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Real Weddings: Northeast US

From New England to New York and Rhode Island to Long Island, couples in the Northeast have their own distinct brand of offbeat. A little urban, and little upstate, and a bit of an edge — we love you East Coast offbeat couples! Submit your wedding for consideration via offbeatwed.com/submissions.

Rainy Seaside Wedding Bess and Eric 33 alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

A cozy & cosmic New Jersey wedding by the sea

It made sense for us to have a seaside New Jersey wedding at The Grenville Hotel! Our wedding was an ode to the beach, the stars, and cosmic joy. In lieu of anything religious, much of the energy at the wedding was sheer gratitude for existence. Since we both love astronomy and the vastness of the cosmos, we wanted our wedding to have an ethereal, contemplative quality.

atheist game night wedding Daniel Fugaciu Photography4 e1721180313542 alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

A Leap Day atheist wedding with board games

It’s like we were meant too have a Leap Day atheist wedding! We were a 99% match on a dating app and have been lucky in love ever since. When selecting a date we saw that 2/29/20 was a Saturday and knew that was the right date for us to take the Leap! We decided on a game night theme, as it’s our favorite activity that we share with family and friends.

Lord of the Rings Wedding Violet Cristina Photography

This Lord of the Rings wedding in a greenhouse is subtly nerdy

Gray and Samantha’s Lord of the Rings wedding in a greenhouse is just what the doctor ordered – a bit of greenery, a dash of magic, and a whole lot of queer love! We absolutely love this wedding for its subtle nerdiness and its earthy aesthetic – in part thanks to the greenhouse it took place in, in part because of its DIYed decor that you have to see to believe.

two men sitting on stairs kissing Camp-themed wedding Kristen Renee Photography

A queer camp-themed wedding with a mom bar and banjos

Let’s runaway to this woodsy camp-themed wedding! Ben and Charlie struck the perfect balance of rustic and refined – camp themed, but not campy, if you know what we mean. From their handmade decorations, to their photos by the lake (captured by Kristen Renee Photography), to their adorable wedding favors, this wedding is full of inspo for our tree-hugging readers.

HeatherSue105 alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

Love long and prosper: a lesbian Star Trek wedding in Central Park

We both have a profound love of Star Trek, so our officiant seamlessly tied in quotes and trivia into our vows to represent that love. Our guests were the two people we’d met at a Star Trek convention, the very same one where the two of us had first met!

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A celestial wedding with an astrology-based seating chart

Behold Alli and Raine’s celestial wedding! Stars, space, and astrology are symbolic to them and they made sure to include all of these in their wedding décor. The reception room had balloons, streamers, and table décor reflecting the theme. The seating chart was astrology based, and each table had a different sign… so if you were a Scorpio, you sat at the Scorpio table!