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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.

This spacey kitsch wedding wins the internet (and has the dress code of our dreams!)

This celestial kitsch wedding wins the internet (and has a #goals dress code!)

“We had a lowbrow galactic theme that was heavy on the glitter and tinsel.” This sentence made our life, and when we saw the actual wedding? It was love at first space-y, glittery, pink winged sight. And when you see the dress code, you’ll realize you haven’t been living life according to this code and now must worship it. Let’s see the celestial kitsch wedding that will change your life…

We're overcome by the dried flowers, faerie dresses, archery, and sword fight at this wedding

We’re overcome by the dried flowers, faerie dresses, archery, and sword fight at this wedding

Gorgeous wedding party boots, handmade faerie dresses, and loads of rustic details make this wedding a heartbreaker. There were hula hoops at the cocktail hour, dancing down the aisle at the ceremony, and the reception included a sword fight, impromptu "Lord of the Dance" performance, and a birthday celebration. Definitely don’t miss the epic sword fight, too!

When books meet RPGs: a book nerds wedding to tickle your dice

When books meet RPGs: a book nerds wedding to tickle your dice

“As soon as we started researching bookish wedding ideas, we saw a book arch and knew we HAD to have one. The bookish theme just sort of snowballed from there.” Oh yes, it did! This pair latched onto the book theme and made it truly amazing. Just wait until you see their awesome glass-clinking idea, too. This is a book nerds wedding for the… books. Ahem.

A super chic greenery wedding in the heart of Chicago

A super chic urban forest wedding in the heart of Chicago

Karen and Bill wanted a stylish urban forest wedding in Chicago, and somehow managed to bring in so much of nature into a chic city space. Air plants, succulents, ferns, logs, herbs, and manzanita branches created the most lush forest we’ve seen in a wedding yet… without actually being a forest, of course! Want to see?