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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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“Nerd things, what?” A joyfully whimsical fantasy mawwige

A six-year engagement and a mutual love of “nerd things” became the foundation for Heather and Roger’s wedding day. From Magic the Gathering save the dates to a saber-wielding cake cutting, this Kentucky wedding mixed an affordable chili cookoff with fandom-deep ceremony details. It’s proof you can DIY your dreams, even if it takes a few extra years…

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Ever dream of getting married on a Spanish olive farm? (YOU WILL NOW!)

Who needs a wedding arch when you have a rare black moon and a Spanish olive farm so remote, it’s basically its own country? This couple replaced standard vows with a safe harbor commitment to everyone in their lives, then served paella cooked on a fire before everyone started beating up an olive-shaped piñata under the stars.

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This Montreal citrus theme wedding had private vows and a family-style meal

Emily Anne and Alex turned their Casa d’Italia wedding in Montreal into a joy-drenched feast. Picture vintage orange damask, citrus everywhere, and dinner served family-style like a sprawling Italian banquet. Their tango first dance lit up the room before dessert arrived via a walking cannoli bar… and when the fire alarm cut things short, everyone hit a karaoke bar instead.

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This Halloween wedding had mad scientist decor and a Sola wood flower wedding bouquet

When COVID canceled their big library wedding, Erin and Matt turned their plans into something stranger and more intimate: a Halloween micro wedding at a historic Airbnb in Madison, WI. Picture bubbling beakers, bookish decor, wood flowers crafted into a bouquet, and a cheeky skeleton keeping guard at the bar. Mad scientist vibes meet marital vows.