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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.

Wicker Man wedding as seen on @offbeatbride

Animal masks and costumes at this eerie-as-hell Wicker Man wedding

Creepy and awesome animal masks recall The Wicker Man and Halloween costumes and decor do the rest at this Wicker Man wedding. But the perfectly-timed gloomy fog and rain made the ceremony seriously dead-on for the theme. Don’t miss the wedding party outfits, the bride’s gorgeous headpiece, and the eerie details galore.

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Jessica & Tyler’s bow-tied puppy, board games, and Magic the Gathering wedding

This sweet and geeky pair had a surprise Magic the Gathering cake, lots of board games and other nerdy bits, and an epic fireworks exit with requisite make outs. Add in the puppy ring bearer, Star Wars bow ties, and sunflowers, and you’ve got a wedding to make you shiver. So cute, so geeky, so US.

Sunflowers and red details as seen on @offbeatbride

These two brides celebrated a sunflowery rustic wedding (with an extra special reading)

Sunflowers, DIYed details, and a lot of red to celebrate a special little guy who left them too soon are some highlights from this gorgeous rustic wedding. There were some amazing moments in this wedding like the advice about watching the guests at the reception and their awesome ceremony entrance. But the reading they chose for the ceremony takes the cake for us. Just wait until you read it.

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The dead rise from the grave at this killer Minneapolis zombie wedding

Every Halloween, Holly and Scott go all-out for an annual “Zombie Pub Crawl” in Minneapolis. So when Holly suggested that they plan a zombie-themed wedding, Scott was totally on board. Their traditional families took a little coaxing, but embraced the idea and full costumes like pros. Grab some brains, rattle some chains, and get to ogling this Halloween zombie wedding at the Profile Event Center in Minneapolis.