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Musicians and music enthusiasts, is your wedding music really important to you? Whether you’re looking for a DJ, planning to rock your own reception live on stage, or searching for ways to celebrate your love of music, you’re sure to find inspiration here. These music-obsessed weddings go up to 11!

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Rebekah & Justin’s Hillbilly Chic Wedding

The Offbeat Bride: Rebekah Borucki, Studio Manager, Justin Borucki Photography (and OBT member “Rebekah“) Her Offbeat Partner: Justin Borucki, Photographer Location & date of wedding: Woodloch Pines Resort, Pocono Mountains, Hawley, Pennsylvania — January 23, 2009 What made our wedding offbeat: Our wedding could not have been more perfectly “us.” Justin is a Brooklyn boy […]

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Shana & Bill’s Sunny Muddy Kid-Friendly Farm Wedding

The offbeat bride: Shana, Renewable Energy Her offbeat partner: Bill, Renewable Energy Location & date of wedding: Our farm in Gouverneur, NY on August 2nd, 2008 What made our wedding offbeat: First, it was on a rundown, beat up, muddy, treacherous farm. There is no barn to speak of, and everything has been abandoned for […]

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Nina & Alistair’s Old American West, Deadwood-Inspired Wedding

I’m not sure how many brides-to-be base their look on a 19th Century tart with a heart … but that was my heart’s desire!

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When you have wedding vows courtesy of Prince

Our ceremony was non-religious (we wrote our own vows), performed by a dear friend who got ordained via the internet, and kicked off with him reading the intro lyrics to Prince’s “Let’s Go Crazy” (dearly beloved, we are gathered here to day to get through this thing called life…). Those who recognized it laughed and loved it. The older members of our families never knew it wasn’t traditional.

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Non-sappy father-daughter dance songs

I’ve spent the last two days scouring the ‘net for a father/daughter dance for our wedding reception, and frankly, virtually every suggestion I’ve come across has a title that makes me throw up in my mouth a little like “Daddy’s Little Girl” or “Butterfly Kisses.” I’m not opposed to sentimental songs but perhaps none with the bride=angel/child/doll theme I can’t seem to get away from. HELP!