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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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Leila & Don’s home-made barn party with a wedding and tattoos

Leila and Don had the most hard core farm wedding EVER complete with wedding tattoos. Seriously, they literally got tattooed together on their wedding day.

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Katie & Andy’s rooftop cocktail party on the prairie

Here’s the story of the couple who had that neat-o crossword puzzle cake at their cocktail party “wedding”.

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Amanda & John’s Vedic wedding ceremony and square dance wedding party

Amanda & John scrapped their planned two-year engagement for a intimate Vedic ceremony six weeks later. Then nine months later they threw a celebratory square dance!

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Emily & Wil’s eccentric, candy-coated, outdoorsy celebration of love and Peeps!

In honor of Easter I bring you Emily and Wil’s wedding. Not only did they hide Peeps in their flower arrangements but their wedding cake was a giant Peep. Seriously one of the coolest things you’ll ever see!