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economical wedding

This is our celebration of weddings working with lower budgets. We don’t call these “budget weddings,” because realistically EVERY wedding has a budget — some weddings are just working with a smaller budget. We’ve got tons of low-budget wedding inspiration and ideas — come get inspired by how other couples have made the most of their money! You may also want to check out our wedding budgeting advice.

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Lauren & Madhu’s eco-friendly, handmade, Hindu-Catholic fusion wedding

Lauren & Madhu fused different traditions from both of their religions to create a casual, eco-friendly ceremony that celebrated both faiths. The wedding even inspired Lauren to explore a new career path!

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Mariesa & Gary’s TV geek wedding (with a broken foot)

Not even a broken foot and a VERY large walking cast could stop Mariesa from marrying her fellow TV geek Gary. See how they pulled it off this TV-themed wedding and looked great doing it.

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Katia & Andreas’ low-budget, triple tiered German wedding

The offbeat bride: Katia, translator, photographer, dancer Her offbeat partner: Andreas, WEB 2,0 Master, PR-Officer, music expert Location & date of wedding: Kettwig-Rathaus, Germany; “3/4 Zehn” Kettwig; “Veranda” Odessa; the Crimea trip — 6th August 2009 What made our wedding offbeat: I am from Ukraine. My husband is German. So all clichees are there at […]

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Kat & Mike’s whimsical “Midwinter Night’s Dream” wedding

The Offbeat Bride: Kat, Desktop Publishing Specialist, Musician, and Semi-pro Crafter Her offbeat partner: Mike, Operations Ninja and Writer Location & date of wedding: Thorpewood, Thurmont, MD — 01/17/2010 What made our wedding offbeat: Our wedding was very much about expressing our geeky, crazy love. When we decided on a winter wedding, we stumbled upon […]