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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.

This spooktacular Halloween wedding will get you in the mood for the macabre

This spooktacular Halloween wedding will get you in the mood for the macabre

RaKayla and Juan are obsessed with all things Halloween and incorporated it into their engagement session, boudoir session, and, of course, the wedding itself. If you’re in the midst of planning your own Halloween wedding, get ready for some killer ideas.

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It’s a musical marital tour that will take you away: A Beatles-themed wedding

Roll up roll up for the musical marital tour at this Beatles-themed wedding. The music, the ’60s costumes, the replica suits: it’s all Beatles-inspired and we are digging it. Don’t miss the Beatles-themed centerpieces, drum guest book, and Sgt. Pepper-themed photo booth. Oh, and just wait until you see the Beatles cover band!

Two brides, bright colors, crafty projects, and Mexican culture

This wedding had two brides and lotería table numbers

Sarah and Veronica wanted to plan a wedding that was super bright and colorful. Veronica is Mexican-American and the wedding incorporated several Mexican culture elements including papel picado, bright tissue paper flowers, lotería table numbers, and tacos.

Don’t miss their bow-tied Bluetick Coonhound rescue pup making the rounds in the photos!

Epic battles and rainbow bubbles at this space wedding

Epic battles and rainbow bubbles at this lightsaber wedding in Seattle

Natalie and Jake’s wedding was an intergalactic celebration of cosmic proportions. Their love for Star Wars played a big role. There were lightsaber battles among the wedding party and an impromptu sing-along of “I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing” by Aerosmith during the photos. Teleport us back to this fun, please!

These two cosmically radical people were destined to give us heart eyes with their space-themed wedding in Seattle.

Rainy redwoods and tons of DIY at this Wes Anderson wedding

Rainy redwoods and tons of DIY at this Wes Anderson-themed wedding

The first thing to know about this wedding is that it rained. Not just any rain. It poured. And of course, it was an outdoor wedding in a redwood grove only accessible by an antique steam train. So there was no Plan B. But thankfully for us, everyone put on their galoshes and headed out to get Karen and Austin married.

But just wait, there’s more. The reception was Wes Anderson-themed!

An Andy Warhol-inspired wedding had an artist's eye and it totally shows

An Andy Warhol-inspired wedding had an artist’s eye and it totally shows

Gina and DJ had an art-inspired wedding with one of the most interesting cakes with an amazing story. There were Andy Warhol details everywhere (including the cake, as you’ll see!) including Warhol postcards tucked underneath the napkins, Campbell’s soup cans as vases in the centerpieces, and cookies based on some vintage Warhol wrapping paper.

Are you ready to see this artsy Warhol-inspired wedding at The Cleaners in Portland, OR come to life?