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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.

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Lara & Steve’s colorful DIY geek-fest wedding

Lara & Steve are total geeks! Therefore, they wanted a wedding that reflected that. So with the help of their friends and family they DIYed their way to a colorful and geeky wedding!

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Chrissy & Danny’s double wedding (part two): victorian, british countryside, high-tea wedding

We showed you the first part of Chrissy & Danny’s mind-blowingly gorgeous double wedding in Thailand. Now here is the scoop on their second wedding at a hotel in London. In typical London fashion it was filled with high-tea and croquet.

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Chrissy & Danny’s double wedding (part one): thaitastic, tropical monk fest

We had two weddings. One in Thailand, one in London. This is the story behind our Thailand wedding.

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Rhiannon & Graham’s viking and folk-metal wedding by a castle

Rhiannon & Graham are both huge fans of Scandinavian Folk Metal. They like it because the lyrics are rooted in history and mythology. They used this as their inspiration while creating their Viking inspired ceremony as well as the overall aesthetic of the wedding.

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Nicole & Glenn’s weekend wedding-type thingy with a wombat

Nicole & Glenn only needed three things to have the perfect wedding day: Australian bushland, some water and preferably some wombats. Well, I think you see where this wedding story is headed.

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Joanne & Brian’s gothic and glamorous castle wedding

Last Monday, I showed you a couple who had an owl as a ring bearer. That was just a mini preview of Joanne & Brian’s amazing gothic wedding. They blew the budget and totally did it up, with a fantastic gothic reception including disco in the dungeon! -Coco