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Real Offbeat Weddings

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Making it legal

Those of you who have read the book will remember Ben & Joriel. They had a wedding on March 20, 2005, but opted not to get legally married because of concerns with marriage inequality. Yesterday was their third anniversary, and they celebrated by making their commitment legal! I was proud to be a witness at […]

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Kirsten’s community potluck wedding

The offbeat bride: Kirsten, RN and baby catcher (See Kirsten’s page on the OBT!) Her offbeat partner: Ebony, woodworker Location & date of wedding: USO building, Fort Worden, Port Townsend, WA. 1/12/2008 What made our wedding offbeat: I had a white dress…that’s where the tradition ended! We agreed at the outset that we would not […]

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Brit didn’t let getting sick ruin her wedding!

The offbeat bride: Brit, Admin Her offbeat partner: Cecilia, Accountant Location & date of wedding: Historic building outside Boston, MA, October 13, 2007 What made our wedding offbeat: We made the decision early on that we would keep whatever traditional wedding elements we liked, and ditch those we didn’t! This meant the white dress was […]

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Check the DRAMA of this yellow wedding dress

I wore a custom raw silk gown by Sandra Sung who is a local Vancouver based designer which was a major splurge for me but very worth it. I also wore an antique necklace from Joel’s Grannie who was unable to be with us and I had a very comfortable pair of shoes hidden under that train. Joel wore his favourite black suit and a tie also made out of the fabric from my dress made by his mother.