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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.

Pops of red and yellow everywhere at this magical wedding with wands and potions

Pops of red and yellow everywhere at this magical wedding with wands and potions

Jorge and Lissette channeled Hufflepuff and Gryffindor at their magical wedding. Lissette wore a red ribboned dress and a golden snitch in her hair, while Jorge and his crew wore yellow accents. In true Hogwarts fashion, the reception was filled with potions, owls, wands as the place settings, and a Marauder’s Map to show guests to their seats.

Prepare to squeal at the ARMORED corset dress at a medieval wedding

Squeal at the ARMORED corset dress at this fantasy RPG-themed wedding

The armored corset dress (that I’m on a quest to buy), the silver filigree crown, the groom’s cloak and bandolier, the Moroccan glass star-shaped lanterns for the bridesmaids… I just CAN’T with this wedding. It’s the medieval garb wedding of my fantasy-driven heart. And that’s saying a lot. You just have to see this gorgeous pair and their amazingly dressed guests at this fantasy RPG-themed wedding.

This Virginia mountain elopement is giving us so many tiny wedding FEELS

This Virginia mountain elopement is giving us so many tiny wedding FEELS

Healey and Allie were planning a 100-person Washington, DC wedding in the spring, but as they got deeper into wedding planning, they realized how miserable it was making them. They knew that bigger weddings were right for some people, but for them, it was all about a gorgeous Virginia mountain elopement.

A fantastical Lord of the Rings meets Midsummer Night's Dream wedding

A fantastical Lord of the Rings meets Midsummer Night’s Dream wedding

Music, decor, and fantasy elements from Lord of the Rings, a Midsummer Night’s Dream, and other fantasy epics color this gorgeous and lush outdoor wedding in Georgia. Just wait until you see the little hobbits running around, the amazing ceremony backdrop, and the Rivendell ceremony entrance banners. Swoon city! You’ll find your love at this fantastical Lord of the Rings wedding.