Category Archive

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.

Punk meets horror wedding as seen on @offbeatbride #punk #wedding #purplehair

This punk meets horror wedding has the purple-haired dreaminess we can’t live without

Heather and Errol are high school sweethearts who love horror movies and punk, and a little bit of each was injected into the theme of their Canton, Georgia wedding. Heather, a hair stylist, rocked hot purple locks with her vintage dress and DIYed glittery shoes. From the Bride of Frankenstein cake topper to the record guest book and live painting they had done of the ceremony, the details of this punk meets horror movie wedding are killer.

Two garden enthusiasts rocked their same sex, garden backyard wedding as seen on @offbeatbride #gay #wedding

Find out what made this same sex, garden backyard wedding so HOT

Scott and Dennis are very much into gardening and spend a lot of their time in their front yard making it look awesome. Fittingly, they had a small, casual, summery, garden backyard wedding at a close friend’s home in a quiet neighborhood. It was a hot Florida day, but the real heat was coming from all the killer moves on the dance floor. Let’s check out this sweet and raucous backyard wedding.

Purple wedding with an adorable baby as seen on @offbeatbride #samesexwedding #purple

It’s all purple all the time at this tutus and cupcakes two-mamas wedding

Sonja and Elizabeth rocked some whimsically fabulous purple tutus, purple pants, purple Chucks, and even PURPLE HAIR along with their adorable daughter in a matching purple tutu. Add in the fantastic catering, the decorate-your-own cupcake bar, lovely DIY details, and a kick-ass dance floor, and you’ve got a wedding over which to swoon. Go get your purple wedding dreams fulfilled…

lesbian quaker wedding alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

You’ll swoon over this joyful lesbian Quaker wedding

“We never set out to have a perfect wedding; we only set out to have a wedding that brought together everyone we love in one room.” This lesbian Quaker wedding will give you the sniffles from the sweet Parent Trap handshake, the amazing community-centered projects, the Quaker silent ceremony, and gorgeous ladies in deep love.