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We had no Thanksgiving weddings in the queue, so here's a wedding with a fabulous Autumnal feel for you to enjoy. Happy Thanksgiving from Offbeat Bride! Now, go eat yourself into a food coma! -Megs

The offbeat bride: Katie, Barista (and OBT Member)

Her offbeat partner: Mike, Software Developer

Location & date of wedding: Derby Warf, Salem, Ma — October 31, 2009

What made our wedding offbeat: We had a Halloween wedding in Salem, Ma. If that wasn't offbeat enough, we were engaged for two years, but it only took us two weeks to plan the wedding. Once we decided to elope everything fell into place.

I've featured wedges before in my shoes series, but since some of you are likely closing in on your winter weddings, I thought I'd tackle wedge boots.

Pink hair, fantabulous colored crinolines with contrasting dresses and matching fascinators, epic columns, and a grand entrance to Rage Against the Machine — this wedding has it all!

We've showed you a lot of fabulous jewelry from Brilliant Earth over the years. But I'm particularly excited about featuring their antique and vintage engagement rings. Here are just a few of the choices that are still available (for the moment) over at Brilliant Earth…

Dude, they had a barbeque fountain! I am now completley obsessed with this idea and must find a way to have one someday. Also, there are cows! And a puppy! Aaaand Dana embroidered her Save the Dates, handmade fabric flower bouts and corsages, and made napkins out of vintage sheets. They, also, built their own dance floor. That's some serious DIY action. For realz. – Becca

Every week, I browse the Offbeat Bride Flickr pool drooling over everyone's awesome wedding shots. Then on Monday I get the to share them with y'all! Well, this week is no different. As always, we have some very cute and creative couples with mind-blowing wedding outfits, fun cakes and cake-toppers and moar wings!

After seeing Janna's motorcycle sprocket bouquet (and, for some of us, learning what a sprocket is), we knew that we had to know all about this wedding and the creative, motorcylcle-loving (and, as it turns out, ex-wrestler and theater geek) couple behind it. Some of us (me) also have totally developed friend/mentor crushes on the bride. -Becca

If you've been reading Offbeat Bride for a while now, you probably are already all too familiar with Wai-Ching wedding dresses and, like us, you just can't get enough! Here are some of her recent wedding dresses worn by actual brides on their actual offbeat wedding…