Offbeat Weddings — The Knot Community

Bathroom baskets/Emergency Kits

ErinEllen — Tue, 29 May 2012 17:53:44 +0000

I was going to give all my bridesmaids a Bridesmaid Emergency Kit but I have recently decided to do bathroom baskets at the wedding so should I still give the bridesmaids the emergency kits or opt out of them? I have not told them I was going to do it yet so no need to worry about anyone getting upset. It seems as though the bathroom baskets will have pretty much everything the kits would and the girls are already getting other gifts.

Classic/modern Rock Wedding

DedeC02 — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 19:30:05 +0000

okay so me and my fiancé want a rock wedding. We have our colors which are rich navy and red delicious I do want roses as my flowers but I feel stuck lol. I don't know about centerpieces and I'm torn about favors hopefully I can get some ideas of what to do would be appreciated =D Oh also my fiancé wants a blk suit with chucks if that helps any lol Any ideas?

DAY OF WEDDING OUTLINE

MarinaButler — Sun, 27 May 2012 03:49:24 +0000

Hi All,

We are having a non traditional eveing wedding & I'm the wedding planer :) I wanted to know if anyone had a "day of" wedding outline I could go off of to help delegate for the day of.

A MILLION Thank You's!!!!!!

tattoo station for rockabilly wedding

LAMuehlen — Sat, 19 May 2012 08:28:08 +0000

My fiance and I are having a rockabilly wedding since we're both very into the styles of the 50's, I love old school pin ups, I've got a love of all things old school tradition tattoos and we met in a tattoo shop I used to work in on my day off for a mutual friends tatto we were thinking of setting up a small 'tattoo shop' at our reception.

It would be a table in a corner with tattoos and the tools needed for them. I'd love to do this as an ode to the way my FI and I met and where our relationship began. I'm just wondering how to do this so it isn't just a table with a sheet over it.

Does anyone have any cool idea's for me? I'm thinking of printing out Sailor Jerry flash tattoo posters and framming them to decorating the area and maybe making a sign that says 'Clark Forever Tattoo' so it looks like a parlor. But I don't know how to set up the table to give it a tattoo studio feet other than maybe making it look like the flash is lined up to look like a portfolio of work and then setting up any materials needed to look like a tattoo is being ready to be done.

I also thought I'd get a wide variety of fake tattos, some for kids some for teens or adults to get in on the fun. I also thought about making a few custom ones with our wedding date and our names on them. But I thought if I did those I'd put them on the tables as favors. But I don't really want to have favors since they are lame to me.

Any Idea's about what I should do?

Question for you guys

soon to be mrs pham — Wed, 30 May 2012 08:03:47 +0000

l was wondering if a dvd that has bits and pieces of everything from our engagement to the honeymoon on it with a message from us at the end saying something like "all this happened thanks to all of you" is appropriate instead of thank you card? Its not tht i want to skip out on thank yous but 98% of the guests gave cash (like 2 guests didnt ) and i can only think of so many ways of saying thatnks for the cash...

ring bearer pillow alternative

jemma812 — Tue, 29 May 2012 05:31:34 +0000

I can't decide if i want my ring bearer to carry a pillow or something different.What are some cool other alternatives?

Doctor who cake topper awesomeness!!!!!!

soon to be mrs pham — Tue, 01 May 2012 02:54:45 +0000

It's done! my friend finished it!!!

some cute dresses for a wedding?

Lindayly — Mon, 28 May 2012 07:08:00 +0000

My fiance and I will be getting married relatively in three months. I was just wondering are these wedding dresses cute? I like the more modern clothing style.

Anyguys could choose one for me from such many beautiful dresses?

http://shop.soddress.com/product.php?p

roductid=62718&cat=51&page=1

A Quick Intro

RWS2011 — Fri, 25 May 2012 01:48:11 +0000

Hello! I am new to the Offbeat Wedding board, so I thought I'd do a quick intro. My FI and I got engaged last Friday. Prior to asking me, he checked in with my 8 year old daughter to make sure she still wanted us to get married. She became very serious, took a deep breath in and said, "Yes, I do!" After he said he would propose to me soon, she told him that Macy's was having a sale on rings. (Never misses a beat, that kid!)

So, here we are a couple of music/synth/science nerds planning a wedding. We have a ways to go before the wedding (just under two years), so that we can save up for the kind of celebration and honeymoon we want. Apart from the photographer and venue, which we want to book early, we are mostly in the idea generating stage.

Things we think we want to do:

Incorporate records into the decor

Play Vangelis for the processional/recessional

Minimize floral decor

Dispense with traditional "moments," like wedding party speeches, bouquet toss, and so on

A chocolate fondue fountain instead of a wedding cake

I look forward to getting to know some other offbeat brides and drawing inspiration from each other!

Reception Footwear Idea

BMcLeodTeam — Thu, 24 May 2012 19:26:19 +0000

Want your ladies opinion. I have been fretting about finding the right footwear for the reception.

Recap for those that don't know I am a 2 dress bride. For the ceremony, dinner, toasts, original dances (first dance, etc) I am wearing my mother's dress (majorly altered) and these GORGEOUS bright red heels that I found. After that for the dancing/partying I have a tea length lace overlay dress with a red satin sash. (see bio for pics of all of the above).

I have been looking for some sort of black footwear (maybe with red accents) that would be comfortable, stay on my feet while dancing and be fun at the same time. I have tried sandals, ballet flats, you name it and been getting REALLY frustrated. Today I was on Ravelry (another site I'm ADDICTED to, NWR) and found some patterns that caught my attention. What if I made my reception footwear? Wool footwear is really comfortable, and some fabric paint can quickly give it a non slip sole...

Here are some of the patterns I was looking at. Thoughts?

favors

soon to be mrs pham — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 14:24:57 +0000

i purchased 4 lbs of jelly babies to fill roughly 80 mini TARDIS boxes. does this sound like enough? unfortunatly i had to have it shipped from canada since they dont make them here so i have no idea how much 4 lbs is...

Goth wedding locations in or near Washington DC

pendora864752 — Wed, 23 May 2012 21:49:00 +0000

I posted this in another board but was told to try here. Here's that previous post:

I'm looking for ideas for a "goth" wedding venue, spefically in the Washington DC metro area (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington,_DC_Metro_Area) Preferably where both ceremony and reception can be held, but I am open to separate ceremony and reception locations that are close to one another. I saw the list of "5 Haunted Halloween Wedding Sites" but they're all so far away.

Getting Ready

ErinEllen — Tue, 22 May 2012 19:07:56 +0000

What did or are you and the bridesmaids wearing while getting ready? I've seen robes and monogrammed t-shirts. I was just wondering if anyone was doing anything different. I want pictures taken while we're getting ready and I want to make sure everyone feels comfortable.

Mid week funny.

JessieR933 — Wed, 23 May 2012 05:27:07 +0000

Why is it a bad idea to iron your clothes when you have a four leaf clover in your pocket? You don't want to press your luck.

anyone in need of chair covers?

soon to be mrs pham — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 20:16:10 +0000

hey guys i purchased 100 chair covers for my wedding in may and i wont need them when im done so i was wondering if anyone on here who has a latter date than mine (may 19th) needs any? heres a pic of what they look like. i was just thinking id ship them to whoever needed them with a return label and if you sent them back wen you were done id sell them on ebay if not no big. but i wasnt charging you for them...

Need some music suggestions!

ChelseaW36 — Tue, 22 May 2012 20:45:37 +0000

Hello ladies! So for my wedding we are choosing to have non traditional music played during the ceremony. I was hoping I could get some good ideas on some nice classic rock (me and the FI love us some classic rock) songs that might be good to play instead of the traditional wedding march music & such. Does anyone have any good ideas? I have a special place in my heart for 80's hair bands and the psychadelic rock of the 60's & 70's but really I am looking for an good out of the box ideas that anyone might have!!! Thank you all!

guess what??!?!!?!?!

soon to be mrs pham — Mon, 21 May 2012 09:30:01 +0000

i is married!

i shall step out of the tardis (honeymoon lol) to give you the only snapshot i have of the whole brilliant day! will post more when i have them :)

Dungeons and Dragons Wedding

Comipa — Sat, 19 May 2012 20:23:09 +0000

I'm still in the 'dream about the dream wedding' stage in the planning. Our date is so far out I have loads of time still to settle on a theme.

But I'm seriously loving this DnD theme. We want a semi traditional ceremony with a nice reception with touches of DND nerdiness :3 I keep track of all my reception item ideas on pintrest so here's the link to my board there so you know what i'm aiming at. http://pinterest.com/comipa/wedding/

The only big thing I can't seem to find is a cake. We want one that's 2 dragons dressed in bride and groom attire eating the bride and groom cake topper. If we can't find someone skilled enough to do it well then I think we'll go with the game board cake.

We want mainly silver and sapphire blue with bits and pieces of Dungeons and Dragons. The cake, the favors, the guest book and pen, the bride and groom champagne flutes, the food menus, and maybe some DnD figures on the tables...

Anyway, other suggestions would be nice. But don't be mean! I know Dungeons and Dragons is geeky and all that jazz and I love it. It's a big part of our lives. Heck, it's why we know each other! :D

A wedding with NO flowers? Yes please!!

Tiff&Kyle — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 18:40:39 +0000

In our attempt to be green, we've tried to limit the number of flowers. Our centerpieces are mostly moss and tree stumps I have been collecting.

Orginally, I was going to make my bouquet from fabric scraps. But now I've found this local artist. We have a meeting with her next week to go over some custom work. What do you guys think? The style and colors can all be customozied.
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Green-Art-Studios/204700672888167?sk=photos

PS~ all the flowers are made out of plastic bottles. How freakin awesome is that?

ITS TODAY!"!

soon to be mrs pham — Sat, 19 May 2012 13:55:03 +0000

I'm getting married today!!!!!!!!!

Hump day funnies

JessieR933 — Wed, 16 May 2012 21:38:45 +0000

What do you get when you cross an elephant with a rhino.

Elephino. (to be said like H3ll if I know)

Boardgames at a wedding?

ktdid10 — Mon, 14 May 2012 15:16:00 +0000

Hi there! I've been considering having a game themed wedding reception and I was thinking of having board games, like apples to apples, catch phrase, pit, etc, as well as some lawn games. I've been getting mixed reviews though from others, some say it's a really fun idea especially since not many people will probably not be dancing ( not from my family anyways). Others say its tacky and no one will probably play since there is a certain wedding "expectation" for how to act at a wedding, but I always think its too stuffy and I want to liven the place up a bit and not have it so formal. The reception will be very laid back I'm having it at a working ranch where you will probably here the cows mooing in the background, so its kinda going to be like a bbq/picnic atmosphere. Also If I have games do I need a DJ and music for dancing? I'm struggling with ideas and I need help, please tell me what you think thanks so much!

Toothpastechica

BMcLeodTeam — Thu, 17 May 2012 00:38:41 +0000

YGPM

Been MIA

BMcLeodTeam — Mon, 14 May 2012 07:40:20 +0000

Hey ladies! Haven't been on nearly as much over the last week as usual while dealing with some personal stuff. How is everyone's planning going? Any big 'checks' to report lately?? FI got the tuxes all picked out and booked this week : That's the only big check I've got... Lol

found our cord for handfasting! PIP

AngB1230 — Sun, 13 May 2012 01:42:35 +0000

we are going to have my son unite us!

What would you think if...

Penguin8412 — Fri, 11 May 2012 19:42:55 +0000

You went to a wedding in a movie theater?
Has anyone done that before? My fiance and I were supposed to be getting married August 4th of this year in a playhouse. However, the playhouse seemd reluctant to return our calls and we live 7 hours away from where we were supposed to be getting married. We decided (with such little time left) to push our wedding back to August 4th of next year so we could find another venue and plan a better wedding.
Then we find out you can get married in a movie theater and our favorite movie theater will let us rent out a theater to have for our wedding. We have all these awesome ideas for it and think it would be so unique. Our friend introduced us to each other because she knew we both love movies. We are at the theater every week. Anyone who knows us knows this is perfect.
I'm starting to ramble, but basically I am just wondering has anyone been to or had a wedding in a movie theater? Is it as amazing as I am thinking it will be?

TGIF!

BMcLeodTeam — Fri, 11 May 2012 14:40:16 +0000

How is everyone's week going? Mine has been a HUGE emotional rollercoaster and I would be lying if I said I wasn't happy that its finally coming to an end! Can't wait for this weekend!
Tonight I was supposed to go to a business meeting, but not sure I'll be going. I have a friend in the hospital that I'd rather be there for tonight. Tomorrow same thing, business meeting in the evening that's currently TBA whether I go or not. Besides that I can just relax and get some DIY stuff done. Then on Sunday we're driving the 5 hours north for my cousin's bridal shower! She's getting married in June. Looking forward to seeing the family :) My family does a 'co-ed' shower... kinda... the guys all come but they have their own seperate 'guy place' to go hang out during the shower itself, so its still a ladies only shower lol. In this case there's a huge barn/work area that the boys often use and they're hanging out there lol

harry potter brides

soon to be mrs pham — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 21:29:46 +0000

saw this and also thought of you
gave off hedwig vibes to me :)

AHHHHHHHHHHHH one week! not done yet! anyone have a tardis i can borrow to go back?

soon to be mrs pham — Fri, 11 May 2012 09:01:34 +0000

I have one week left and a list that feels 9 miles long...

im worried its not going to be all done in time...

too bad fi left the cloak on the TARDIS again! so now i cant go back to last week and have extra time. lol

Mid week funnies!

JessieR933 — Wed, 09 May 2012 16:19:07 +0000

You ask me if I know any jokes about sodium? NA

Now you.