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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.

boho rainforest puerto rico wedding 37 alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

Puerto Rico wedding in a rainforest with love and a 5-piece Latin band

Puerto Rico was the first trip we took together, and travel is a big part of our relationship – so it has always held a special place in our hearts. We didn’t have a wedding party so much as a party wedding: a welcome party at a beach bar, a post-wedding food truck party, and then an island trip on a catamaran a few days later! Really we just wanted our friends and family to come travel with us for a week.

Hannah Matt Redwoods Elopement 50 alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

Where and how to rock an Oregon Coast elopement

So you’re considering an Oregon Coast elopement, but maybe feeling a bit intimidated about the logistics of a romantic trek into the wilderness. We got you!

emobeachelopement 25 alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

An emo wedding during a Coheed & Cambria cruise

We first met at the Warped Tour — we’re both musicians and huge fans of pop-punk. So of course we decided to have an emo wedding on a music festival cruise put on by the band Coheed & Cambria!

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This enchanting blue dress at a lakeside wedding left us breathless

Bria and Derek had a relaxed 50-guest Lake Tahoe wedding. Everything about their lakeside wedding is simply breathtaking, from their color palette to Bria’s gorgeous blue Wai Ching wedding dress!

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A stormy beach wedding on the beach complete with Tolkien wedding quote

We had no decor, only the crashing waves and stormy skies. Our friend and officiant started the ceremony with a reading of a poem JRR Tolkien wrote for his wife.