolling, to clicking on a cool looking dress and discovering a new designer…
Two rings to rule them all: Our short Tolkien-inspired ceremony script
This is our short and sweet Tolkien-inspired ceremony script that even included a Pokémon reference. It’s non-denominational and gender-neutral, which gives it a lot of flexibility. We included an introduction, a portion for honoring our departed friends and family, vows, placeholders for readings, a ring exchange, and our declaration of marriage.