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california

From San Diego weddings to Los Angeles weddings to San Francisco weddings, California is one of our largest and most epic states for offbeat weddings.

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Tara & Mark’s carnival, potluck wedding

Balloon flowers and belly dancers and popcorn, oh my! Take in the sites as we give you the full feature of the carnvial meets Burning Man wedding.

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Carnival meets Burning Man wedding tease

Mark and Tara’s wedding photographer Outer Focus Photos described their wedding as “sort of carnivale-meets-Burning Man.” But wait until you see the bouquets!

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Kris & Ben’s B-boy, pin-up, beach party wedding

Summer days have drifted away, but, oh, Day 2 of Beach Week and this rockabilly-meets-hip-hop wedding might just bring them back. Tell me more!

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Megan & Jim’s family crest-inspired, waterfall wedding

A dress inspired by their two family crests and an orange-three piece suit might be the most awesome wedding outfits ever. Add in a pirate-ship moon bounce, a parade, and a crazy colorful cake and you have possibly the funniest wedding ever!

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Jennifer & Bruce’s Vintage Jedi driveway wedding

Jennifer and Bruce had a swingin’, vintage wedding in their driveway/carport filled with full on nerdiness — a light saber arch that they were married under, music from The Princess Bride and Star Wars, and lots of references to Star Wars, Star Trek, games and even robots!

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Janna & Nick’s Motorcycle-themed, whimsical wedding celebration

After seeing Janna’s motorcycle sprocket bouquet (and, for some of us, learning what a sprocket is), we knew that we had to know all about this wedding and the creative, motorcylcle-loving (and, as it turns out, ex-wrestler and theater geek) couple behind it. Some of us (me) also have totally developed friend/mentor crushes on the bride. -Becca