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Fire! Hot Metal! We made our own wedding rings!

It wasn’t easy, and it was not cheap, but we had a lot of fun, and I learned that I can use those sort of tools and I’m not afraid. It’s the ultimate DIY project. And here is how we did it…

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Christina & Marius’ stellar trans-continental, Oslo to NYC, wedding celebration

The offbeat bride: Christina, Curator Her offbeat partner: Marius, Artist & blogger Location & date of wedding: Sister’s garden in Oslo, Norway AND Galapagos Art Space, Brooklyn, NY — June 22, 2009 What made our wedding offbeat: He’s Norwegian and I’m American, so we decided to have two parties — one in Oslo, Norway and […]

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Samantha & Ryan’s New York, Alice in Wonderland, guerilla wedding

Samantha and Ryan eloped to NYC to get married in front of the Alice in Wonderland statue on Halloween –guerilla style.

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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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NYC Vespa wedding

Oh, I do love a good scooter wedding! As the bride says, “We were quite the tourist attraction that afternoon, riding down Manhattan on our vespa with my veil flying.”

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Regina & Alyx’s Gamer-Geek Druidic-Style Wedding

The Offbeat Bride: Regina, Pre-Press Technician (and OBT member “Parallax“) Her Offbeat Partner: Alyx, Psychology Student Location & date of wedding: Beardslee Castle, Little Falls, NY — October 11, 2008 What made our wedding offbeat: Once we finally started to plan our wedding, the biggest question we asked ourselves was “What is our wedding about?” […]