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Real Weddings: Global

Although we’re based in the United States, we feature weddings from around the world — especially the UK, Australia, and New Zealand. Submit your wedding for consideration via offbeatwed.com/submissions.

The powers of pink + purple combine! A Spanish destination wedding

The powers of pink + purple combine! A Finnish couple gets wed in Spain

Meri and Eveliina are a Finnish couple who dreamt of a destination beach wedding in Spain surrounded by palm trees and nontraditional rules. Meri loves pink and and Eveliina digs purple, so their powers combined to make the sweetest, lighthearted palette ever. The macarons were GORGEOUS.

Just wait until you see their surprise dance with their six bridesmaids, too, and their DIY vodka bar!

Go beachside with this relaxed bohemian wedding in Australia

Go beachside with this relaxed boho wedding in Australia

Jessica and Patrick met on the dance floor of their local pub on a Christmas Eve, and when it came time to propose, Patrick recreated their first date right down to the car he was driving at the time. The goal of this beachside wedding in Australia was a relaxed kind of boho theme with endless fairy lights, and they celebrated their unity late into the night at the Chelsea Yacht Club.

Don’t miss the bride’s gorgeous dress, the groom’s luscious hair, and the dance floor snacks I’m still thinking about…

An Italian wedding with street performers & a wine ceremony

A wedding in Italy with street performers & a wine ceremony

Elisa and Nathan celebrated their meaningful wedding in Italy with readings by witnesses, sharing promises, exchanging rings, and a wine ceremony. After the ceremony, they walked through the streets of the ancient city of Ascoli Piceno, where they took a few pictures in the famous cafe Meletti and the Capitani Palace in Piazza del Popolo, one of the most beautiful Italian squares. Get ready for major locale envy.

If you weren’t already dreaming of an Italian wedding, this one will get you started…

A tiny destination wedding on a forest mountaintop in Tasmania

A tiny secret wedding on a forest mountaintop in Tasmania

We got overwhelmed when we started looking at wedding planning a few weeks after we got engaged. Actually, we got overwhelmed just starting to plan our engagement party. We couldn't really agree on the number of people to invite, the theme, the location, or anything else. We're both from different parts of Australia and neither of us wanted to get married in the other one's hometown, so we decided to make it simple and run away to the most beautiful part of Australia. Tasmania. and get married in secret on a mountaintop, with only our parents and siblings as witnesses.