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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.

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Danielle & Dave’s geeky, puzzle-laden, Brooklyn wedding

The offbeat bride: Danielle, Attorney Her offbeat partner: Dave, Computer Programmer Location & date of wedding: The ceremony was held in the arch under the Manhattan Bridge, and the reception was held at the Dumbo Loft, Brooklyn, NY — August 29, 2009 What made our wedding offbeat: Our wedding invitation was illustrated by our friend […]

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Samantha & Ryan’s New York, Alice in Wonderland, guerilla wedding

Samantha and Ryan eloped to NYC to get married in front of the Alice in Wonderland statue on Halloween –guerilla style.

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Dragons and LEGO wedding with sword-fighting

The offbeat couple: Ariel, computer security engineer & Andrew, computer game programmer Location & date of wedding: MIT Chapel and Faculty Club, Cambridge, MA. — October 3, 2009 What made our wedding offbeat: We started with a riot of medieval-inspired color: sapphire blue silk dress, purple-and-black-velvet groom, attendants in their choice of dupioni silk color […]

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Carla & Zeb’s handmade everything, drumming dance party wedding

The wedding was a traditional Byzantine wedding which is somewhat offbeat even though its orthodox. Byzantine wedding in western PA; we warned people it would be just like the wedding in the move The Deerhunter.