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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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A museum courtyard wedding surrounded by art

Annie and Ben had spent time as a long-distance relationship before settling together in San Francisco. After that, they decided to get married at the gorgeous Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento. Annie is a designer and pulled in all of her skills to create the top of her dress, her veil, and most of the decor.

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An elegant gothic Iron Chef wedding

As someone who has never really adhered to the concept of “gender” and felt like I fall somewhere on the scale between tomboy and androgynous, I was surprised to find planning for my wedding made me feel unexpectedly girly. I fought it for a little while, but eventually decided to just go with it. Wearing makeup and doing my hair for one day didn’t make me a new person, it was just the side of me that decided to pop out for the occasion.

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Shelley & Erik’s crafty DIY and bluegrass wedding

These two are artsy and it shows. This pair crafted themselves into a tizzy, but the result were some gorgeous details. Even the portable toilets were pretty! But add in a bouquet toss/wire snafu, a groomsgirl who matches the groomsmen, and the bride’s awesome green dress, and there’s way more to see than just the decor.

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Taymar & Max’s summer camp weekend wedding

Offbeat Brides have been submitting lots of gorgeous woodsy weddings, so we’ve compiled a few of our favorites in a forest theme week including this nostalgically-inspired summer camp wedding. Oh, and you’ll soon learn about something called “hippie clown camp.” Who’s signing up with me?