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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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Ingi & Jay’s neo-Victorian, steampunk, black & white, garden wedding

The offbeat bride: Ingi, teacher (and OBT member) Her offbeat partner: Jay, beer warehouse supervisor Location & date of wedding: Edgar Allan Poe Museum, Richmond, VA — 10/17/09 What made our wedding offbeat: I fell in love with the Poe Museum’s Enchanted Garden on a tour when I moved to Richmond years ago, so when […]

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Tasha & Andrew’s fun, elegant, mustache extravaganza wedding

The offbeat bride: Tasha, Customer Service Her offbeat partner: Andrew, Art Gallery Director Location & date of wedding: The Balcony on Dock St., Wilmington, NC — 10/25/2009 What made our wedding offbeat: We made our wedding offbeat by keeping the decorations simple, but with tons of personal touches. We actually had three beach houses on […]

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Arroxane & Mike’s celestial, multicultural ceremony of matrimony

The Offbeat Bride Arroxane, Technical writer Her Offbeat Partner: Mike, Techie, inventor, and business owner Location & date of wedding: The Max recording stage in Dallas, TX — January 18, 2009 What made our wedding offbeat: From the theme to the attire to the food to the entertainment, it was about what we liked and […]

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Bailey & Chris Sewing-themed, Texas theater wedding

The Offbeat Bride: Bailey, Grad Student, Theatrical Design and Technology Specializing in Costume Design (and OBT member) Her Offbeat Partner: Chris, Grad Student, Theatrical Design and Technology Specializing in Lighting Design Location & date of wedding: Clyde H. Wells Fine Arts Center Theatre, Stephenville, TX. Our undergrad theatre where we met! — December 20th, 2008 […]