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Real Offbeat Weddings

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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.

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Bree’s elegant rock ‘n’ roll wedding

The offbeat bride: Bree, Hairdresser Her offbeat groom: Damien Location & date of wedding: Army Navy Country Club, Fairfax VA, October 6, 2007 What made our wedding offbeat: We wanted to be different and rock a roll — but still very elegant. I walked down the aisle to a Johnny Cash tune! Our biggest challenge: […]

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Chrissy Wai-Ching’s Puerto Rico wedding

Wai-Ching’s wedding dresses are the stuff of legend here on offbeatwed.com — but what about Chrissy’s OWN wedding, exactly a year ago today? The offbeat bride: Chrissy Wai-Ching Fashion Designer/Fiber Artist Her offbeat groom: Vasili Zolotov, Software Engineer Location & date of wedding: The Gallery Inn, Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, 12/31/06. What made our […]

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Madame Strange’s Pirates & Geishas wedding

The offbeat bride: Madame Strange, educator Her offbeat groom: Sensei Strange, Magician Location & date of wedding: A friend’s yard, Austin Texas. 10/28/2006 What made our wedding offbeat: I was a geisha, he was a pirate, it was a costume wedding right before Halloween. It all began when we lived together in Japan, and he […]