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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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Terri & Sebastian’s spontaneous, intimate European elopement

Terri and Sebastian ditched all the traditional wedding accoutrements for their Spain elopement, and instead treated the day like a fabulous photo shoot. Wait till you see the photos!

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Alison & Matt’s Icelandic wedding & Philadelphia library reception

Instead of a cake cutting, we had gingerbread versions of ourselves and bit off each other’s heads.

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Katia & Andreas’ low-budget, triple tiered German wedding

The offbeat bride: Katia, translator, photographer, dancer Her offbeat partner: Andreas, WEB 2,0 Master, PR-Officer, music expert Location & date of wedding: Kettwig-Rathaus, Germany; “3/4 Zehn” Kettwig; “Veranda” Odessa; the Crimea trip — 6th August 2009 What made our wedding offbeat: I am from Ukraine. My husband is German. So all clichees are there at […]

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Linda & Stephen’s fairy tale, tea party wedding

Our ceremony was held deep in a rainforest under a giant fig tree. We chose the location because I have loved it ever since I was a child. (I used to think fairies lived in the tree!)