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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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Kristina & Todd’s classic punk-rock wedding

Tattooed bride and bridal party, a custom ceremony performed by a self-described atheist minister, and punky music selections… Kristina and Todd present the “classic punk rock wedding.”

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Quinn & Michael’s relaxed DIY Oregon coast affair

The offbeat bride: Quinn, artist, writer, musician all around crafty lady, Celebrant (and OBT member) Her offbeat partner: Michael, woodworker, clever fellow Location & date of wedding: Yachats Inn, Teahouse Pavilion, Yachats, Oregon. 03/01/08 What made our wedding offbeat: Our wedding was SOOOO made by our own hands that you could see the callouses a […]

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Karen & PJ’s nerdy gamer zoo wedding

The tender union between two child-at-heart game industry kids is, of course, *unnormal* to say the least.

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Sandy’s colorful, crafty, hip-but-won’t-scare-grandma wedding

Well, that didn’t take long! As seen on OBB yesterday, here’s the full scoop on Sandy’s colorful wedding and her Christmas ornament bouquet. The offbeat bride: Sandy – high school secretary/craft maniac Her offbeat partner: Josh – middle school social studies teacher/musician Location & date of wedding: 3/15/08 at Butler’s Courtyard in League City, TX […]

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Lea & Dave’s heavily inked beach wedding/vow renewal

We got married at a courthouse with no ceremony and no pictures. It was just the two of us, we were broke, and it was lame. Our 13th anniversary was coming up and I wanted to do a fabulous real wedding day! Of course we decided to do something 2 weeks before, so we improvised and everything ended up working perfectly!

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Kristen’s green, eco-friendly wedding

The offbeat bride: Kristen / Retail Manager, but trying to get out Her offbeat groom: Todd / Production Assistant Location & date of wedding: Miami University Campus, Oxford, OH. Oct. 13, 2007 What made our wedding offbeat: It started with Todd proposing without a ring, saying we should pick one out/design it together. And that […]