OOAK wedding cuff. Sometimes, Etsy can render even me speechless.
Et·som·ni·a (/etˈsämnēə/), noun, 1. a sleep disorder caused by obsessive Etsy browsing. 2. The surprising arrival of weird handmade merchandise ordered when one is only half conscious. (True story.) 3. An excuse for me to be an obnoxious, snarky New Yorker once per week.
It’s been a while since I did a wedding-themed Etsomnia™ post, and it just felt like time. I thought this post could explore OOAK wedding stuff. OOAK (one of a kind, in case you didn’t know) is one of those terms that often takes a terrible turn on Etsy. And when my initial search turned up the criminally-ugly item above, I knew I was onto something. Handmade items like cake toppers, ring bearer pillows, boutonnieres, dresses, gifts, engagement rings, they all put the uh-oh in OOAK.
For more Etsy fun, check out all my weekly Etsomnia™ posts!
This morganite, diamond, and rose gold ring set is making me weak in the knees! By MinimalVS (This one, too!)
I am somewhat comforted by the fact that there’s only one of these. Somewhat.
Etsy, for all your anteater-themed wedding cake needs.
You know what I’ve never read in the New York Times Style Section wedding announcements? “…And the bride carried garbage.”
This is taking “shotgun wedding” a little bit literally, isn’t it?
How lovely! By SketchedInStoneArt
The description says this wedding ring is a Victorian carved ivory rose, but all I can see is molar.
Q. What’s your wedding theme?
A. Pond scum.
If you receive these personalized shackles from your intended as a wedding gift, I’d start working on an escape plan.
When steampunk is good, there’s nothing better! Love these cake toppers by TheLostKey
What a great groomsman gift! By CustomBobblehadsEtsy
And then this happened. Another unfortunate steampunk fashion victim.
If these are the bride’s shoes, I can just imagine the rest of the wedding!
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May 3, 2018 at 7:23 am
The white steam punk deal reminds me of the girl( can’t remember who) came out on stage dressed like a swan. LOL
the little rock picture is really creative.
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May 3, 2018 at 8:16 am
Bjork!
https://goo.gl/images/bfVxsN
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May 3, 2018 at 1:19 pm
Well now I am inspired! My baby brother just got engaged and now, having seen this post, I feel duty bound to buy him and his future husband something truly bonkers and/or fugly as a gift just to see the contortions they might go through attempting to be gracious and polite before I end their suffering and give them a proper gift. I might also keep emailing my brother awful suggestions of Etsy wedding items to buy.
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May 3, 2018 at 7:28 pm
I absolutely adore this idea!!! Yay! Oh, please keep me posted.
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May 3, 2018 at 7:44 pm
I will. I may kick off closer to the time to do it all with greater frequency and be relentlessly annoying.
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May 3, 2018 at 9:19 pm
Absolutely hysterical! I knew we were meant to be friends!
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May 3, 2018 at 9:30 pm
I think I might wait until it’s at the “one year until…” mark and then send him one link or thing per day as a countdown.
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May 3, 2018 at 10:29 pm
Absolutely love it! You could turn it into a daily blog….
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May 3, 2018 at 2:11 pm
Reblogged this on Wonderwall and commented:
Wonder if Meghan has seen these ideas! I have some royal wedding themed posts coming up from next week.
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May 3, 2018 at 11:27 pm
Yay on the first ring and the cake toppers. Boo on the rest (though the ivory rose looks more like a rose to me than a tooth; let’s discuss when I see you this summer).
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May 4, 2018 at 12:52 am
Aren’t those the cutest cake toppers? I want them!
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May 4, 2018 at 2:02 pm
“Pond scum”! LOLOL! Yes, those pink shoes – might be perfect for a Halloween costume. In fact, ALL of these, ah, creations would be great for Oct. 31! Don’t u think? Ay yi… Once seen, cannot be unseen…
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May 4, 2018 at 2:19 pm
You make a good point, but I think most of it is too ugly for Halloween…
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May 4, 2018 at 2:49 pm
Yeah I think you’re right…
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May 5, 2018 at 8:20 pm
Pond scum, LOL! For sure!
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May 5, 2018 at 9:32 pm
So awful. What is the matter with people?
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