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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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Lizette & Mike’s simple secular country wedding

After 11 years of being together, the timing was perfect for their dream wedding: simple and gorgeous in the country. A few touches of beer toasts, beets, and library chic, the pair crafted a really personal experience for their nearest and dearest.

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Vanessa & Jason’s Chinese martial arts New Mexican wedding

This pair went all-out on traditions by including lots of lovely moments from their cultures and interests. This included a tea ceremony, martial arts performances, a lion dance, an anniversary dance, and Spanish serenades. It would have been amazing to attend and see all of these carefully crafted elements come together to form this elaborate party. Plus the bride had three dresses, which is AWESOME!

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Lisa & Carlos’ runaway Hawaiian elopement wedding

When potential guests start a-bickerin’ about the wedding, sometimes it means it’s time to make a quick getaway and elope to Hawaii. And that’s exactly what these two did. They grabbed a friend and a photographer and spent their ceremony basking in the ocean breezes of Waikiki Beach. And voila: built-in honeymoon.

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Allison & Richard’s warm fall wedding on Black Friday

A Black Friday wedding with autumn colors and artistic details? I’m in. Celebrate Thanksgiving (and the craziest shopping day of the year) with this Fall wedding in Ohio featuring caramel apple favors, DIY photo booth, and one gorgeous couple.