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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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Sonja & Wade’s original, retro, steamPUNK DIY wedding

When I saw this wedding in the OBB Flickr Pool, I was like “OMG! I must know everything about this amazing red haired, punk rock, mohawk wedding! EVERYTHING!” And it was WAY awesomer than I thought — there is a body modification ceremony, co-mohawks, the Looney Tunes theme song, and a DIY cake. As Megan said recently, while all of us love all kinds of Offbeat weddings, we, also, all have our own fantastic brand of Offbeat. This is mine, y’all! Enjoy! – Becca

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Gina & Frank’s circus-freak, carnival wedding and sideshow

Gina & Frank showed their life long commitment to each other by getting ring tattoos during their ceremony! This fit in perfectly with their tattoo-filled, circus side-show themed wedding.

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Sparkly and Bones’s epic burlesque nightclub wedding

Sparkly and Bones couldn’t imagine having anything but an epic, rock ‘n roll, burlesque night club wedding. There was burlesque, trapeze, hooping, skits, and an anti-bridezilla movie. How much more epic could it have been? Answer: It couldn’t have been more epic. -Becca

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Beth & Todd’s costume party, anniversary wedding

Beth and Todd got married on their 12 year anniversary: Halloween 2009! They had a personal ceremony with a costumed friend serving as officiate. Their guests surprised them with their elaborate costumes and they surprised their guests with a first dance rendition of Thriller.

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Clarissa & Joseph’s Modern Harlem Renaissance Wedding

Clarissa and Sam were inspired by the Harlem Renaissance to create this edgy, playful wedding complete with a naked sushi lady, movies, and games.

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Annie & Johnny’s wild animal and fencing honor guard wedding

Remember that photo I shared with you of the couple surrounded by swords post-wedding ceremony? Or the photo of a bride with a fuzzy creature on her shoulder? Well, that daring couple was Annie & Johnny! Here’s the rest of their Wild Animal Park/fencing wedding story.