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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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Jessi & Sean’s Outdoor Vintage Scooter Wedding

The Offbeat Bride: Jessi (aka. “Cupcake” or OBT member “Cupcake Pharaoh“) — massage therapist/artist/pet sitter extraordinaire! Her Offbeat Partner: Sean (aka. “Sweetpea”) — Grocery Store Manager and scooter aficionado Location & date of wedding: The Albuquerque Press Club (and Highland park below it), Albuquerque NM — May 16th, 2009 What made our wedding offbeat: We […]

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Lucy & Travis’ Color Saturated Amusement Wedding

You might recall these amazing green wedding shoes that made Ariel wet her pants. Well here’s the scoop on the rest of OBT member LucyLu‘s wedding. The Offbeat Bride: Lucy, client services Her Offbeat Partner: Travis, engineer Location & date of wedding: Milwaukie Community Club Center, Milwaukie, OR — March 7th, 2009 What made our […]

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Check the blood-splattered groom at this zombie walk wedding

We planned the entire thing in two weeks, and executed everything on a miniscule budget, covering ourselves in blood and gore and joining an already public event — the beginning of the Waterloo Zombie Walk in Waterloo Park. The few little details were DIY, and we skipped the majority of tradition, including invitations and a reception.

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Miranda & Jake’s Themeless, Unrehearsed & Heartfelt Wedding

The Offbeat Bride: Miranda, copy editor Her Offbeat Partner: Jake, student/IT Location & date of wedding: San Francisco City Hall — Thursday(!), June 4, 2009 What made our wedding offbeat: As a kid, I never really dreamed of “My Big White Wedding.” I knew I wanted to marry Jake and I knew my mom would […]