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Offbeat Wed loves elopements! Come fill up your eyeballs with inspiration (plus advice on how to avoid family drama!) Also browse our archive of courthouse weddings (because we loves us some Justice of the Peace!).

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A rainbow fairy dress that fulfills all your childhood dress-up dreams

After rejecting the idea of a big wedding, Jordan and Philip decided to elope to one of their favorite places, The Albany Bulb. The area is a great mix of urban and nature: ocean, city landscape, fields, trees, bird sanctuary, dog run, and innovative art. But it’s really hard not to focus on the pair’s crazy awesome fashion! With Philip’s dapper suit and glasses and Jordan’s rainbow fairy dress, these two sparkle brighter than their sunny wedding day.

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Krista & Colin’s multicultural punk island elopement

Islands views, backgrounds and cultures, WWII history, and their sweet dog named Thor — these are things that make this couple tick. And since both had very different kinds of weddings before, this one only going to be about their love and the meanings behind it. Cue the Scottish island elopement with ink, a mohawk, and lots of ceremonial traditions.

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How do I give up what I’d always expected my wedding to be?

I always expected to have a big wedding in my hometown, complete with second cousins and friends from high school. Basically, this can’t happen if my partner’s family is to attend, because they can’t travel due to their health. So even though, in a vacuum, I’d love to have my big hometown wedding, it’s just not feasible with my partner’s life. She wants a family-only wedding or an elopement.

…But how do I get over that lost wedding?

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Kelley & Michael’s beachside Hawai’ian elopement (with ring forging!)

Keeping a secret for a whole year? Not this couple’s forte, but they did it! Planning a sweet and scenic Hawai-ian elopement with back-up plans for bad weather? That they can do! They powered through the secrecy and it was all worth it when they stood touching foreheads overlooking a craggy and fabulous beach as a married couple. Oh, and you’ll never guess what Tolkien-esque wizardry went into their wedding rings!

How life and a terminal illness inspired us to elope

How life and a terminal illness inspired us to elope

The topic of elopement came and went several times, but we both decided that a big, beautiful wedding was the way to go for us. Then life decided to get involved. I was diagnosed with a terminal illness. Neither of us could ignore the incessant ticking of the clock the doctors had set for me, though. So the topic came again: to elope or not to elope?

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Luv Bug Weddings will turn ANY place in Las Vegas into your wedding venue

After a massive heart attack and emergency triple-bypass, Reverend Tim Rowland decided to take a break from his full-time ministry services in Las Vegas. But he still wanted to officiate weddings with the aid of his wife Pam. So rather than finding another church project to tackle together, they decided to launch a special wedding project: Reverend Tim and Pam now provide the opportunity for weddings just about anywhere in Las Vegas, through their pink Volkswagen Beetle known as the Luv Bug.