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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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Marie-Eve & Alexandre’s ice and snow winter wedding

Our marriage was under the theme of “ice and snow.” It took place in the ice chapel of the Ice Hotel in Quebec Canada. The structure is made of snow, and two walls and the benches made of ice, with animal skin to make them comfortable.

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Alba Margarita & Jorge’s red & black, Puerto Rico weding

The Offbeat Bride: Alba Margarita, graduate student and profesional procrastinator (and OBT member) Her Offbeat Partner: Jorge, PC repair technician Location & date of wedding: Casa Diego, Cupey Alto, Puerto Rico — December 21st, 2008 What made our wedding offbeat: Being a rebel and all, I decided that I did not want a big cheesy […]

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ElisaBethe & Chris’ casual wedding… and a baby!?

“I loved that when I went into labor and delivery and was asked if I was married. I got to reply, ‘Yes, for exactly two hours now.”

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Dragons and LEGO wedding with sword-fighting

The offbeat couple: Ariel, computer security engineer & Andrew, computer game programmer Location & date of wedding: MIT Chapel and Faculty Club, Cambridge, MA. — October 3, 2009 What made our wedding offbeat: We started with a riot of medieval-inspired color: sapphire blue silk dress, purple-and-black-velvet groom, attendants in their choice of dupioni silk color […]