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Real Weddings: Midwest US

There are some people who think offbeat weddings don’t happen in the fly-over states. These people will be surprised. Behold a few of our favorite weddings from the Midwest including Chicago weddings, Iowa weddings, Ohio weddings, Michigan weddings, and more. Submit your wedding for consideration via offbeatwed.com/submissions.

A happily ever after for Maleficent & the Evil Queen

Villains in love: A happily ever after for Maleficent & the Evil Queen

BilliJo and Chasidie rocked their wedding theme to the fullest: a happily ever after for Maleficent and the Evil Queen, surrounded by other villians of all types, including a Darth Vader officiant!

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A romantic Ohio forest elopement for two (with purple hair and smoke bombs!)

Kitti and Sean wanted a private and intimate Ohio forest elopement for two. They want it private, but they also wanted it to represent their style. Their photographer met them at the entrance to the forest at Pine Quarry Park in Reynoldsburg, Ohio. There was a private ceremony, a gorgeous cake, and a few stunning portraits (some with colorful smoke bombs — the groom’s idea!).

Let’s get a tiny look at this secluded Ohio forest elopement…

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Pink hair + rainbows abound at this vividly geeky wedding

We seriously can’t get over the matching septum piercings on these cuties. Oh, and let’s not forget the groom’s pink hair and the bride’s matching eye shadow! SO.CUTE. That’s not even the start of this fabulously colorful and vividly geeky wedding in Ohio. Rainy, beautiful, meaningful, epic. That’s how we’re feeling about this wedding and you will, too…

Fun Futurama themed wedding

We’re on a Bender (har har) with this ultra fun Futurama wedding

I’m pretty sure we’d all have had a BLAST at this Futurama wedding in Ohio. They included a beer unity ceremony, custom vows, a cake made by friends (with Futurama cake topper!), and Futurama references slipped in whenever possible. Let’s go on a Bender with this one…