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Julia & Seb’s international-flair Vegas wedding

Julia and Seb planned their Vegas wedding entirely on the road during their two-year backpacking trip. Outside of an interrupting bear, it went off without a hitch. What happens on the backpacking trip — stays in Vegas.

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These two had a self-uniting wedding at Falling Water

Leah & Jordan had a humanist/quaker inspired wedding at Frank Lloyd Wright’s house: Falling Water. This meant they did not have an officiant presiding over their wedding. Additionally, instead of just the bride wearing white, the entire wedding party wore white.

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Alex & Scott’s subterranean, music-snob’s dream wedding

Alex & Scott pride themselves on their good taste in music. It’s no wonder their entire ceremony was planned around music and held in a venue meant as a club for large band gigs.

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Shani & Bengt’s quaker, University, garden wedding

Shani & Bengt’s really pooled all of their resources to have a beautiful, entertaining garden wedding while still keeping it affordable. This meant having the wedding on University grounds and recruiting guests to help!

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Nicole & Kyle’s eco-minimal, Toronto Zoo wedding

The offbeat bride: Nicole, Biologist (and OBT member) Her offbeat partner: Kyle, Biologist Location & date of wedding: Africa Picnic Site and Atrium at the Toronto Zoo, in Toronto, Ontario — September 12, 2009 What made our wedding offbeat: My biggest goal was to reduce the environmental impact of our wedding, since that’s something we […]

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Connie & Jamie’s windy, nautical, owl-themed Scottish isle shindig

The Offbeat Bride: Connie, Charity Worker Her Offbeat Partner: Jamie, Admin Worker Location & date of wedding: Isle of Seil, Argyll, Scotland, UK — 27th June 2009 (and OBT member “Connikins“) What made our wedding offbeat: Connie’s from a wee island in the Inner Hebrides, where her family has a beautiful farm right by the […]