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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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Rebekah & Ben’s old Hollywood historic prison wedding

This couple got married in prison… a gorgeous 250,000 square foot prison venue! They combined a Hollywood set with an old Hollywood theme for some major glam. An eleventh hour photographer swap made for a quick save in the end.

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Zoe & Gary’s fantasy Quaker snow-covered wedding

A Quaker ceremony meets a 600-year-old reception hall for the kickiest LARPers-in-love celebration this side of York. Guests braved a winter snow storm and were rewarded with Hungry Hungry Hippos and a cake made of cheese wheels.

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Jenifer & William’s opulent masquerade ball wedding

People look awesome in masks. It’s a proven fact. And this crew looks guh-mazing! Tack on major recycling ingenuity and the entire wedding in the spirit and you’ve got masque-madness.

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Julia & Seb’s international-flair Vegas wedding

Julia and Seb planned their Vegas wedding entirely on the road during their two-year backpacking trip. Outside of an interrupting bear, it went off without a hitch. What happens on the backpacking trip — stays in Vegas.

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Kari & Rich’s handmade steampunk winter wedding

This cosplay pair met as pirates and wed as steampunks. The groom nearly didn’t make the ceremony, but his mad heel clicking in top hat and tails made up for it.

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Pamela & Danny’s music and poetry coffee shop wedding in six acts

A crafting queen weds her beau surrounded by music and poetry. Throw in some whimsy in the form of Ms. PacMan, Saved by the Bell, and mason jar cupcakes, and you’ve got awesomeness.