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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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Angie & Marc’s fairy tale chapel red hot wedding

This bride and her mother both picked out the wedding chapel independently. And once I saw it, I though probably would have too! In an idyllic location, with a small group of their closest pals, donning red gowns and fedoras, these two lovebirds finally closed the 5000 mile-gap and got married.

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Kate & Alex’s sci-fi/fantasy nerd mash-up weddingCon

I’m a nerd. You or someone you love might be a nerd. If so, this is your wedding paradise. It’s a nerd-splosion of pop culture and every geek-loving reference you can imagine. Their vows are practically a word puzzle to see how many references you can count. These two cuties are authentic to their shared loves and it’s easy to get on the love bandwagon with them.

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Sandy & Ben’s volleyball and bonfire tie-dyed wedding

When venues give you lemons, host the wedding in a backyard! This pair took their tie-dyed shirts, ice cream sundae bar, volleyballs, guitars, bongos, and fireworks straight home, and it was a better party for it! Kick off your shoes and enjoy this casual and bare-footed wedding.

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Cat & Geoff’s musicians get hitched in a treehouse wedding

When the bride dreams of a treehouse wedding, the bride makes it happen! This couple brought their friends and family to Tennessee from Baltimore to experience an epic venue worthy of every childhood fantasy. And while staying at a local RV park, the locals introduced them to their new marriage motto: just stick it out.