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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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Christina & Marius’ stellar trans-continental, Oslo to NYC, wedding celebration

The offbeat bride: Christina, Curator Her offbeat partner: Marius, Artist & blogger Location & date of wedding: Sister’s garden in Oslo, Norway AND Galapagos Art Space, Brooklyn, NY — June 22, 2009 What made our wedding offbeat: He’s Norwegian and I’m American, so we decided to have two parties — one in Oslo, Norway and […]

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Luis & Fanny’s improvised geeky Halloween wedding

Be very very patient and tolerant, people just don’t think equal on anything, even more when you’re an offbeat spirit. Try to listen and be polite and laugh! Sometimes you’ll be surprised how even a really conservative persons can enjoy your ideas.

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Marylyle & Jordan’s Sephardic, Celtic, Balkan bash

The offbeat bride: Marylyle, Librarian (and OBT member) Her offbeat partner: Jordan, Computer Programmer Location & date of wedding: The garden outside UVA Alumni Hall in Charlottesville, VA. — 08/16/2009 What made our wedding offbeat: Jordan is a Sephardic Jew and I am Unitarian. It meant a lot that both of us and our traditions […]

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Ang & Matt’s low maintenance, low budget, DIY wedding

The Offbeat Bride: Ang, Bingo Chat Mod, Event Planner wanna-be Her offbeat partner: Matt, Automotive Technician, Musician Location & date of wedding: Bethany Covenant Church, Bedford, NH — 11/14/2009 What made our wedding offbeat: The main theme of this wedding was low maintenance. I wanted to ENJOY the wedding process, not be miserable and stressed […]

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Erica & Erin’s decadent, artistic, feminine, fantasy, winery wedding

We finally got the whole scoop on this beautiful, two-girl, two-dress wedding in an Australian winery.

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Monica & Paul’s traditional wedding with a broken arm

The first thing everyone notices is my green and black dress. I designed it and my friend Rachel made it, as well as all the bridesmaids’ dresses. Also coordinated to my dress was my cast I had on my left hand/arm that covered my left ring & pinky fingers! I fell and broke my hand exactly two weeks before the wedding! The designs on it were a coordinated effort from my dressmaker and a haunted house airbrush artist, with a matching “bracelet” made by yours truly.