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Food

We all love alternative cake and nontraditional cupcakes, but Offbeat Wed also adores wedding pie, wedding candy, and wedding wheels of cheese. We have wedding menus, and information for special diets like vegetarians vegans, gluten free folks, and more!

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Serve “walking tacos” at your reception

A “walking taco” is an awesomely portable, perfectly portioned, totally casual snack that would be perfect during a cocktail hour or reception. The trick is how to teach your guests how to make it!

Annaliese Cakes alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

Cake potluck: ask family members to bake their signature sweets

In the comments to our post Let Them Eat Cinnamon Buns, Annaliese shared her wedding’s very alternative cake scenario…

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Nom on quesadillas at your reception

Serving quesadillas at your wedding is delicious and makes it easy for your guests to customize their meals.

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Steal this menu: Buffet-style, locally sourced, Eastern Shore wedding picnic

Here’s a menu for those of you who live on the Eastern Shore and want to incorporate local-style fair into your wedding menu. Alternately, it could be a menu for ANYONE who loves seafood and beer.