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Rainy Seaside Wedding Bess and Eric 33 alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

A cozy & cosmic New Jersey wedding by the sea

It made sense for us to have a seaside New Jersey wedding at The Grenville Hotel! Our wedding was an ode to the beach, the stars, and cosmic joy. In lieu of anything religious, much of the energy at the wedding was sheer gratitude for existence. Since we both love astronomy and the vastness of the cosmos, we wanted our wedding to have an ethereal, contemplative quality.

atheist game night wedding Daniel Fugaciu Photography12 alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

A Leap Day atheist wedding with board games

It’s like we were meant too have a Leap Day atheist wedding! We were a 99% match on a dating app and have been lucky in love ever since. When selecting a date we saw that 2/29/20 was a Saturday and knew that was the right date for us to take the Leap! We decided on a game night theme, as it’s our favorite activity that we share with family and friends.

black and white rehearsal dinner Veronica Rose Planning14 alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

This black and white wedding rehearsal dinner inspo went hard

This black and white wedding rehearsal dinner inspiration is a whole classy mood! Veronica of Veronica Rose Planning typically doesn’t do a lot of styled shoots, but when she saw this venue space – with its river access, modern touches, and gorgeous indoor outdoor spaces, she just couldn’t resist.

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A field of light bordered by love: a wedding reading from Tony Kushner

Looking for wedding readings to honor your favorite soonlyweds? We recently featured the starry union of Raine and Alli who had a space-themed wedding with an astrology-based seating chart as well as this reading: for your consideration, here is An Epithalamion, a poem by playwright Tony Kushner!