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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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Jennifer & Chut’s Thai-rish gastronomic family celebration

Chut’s parents are traditional Thai Buddist, and Jennifer’s are artistic Irish spiritualists. So they decided to celebrate both sides with two ceremonies: a full-blown Thai Buddhist celebration at their home and a non-religious riverside ceremony.

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Nina & Sean’s 1950s-inspired quirky courthouse wedding

Nina & Sean had always dreamt about having a lakeside wedding in Michigan. However, one morning Nina woke up and asked Sean to marry her at a courthouse in Georgia instead. It was kind of a big deal because Nina is not the spontaneous type!

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Bridget & Jonathan’s elopement and short wedding film

To end our elopement week we give you Bridget & Jonathan. Instead of having a huge wedding and inviting all their friends and family, Bridget & Jonathan decided to elope privately and turn it into a film. Afterwards they sent DVD’s to their friends and family so that they could share their wedding day with them. How cool?! -Coco

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Hollie & Caleb’s cultural mix-up wedding and reception

Texarkana (a city that stretched across Texas and Arkansas) can be quite the scary place for a young interracial couple. But Hollie & Caleb still managed to find each other, and throw an offbeat wedding!