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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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Sarah & Rocky’s prose & poetry wedding with a soul

What is a sweeter story than a couple writing their first book together? This wedding in the Philippines features authors, charities, and lots of poetry.

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Victoria & Jacqueline’s tiny thrifty dressy wedding celebration

Top five reasons to read this post: 1) TWO beautiful Goodwill dresses! 2) Red wedding boots! 3) Long black satin gloves! 4) Marilyn Monroe moment! 5) All you need is love.

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Shelley & Wayne’s handmade colorful 1950s wedding

There are polka dot toy cars and a real light pink classic car! I’m having a retro polka dot, craftastic, doughnut cake orgasm over here. You will, too, when you see this wedding.

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Dana & James’s rock ‘n’ roll tattooed wedding!

Imagine a carnival with tattooed men and tattooed ladies in the side show, some bad ass rock ‘n’ roll bands, and the sweetest chuppah story ever, and you get Dana and James’ wedding!

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Tera & Bret’s casual literary DIY wedding

The offbeat bride: Tera, leader in service (Tribe member) Her offbeat partner: Bret, aspiring author Location of wedding: Pierce County Environmental Services Building, University Place, WA — February 18, 2010 What made our wedding offbeat: We were handfasted in a small elopement-type ceremony in the abandoned construction zone where we had our first real date. […]

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Laura & Chris’ nature-loving fall wedding in the rain

You may recognize this bride from her eco-chic and uber bad-ass wedding outfit. Well, that wasn’t the only earthy element at their wedding. Laura and Chris designed their entire wedding around their wilderness ways! -Coco