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Real Weddings: Southern US

There are some who say the South will rise again — and it’s true, if you’re talking about Southern nontraditional weddings! From Atlanta to Texas and North Carolina to Florida, we love our Southern offbeat couples. Submit your wedding for consideration via offbeatwed.com/submissions.

A glam Halloween wedding with a black dress and beignets

A glam Halloween wedding with a black dress and beignets

“We wanted the look and feel to invoke a sort of luxurious, devil came down, cozy funeral for two, eternal love and damnation sensation.” Mission fabulously accomplished! Just wait until you see THE DRESS, the burgundy suit, the pre-wedding boudoir shoot, and the killer venue (that was totally a last-minute save!).

Full steam ahead for this fabulous food truck wedding

Full steam ahead for this fabulous taco truck wedding

Let’s talk fuchsia hair, geometric-meets-floral decor, a delish taco truck, and serious laughs and smiles the whole time. That’s this taco truck wedding. It’s all about fun and it totally shows. Don’t miss the shoe swap, the Archer cake(!), and the rustic chic venue of our DREAMS. You’ll dig this wedding so hard…

A horror wedding with the most EPIC horror movie wedding trailer ever

A Friday the 13th wedding with the most EPIC horror movie wedding trailer ever

The horror movie-style trailer alone is worth the look, but just wait until you see what this spectacularly scary Friday the 13th wedding has in store. Think a black and white gown, Jason masks, children being adorably creepy, blood red decor, a “till death” horror movie cake, and SO many more amazing and horrific details. Get ready to shiver at this Friday the 13th wedding!

"I love this glam Star Wars wedding." "I know." (Don't miss this one, Star Wars fans!)

“I love this glam Star Wars wedding.” “I know.” (Don’t miss this one, Star Wars fans!)

Marilyn and Zach are Star Wars geeks and wanted to inject a little midichlorian magic into their wedding day. Their subtle and glam Star Wars wedding had gorgeous colors (hello blush pink gown!), movies and fandom-themed centerpieces, a gorgeous Star Wars-topped cake, and of course, a lightsaber exit. Just wait until you see the Han frozen in carbonite chocolate bars!

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This Kingdom Hearts wedding proves video games can be totally elegant

“Our wedding theme was based on the video game Kingdom Hearts. It’s a beautiful game with beautiful music and messages of love and friendship. It was the first game I ever fell in love with and it was so fitting to celebrate it with the first man who ever captured my heart.”

This Kingdom Hearts wedding totally rocks it with geek meets chic elegance…

A heavy metal boat cruise wedding

A metalhead boat cruise wedding with headbanging and battle-axes

My wife and I originally met through our university's Metal Club, so it was only natural that we have a metal-themed wedding to celebrate the style of music that brought us together. The venue was the bottom floor of a yacht that does lunch/dinner cruises, which we chose to both reflect our desire to have both a classy affair and a mark our viking voyage in life as wife and wife.