Davey J Photography. A travelling wedding adventure. Robin & Michael's raucous roller derby rockin' wedding. The offbeat bride: Robin (aka Suzy Snakeyes), Administrative Assistant in the fitness industry and blocker for the Tough Cookies Her offbeat partner: Michael (aka Mike Snakeyes), Advertising Account Manager and L.A. Derby Dolls statistician Date and location of wedding: Doll Factory, venue for the L.A. Derby Dolls roller derby league — September 4, 2010 What made our wedding offbeat: Michael and I met through the L.A.
Derby Dolls roller derby league (through a mutual friend who used to skate with the league), so our relationship was born in roller derby. He proposed to me at halftime during a roller derby game I was playing. Keeping with the theme, for our rehearsal dinner, we treated guests to pizza and beer as well as an exhibition roller derby game featuring a Brides team in all white against the Grooms team decked out in black tuxedo shirts. And, of course, we rolled into our reception in style — on roller skates! As for the reception, fun was the name of the game. A Practical Wedding. Wedding Graduates: Ellie & Mark « A Practical Wedding. I’m beyond overjoyed to finally (finally!) Bring you Ellie’s wedding graduate post. Ellie writes at Wedding For Two and has been stressing on Twitter for months about not having quite the right thing to say, and about how she didn’t feel married after her wedding, and about how life has been hard lately, and that’s tough as a newlywed.
But we recently we had a conversation about how your wedding graduate post should just be a letter to your pre-wedding self, and suddenly she had it in the bag. I thought I knew what getting married and having a wedding was all about. I read all those blog posts that reminded me that the most important part of our wedding was that we got married. Why do I say that? As a side note: you should also know that it’s really okay if you don’t spend a whole lot of time with your husband on your wedding day – you get the rest of your lives. I could tell you all about how the details aren’t really that important, but the funny thing is – they are. Wedding rituals from various cultures and traditions, shared by Interfaith Officiants.com. OBB Wedding Readings.
I've started my search for some offbeat readings for my wedding in October… have you compiled a list anywhere of readings from modern literature, songs, etc that are a little edgier and more current than the traditional? -Buster If you're looking for readings that have a few less thou shalts than your typical wedding material, here are a few of my very favorites, which include references to science-fiction vampires, insomnia, and red right ankles. Understand, I'll slip quietly Away from the noisy crowd When I see the pale Stars rising, blooming over the oaks.
I'll pursue solitary pathways Through the pale twilit meadows, With only this one dream: You come too. From "First Poems," Rainer Maria Rilke To Love is Not to Possess James Kavanaugh To love is not to possess, To own or imprison, Nor to lose one's self in another. When I am with you, we stay up all night. Love by Roy Croft I love you Not only for what you are, But for what I am When I am with you. Rcky Mtn Bridal Show. Project Wedding.
A Practical Wedding. Offbeat Bride | Advice, photos, and alternative wedding inspiration. Offbeat Bride | Mathea and her rainbow bright bouquets! HOLY SMOKES! THE COLORS!!! The bride, Mathea describes herself as a simple conservative girl on the outside, yet her insides are rainbow colors. Yes! I think this picture seriously reflects that. I'm freakin' OBSESSED with those ornament bouquets — which appear to be the result of an Offbeat Bride tutorial! Mathea and her bridesmaids weren't the only colorful kids in attendance. I want MOAR! Offbeat Bride | Becca & Adam's turquoise and red, Rock 'n Roll wedding!
The offbeat bride: Becca, Software Developer/(Imaginary) Rock Star (and OBT Member) Her offbeat partner: Adam, Office Manager/Trivia Master Location & date of wedding: Grace Episcopal Church, Oak Park, IL — May 1, 2010 What made our wedding offbeat: I wore a turquoise, tea-length dress and had four pairs of shoes! My sister designed and made TWO dresses for me, her dress, hand bags, and ties. The wedding accidentally ended up mostly DIY. I made/designed the centerpieces, all the jewelry, fascinators, Adam's memorial pin, our pug's turquoise tuxedo and ring pillow, built an RSVP site, and set up a DIY photo booth.
We used an iPod for the reception and the ceremony. We live in NYC but got married in Chicago because we wanted it to convenient and affordable for everyone. Tell us about the ceremony: We had a secular ceremony in a church. It turns out writing a ceremony is hard! The ring bearer in his dashing tuxedo You can read the whole ceremony here. Adam: The first dance. Lastly …. Offbeat Bride | Ariel & Andrew's dragons & Lego-filled, sword-fighting wedding. The offbeat bride: Ariel, computer security engineer (and OBT member "Ariel (but not that one)") Her offbeat partner: Andrew, computer game programmer Location & date of wedding: MIT Chapel and Faculty Club, Cambridge, MA. — October 3, 2009 What made our wedding offbeat: We started with a riot of medieval-inspired color: sapphire blue silk dress, purple-and-black-velvet groom, attendants in their choice of dupioni silk color and outfit style.
(We ended up with pairs purely by coincidence.) We built our custom ceremony around what we felt was most important in marriage, with our eight vows reflected in handfasting cords and the ingredients in a shared cup of ceremonial hot chocolate. The ceremony was gender-neutral and religion-free, but captured the sacred and important feeling we wanted. Dragons have been a symbol of our relationship from the beginning, so our attendants carried stuffed dragons from our collection. The groom's attendants and their dragons.
Chocolate Lego favors! Offbeat Bride | Wanjiru & Ricky's mish-mash of color and fun wedding. I doubt any of us could forget Wanjiru's AMAZING red fairy wings and her "practical," floofy, pink reception dress. Now, for your drooling pleasure, is the full deal on this colorful, to-die-for wedding! -Becca The offbeat bride: Wanjiru, Doctor (and Tribe member) Her offbeat partner: Ricky, Administration Location & date of wedding: Emoyeni, Johannesburg, South Africa — October 10, 2010 What made our wedding offbeat: I refused to wear a veil let alone have hair on my head. I mish-mashed ideas from everywhere. I refused to choose a color theme. I compiled my playlist. We had an eight course cocktail dinner followed by a five course dessert. We had a teensy decor budget and decided to bring in my small tribe of stuffed toys to help out on the day.
My mom also volunteered her suncatchers for the wedding (she sells them at fleamarkets and the like) and they were strung along the pathways bringing color and sound and helped direct people to the ceremony. Roses were banned from the day. Wohoo! Offbeat Bride | Sara & Mark's improv-tastic, eco-friendly, wine-soaked wedding. The offbeat bride: Sara, graduate student (and OBT member) Her offbeat partner: Mark, comedy writer Location & date of wedding: Tres Hermanas Winery, Santa Ynez, California — August 8, 2009 What made our wedding offbeat: Mark and I aren't particularly religious, so we asked all four of our parents, who are all still married, (sixty plus years between them!) To be our officiants.
Mark wrote our beautiful ceremony, with readings from "So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish," "The Odyssey," as well as a friend's original poem. All of our bridesmaids and groomsmen were siblings, and our close friends became an awesome un-bridal party. After the ceremony, we put on an improv show with friends that I had improvised with over the years. Mark and I are winos so we knew we wanted to get married in wine country. Our website, Wedding Bells of Fire, inspired the logo we put on everything from temporary tattoos, to buttons that we gave out to guests. My favorite moment: Our vows. Planting a unity tree! Etsy. Green Apple Weddings and Events. Wedding Bartenders | With A Twist | Bartending Service | Boulder and Denver, Colorado. Bridesmaid 101 - Bridesmaid Intro. Bridesmaid Intro Definition Brides-Maid - n. A woman who atttends on a bride at her wedding (Websters Revised Unabridged Dictionary, 19967) A Bridesmaid is usually a close friend or sister who takes more of an active part in the wedding experience.
Many times there are multiple bridesmaids that the bride chooses. In history, the bridesmaid would protect the bride against evil by wearing similar clothing to the bride's attire. This would confuse any "evil spirit" as to who the bride was. Being a bridesmaid has some important and fun tasks such as helping with the Bridal Shower and Bachelorette Party. Check out the Bridesmaid Duties, Bridesmaid Planning, Bridesmaid Gifts, and Bridesmaid Dresses for more information on great ideas to make the wedding experience a great time!