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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 & Justin’s geek-chic, backyard fiesta

We’re doing a week of geek weddings on Offbeat Bride! I’ve been waiting for an excuse to do this and I think the countdown to the Offbeat Bride book re-release party is a great reason! So we’re kicking off “geek week” with Sarah and Justin’s geek-chic wedding, coincidentally right around the time of their first […]

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Our gender-neutral wedding at the University of Washington

“We’ve both had reservations about marriage: it’s often associated with sexism, it implies that relationships should be permanent even though they often aren’t, we were already long-term, and we think marriage should be legal for more people.”

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Tanith & Darius’s laid back, Motor City recession special wedding

“People kept asking me why I wasn’t stressed — it’s because I kept in perspective what the day was actually about. I knew no matter what went wrong I would marry the love of my life so that alone would make my day perfect!”

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Brandi & Seena’s simple, friend-filled at-home wedding

The Offbeat Bride: Brandi, Admin Assistant/Soon to be full-time nursing student (and OBT member) Her offbeat partner: Seena, Architect/Awesome Humanoid Location & date of wedding: Izone – mentor/adopted family’s home on Mt. Washington, Los Angeles, CA — 10/11/2008 What made our wedding offbeat: What made our wedding offbeat was it truly reflected us and the […]

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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!)

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Anke & Dave’s rock-n-roll, Las Vegas elopement… with Elvis

The offbeat bride: Anke Her offbeat partner: Dave Location & date of wedding: Las Vegas, Nevada, A Special Memory Chapel — October 21st, 2009 What made our wedding offbeat: First, excuse me for my bad English, we come from germany. My hubby and I didn’t ever want a “normal” wedding with a meringue colored dress […]