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Emily & Geoff’s Jewish Rockabilly Wedding

The Offbeat Bride: Emily, Web Master/Science writer (and Tribesmaid Ellamie) Her Offbeat Partner: Geoff, Teacher/Poet Location & date of wedding: Valley Beth Shalom Temple, Encino, CA (I had my baby naming, my bat mitzvah and went to elementary school here) — May 25, 2008 What made our wedding offbeat: First of all, we skipped most […]

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Elka & Peter’s Rural Wisconsin Wedding… with honey!

The Offbeat Bride: Elka, editor and writer Her Offbeat Partner: Peter, city attorney for Napa Location & Date of wedding: We had the ceremony on my family’s land, where my Aunt Kris tumbled over her pony’s head when she was galloping him in the moonlight, and where I rode horses as a child and teenager. […]

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Lea & Mike’s big laid-back Jewish/Lutheran budget wedding

The offbeat bride: Lea, Artist Her offbeat partner: Mike, Structural Engineer Location & date of wedding: Italian American Sports Hall of Fame in Chicago, IL on May 23rd, 2008 What made our wedding offbeat: A friend of ours, a wonderful fantasy writer, officiated with an incredible speech (which can be found here). Mike’s family is […]