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Real Weddings: Western US

Here are some of the most freaky fabulous weddings from the shores of the Best West Coast all the way to the Rocky Mountain states, including Seattle weddings, Portland weddings, California weddings, and more. Submit your wedding for consideration via offbeatwed.com/submissions.

nikki and dnitri glam halloween 38 alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

This glam Halloween wedding had eyeballs in the flowers and a string quartet

Nikki and Dmitri’s Halloween wedding played up a spooky vibe with a touch of vintage and Hollywood glam.

A Halloween wedding with David S. Pumpkins suits

Ready for a spook-tacular love story? Matthew and Karissa had a Halloween wedding held at a casino venue with a unique board game reception. We loved their “kitschy” take on a Halloween wedding. You won’t want to miss adorable David S. Pumpkins suits from Saturday Night Live!

d and d interfaith wedding 7 alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

Devotions & Dragons: a Jewish/Christian interfaith wedding

Our wedding was as eclectic as Jordan and I are ourselves! I am Christian and Jordan is Jewish so, while we only had a Rabbi at the ceremony, she made sure to highlight our interfaith relationship. The general theme of the wedding was the game that brought me and Jordan together nearly 6 years ago: Dungeons & Dragons!

courtney and ester cat tattoo churros 73 alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

This deliciously offbeat couple went for wedding churros and popsicles

We wanted to be really intentional about how we approached wedding traditions. We kept what we wanted, and left what we didn’t! For instance: as a masculine woman, Ester wanted to experience some of the groom-ish parts of wedding traditions, like seeing her future wife come down the aisle. Also, since neither of us like cake, we had wedding popsicles and wedding churros instead!

nobo and jo best crossover ever 27 alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

This costume wedding is full of nerds and joy

We met on the battlefield at a LARP (Live Action Role Play) event. So we knew we were going to do something strange when we got to planning our wedding. Our inspiration was a fantastical nexus of realms – where royalty, rogues, mages, merfolk, extraterrestrial beings gathered to witness the joining of our kingdoms.

Enchanted Flower Forest Campout Wedding 45 alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

This artistic wedding campout had disco potties and a rubber duck regatta

As artists, we wanted our wedding campout to feel like stepping into another world for our guests…