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Shyla & Richard’s Las Vegas Vow Renewal

We had a vow renewal ceremony as the big shin dig instead of the court-house wedding we had six prior. I got to wear my chucks and kick-ass stockings. We played the music we wanted at the reception. OOOH, did I mention the crazines that was Vegas?

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Melissa & Sean’s Edinburgh Castle Wedding

The Offbeat Bride: Melissa – Executive Director, but you may remember her from being profiled previously on OffbeatBride.com in “Offbeat Military Weddings.” Her Offbeat Partner: Sean – Soldier Location & Date of wedding: Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh Scotland — Sept 11, 2007 What made our wedding offbeat: Blue medieval wedding dress custom made, all the guys […]

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Laura & Jim’s vintage gazebo wedding

The Offbeat Bride: Laura, history detective My Offbeat Partner: Jim, army captain Location & date of the wedding: Gazebo in the Blue Ridge Mountains, Lovingston, Virginia — July 26, 2008 What made our wedding offbeat: When Jim and I made the decision to get married in May, we knew we weren’t going to have the […]

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Offbeat military weddings

One aspect of the Offbeat Bride army, if you will, that we often don’t associate with being particularly offbeat (and is definitely under-represented on Offbeat Bride!) are military brides. Here are a few of our favorite military brides and grooms proudly representing this offbeat and dangerous wedding niche.