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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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Planning a New York wedding is surprisingly easy, thanks to Elope NYC

Thinking about getting married in New York? Elope NYC offers civil or spiritual ceremonies with all the fun and romance of a big city wedding without all the stress and copious amounts of dough. (Seriously, Elope NYC‘s wedding packages start at $350. OMGWTFBBQ! Seems like you can’t even cross the street in NYC for less than […]

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Sophie & Derik’s Canadian Thanksgiving Elopement

“What I loved about my wedding was that there was absolutely no “show” aspect to it. I’m a very shy person and I’m always feeling awkward at big parties, so I knew for sure that the best day of my life couldn’t be one of those.”

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Jessica & Lorien’s Oliver Stone meets David Lynch fantasy wedding

The offbeat bride: Jessica Her offbeat partner: Lorien, CEO of Pingg.com Location & date of wedding: Wedding in Nevada desert, party in NYC loft — 10/3/09 wedding; 10/24/09 party What made our wedding offbeat: Never a traditionalist. Always a rebel (unless it turns into a cliche). Terrified of weddings and every “walk down the aisle,” […]

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Short pink dress + beach wedding = WOW!

The bride and groom eloped to Maui from India. Their wedding incorporated Indian wedding traditions like Henna tattoos for the bride and some island wedding elements like a sand ceremony and a dove release.

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How to elope to NYC

If you’re looking to skip all the wedding planning drama and elope in New York City, you can make your life easy by getting in touch with Judie and Liam from Elope NYC.

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Kendra & Blake’s Rock & Roll Revival, Post-Elopement Party

The Offbeat Bride: Kendra Bentle, Branding and Design Writer and OBTer SheHim Her Offbeat Partner: Blake Rainey, Musician Location & date of wedding: The EARL, music venue and bar, Atlanta, GA — 1/11/09 What made our wedding offbeat: Blake and I met on-stage at an Atlanta music venue called The EARL during an event aptly […]