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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.

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Allison & Jacob’s love in a blizzard offbeat lite wedding

Though the weather was predicted to snow everyone in, they got a reprieve from the blizzard and were able to celebrate their December in Minnesota wedding in style. The Michael Jackson-dancing ring bearers and bowling alley photos sealed the deal on this snowy party.

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Holly & James’ handmade winter meditation on love

This wedding takes its direction from a desire to leave a small carbon footprint and to locally-source as much as possible. Having it in the state’s first Platinum LEED-certified building was definitely apropos. The homemade hula hoops, butternut squash soup, and folk music were icing on this Star Trek-topped cake.

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Kelsey & Kris’ retro Tiki in the north wedding

The snowy Upper Peninsula of Michigan isn’t exactly known for Tiki culture, but that didn’t stop this pair from celebrating their love of it in their wedding — from mini Tiki favors to hula dancing and Tiki centerpieces. Shake your booty on in to see the Tiki-tastic fun!

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Erin & Ash’s rocker wedding in a dirty bar

These two were made to get married in the bar where they work and watch their favorite bands play. But they didn’t expect a cameo appearance from the lead singer of Soul Asylum. I don’t blame him for party crashing since they had awesome cupcakes, a fried noms “cake,” and a kick-ass rocker ceremony.