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Real Offbeat Weddings

We love featuring a truly diverse range of real weddings, from highly stylized theme weddings to elopements to simple and small weddings. Submit your wedding for consideration via offbeatwed.com/submissions.

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Amanda & Meghan’s glittery queer wedding

Two dresses, two ladies, and many ways to love this wedding. Don’t miss the emotional vows, the perfect-for-them readings, the shiny aisle decor, and the pet-themed cake. But the dance party at the reception may just trump it all — as long as you don’t split your pants while you’re dipping it low!

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Robert & Cecily’s jumpin’ the broom in Kauai wedding

This bright and beautiful Hawaiian day was meant for these two. After a handfasting on the mainland, they continued their ceremony on the beach in Kauai with a lei ceremony, jumping the broom, and a dancing on the beach. This one is intimate, lovely, and true to this adorable pair.

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Jen & Randy’s handmade traditional family party wedding

This bride may have been thrown for a loop by her job change during the wedding planning, but it sure doesn’t show in this lovely DIYed wedding in Delaware. Take a peek at their coffee filter flowers, bowling pin cake, and carved edibles. And don’t miss what the bride’s 92-year-old grandfather did during the cake cutting!

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Zeva & Andrew’s nerdy costume love adventure wedding

A life-sized R2D2, an actual C3PO, a costume contest (with Professor Sprout, Charlie the Unicorn, Indiana Jones, and SO many more), amazing cosplay-inspired wedding garb, a handfasting with a twist, and a butterfly release at the ceremony — this is one gorgeous geeky wedding. Don’t miss the Companion Cube engagement ring box turned ceremony ring box!

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Brittany & Tyler’s music and Disney wedding

Green hair, cowboy hats, Disney song table names, and some seriously adorable couple shots — this one may just make your day. Add in a music theme and a truly funny mother/daughter dance and you’ll be ready to make out with this wedding.

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Sadie & Devin’s heartfelt queer wedding at a historic brewery

Two brides, a custom suit, a lavender dress, and DIYed decor, all wrapped up in a shared donut eating at the end make this wedding as sweet as sugar. But their tale of woe turned whoa in their venue selection is a scene-stealer in this wedding in Seattle.