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rainy

A gentle rainfall. Creamy pale lighting. You strolling arm in arm with your lover down a glistening sidewalk, the breeze gently tugging you both along. Sigh. Rainy wedding days are so fucking romantic.

Rainy Seaside Wedding Bess and Eric 33 alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

A cozy & cosmic New Jersey wedding by the sea

It made sense for us to have a seaside New Jersey wedding at The Grenville Hotel! Our wedding was an ode to the beach, the stars, and cosmic joy. In lieu of anything religious, much of the energy at the wedding was sheer gratitude for existence. Since we both love astronomy and the vastness of the cosmos, we wanted our wedding to have an ethereal, contemplative quality.

Kailer Jayleen Queer Outdoor 40 alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

A double rainbow wedding that neither a nor’easter nor corona could stop

It was the week of Jayleen and Kailer’s wedding. Kailer tested positive for COVID, and a nor’easter from Hurricane Ian was dropping record-breaking wind and rainfall on Pennsylvania. Thus, come the morning of their wedding, Jayleen was understandably in tears… but wait until you see how things turned around!

DIY Viking Wedding Photos by Molly Desrosiers12 e1639540745336 alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

This rainy DIY viking wedding was an epic success

Emily and Travis had an epic DIY Viking wedding for the ages, all in their backyard. Wait till you see their medieval decor and their guests in costume!

tokien wedding on offbeat bride 37 alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

A stormy beach wedding on the beach complete with Tolkien wedding quote

We had no decor, only the crashing waves and stormy skies. Our friend and officiant started the ceremony with a reading of a poem JRR Tolkien wrote for his wife.

Halloween Elopement on Offbeat Bride photos by Rachel Brookstein Photography 29 alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

Beautiful waterfall nerdy Halloween elopement

We had a Halloween elopment for insurance purposes, but we said our vows by a waterfall and the park was deserted and we really felt like we were the only two people in the world.

The other kind of "shower": wedding umbrellas that make rain on your wedding day super whimsical

The other kind of “shower”: wedding umbrellas that make rain on your wedding day super whimsical

It’s like raaaaain on your wedding day… except super cute with amazing photos. If you’re planning on a few outdoor shots on any wedding day, having a whimsical and fun wedding umbrella is always a solid idea. And even if it doesn’t rain, you can still whip out your brolly for some cool shots.

Here are a few of my favorite wedding umbrellas for the perfectly soaking photo that will soon become your favorite…