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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.

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Nicole & Marty’s Beautiful Punk/Foodie/Redneck Wedding

The offbeat bride: Nicole, Office Manager & Baker Her offbeat partner: Marty (bass player for Ted Leo and the Pharmacists) Location & date of wedding: Bankuet Place in Richmond, VA on August 9th, 2008 What made our wedding offbeat: We met working at a record store and then we were in each others bands for […]

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Sheri & Theo’s 18th Century Scottish Harvest Wedding

The offbeat bride: Sheri, Curriculum Developer Her offbeat partner: Theo, Software Test Engineer Location & date of wedding: Carrigan Farms, Mooresville, NC on November 4th, 2007 What made our wedding offbeat: My husband wanted to wear a Great Kilt in his family’s tartan, so we decided to use the 18th century as inspiration and the […]

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Charli & Steve’s Fireworks & Family Dancin’ Wedding!

The offbeat bride: Charli, Advertising Her offbeat partner: Steve, IT Location & date of wedding: Mercury Hall in Austin, TX on August 23rd, 2008 What made our wedding offbeat: We partied the only way we know how. Go big or go home. Everything we did for this wedding was unique and true to us. Every […]

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Sabrina & Paul’s artsy caver wedding weekend

After yesterday’s post about cave weddings, I got so many emails asking for more information about Sabrina’s cave wedding, that I figured I better post her profile right away!

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How to plan a wedding in 2 months

When Jim and I made the decision to get married this May, we knew we weren’t going to have the luxury of a long engagement; Jim had recently received orders for a 400-day mission overseas and we knew we would have to have everything done and in order before he had to report for training in mid-August.

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Sarah & Todd’s ultra-casual creative Arkansas wedding

The offbeat bride: Sarah / vintage clothier Her offbeat partner: Todd / Graphic designer Location & date of wedding: Clinton House Museum in Fayetteville, Arkansas. August 11, 2007 What made our wedding offbeat: We got married in a little old house by the University of Arkansas campus, where Bill & Hillary Clinton actually got married. […]