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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.

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A celestial wedding with an astrology-based seating chart

Behold Alli and Raine’s celestial wedding! Stars, space, and astrology are symbolic to them and they made sure to include all of these in their wedding décor. The reception room had balloons, streamers, and table décor reflecting the theme. The seating chart was astrology based, and each table had a different sign… so if you were a Scorpio, you sat at the Scorpio table!

Comic Book Wedding by Kelly Urban Photography20 e1649194552196 alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

Celestial meets Star Wars at this comic book wedding

This couple combined their love for all things celestial and Star Wars into a comic book wedding. From the comic book boutonnieres to the hidden Batman in the cake, this comic book wedding is bursting with personality and fun.

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Scientific Romance: Is this the best science fiction wedding reading OF ALL TIME?!

An Offbeat Bride reader first brought this poem by author Tim Pratt to our attention way back in 2011. Almost 10 years later, we stumbled upon it and it’s still just so freaking perfect for those of you looking for a nerdy, science wedding reading that would feel great at a science-minded geeky wedding, or space or astronomy-themed wedding or even an atheist wedding…

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Smart AF scientific wedding invitations that’ll teach you 4 new things (including when the next total solar eclipse will be!)

Nerds of the internet: If you read one science and wedding-related post today, make sure it’s this one. These sophisticated scientific wedding invitations from Athena and Aphrodite will not only please your eyeballs, but will actually teach you four FASCINATING things you didn’t know about scientific discoveries…

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You may need safety goggles to take in the awesomeness of these science-themed wedding invitations

Stop everything you’re doing right now and take a look at this wedding invitation design. They’re called the Tesla wedding invitations and the designs are based on Nikola Tesla’s original patents, and a font created from his own handwriting!

Our sponsor Athena and Aphrodite makes wedding invitations with scientific and engineering themes! And they’re GORGEOUS. (Plus, when you click on any of these designs, you get a really cool mini science lesson. Go ahead, give it at try…)