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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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Michelle & Jeremy’s Parisian/Zen wedding

The offbeat bride: Michelle, Wedding Coordinator’s Assistant & Domestic Goddess My offbeat partner: Jeremy, Director of Marketing at an Real Estate Website Company Location & date of wedding: The Historical Mission Inn Hotel and Spa in Riverside, CA – 9/13/08 What made our wedding offbeat: As an assistant to the wedding coordinators at the Mission […]

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Stefanie & Aaron’s Renaissance Fantasy Church Wedding

The offbeat bride: Stefanie, Accountant/Opera Singer Her offbeat partner: Aaron, Web Designer Location & date of wedding: First Unitarian Universalist Church of San Francisco in San Fransisco, CA on December 13th, 2008 What made our wedding offbeat: The wedding was very detailed, complete with Renaissance music, vows rolled in parchment scrolls, a feather quill pen […]

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Cassie & Hugh’s Book Nerd Open Bar Dance Party Wedding

The offbeat bride: Cassie, Future Librarian Her offbeat partner: Hugh, Future Philosopher Location & date of wedding: The Clarke Estate in Santa Fe Springs, CA on July 20th, 2008 What made our wedding offbeat:Our philosophy was to throw a really great party where we just happened to get married. We also had a super tight […]

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Naomi & Arian’s Serene and Personal Japanese Garden Wedding

The offbeat bride: Naomi Graham-Hormozi – Manager/Researcher/Kimono Addict/Textile Artist Her offbeat partner: Arian Hormozi Location & date of wedding: Hakone Gardens in Saratoga, California on September 26th, 2008 What made our wedding offbeat: Our wedding was very private and serene. We are both big no-fuss people, and the thought of a large wedding just didn’t […]

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Beautiful backpacking wilderness wedding

Amidst all the talk of dresses and decor fetishists and tiny top hats, it’s easy to forget one of the core tenets of offbeat bride: that it’s about having a wedding authentic to you. That doesn’t always mean a day full of non-trad doo-dads and subcultural lifestyle accessories.

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Beautiful dreadlocked bride

I wish I could tell you more about this beautiful dreadlocked bride with her neo-tribal feather and bone headpiece. All I know is that her name is Sonya, she got married at a beautiful outdoor location in Santa Barbara, and I think this might be her bridal lingerie. If so: whoa. …Everything else you’ll have […]