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San Francisco’s Tristan Crane Photography helps you celebrate authentically while saving cash!

Tristan Crane is a Bay Area-based wedding photographer who shoots weddings as diverse as his wedding clientele. His shooting style is a mixture of photojournalistic and event photography, with a bit of glamour. For example, you’ve probably seen Tristan’s fantastic images in several Monday Montages. But now it’s time to talk all about Tristan Cane Photography, and why our LGBTQ, plus-size, and alternative lifestyle readers will be excited about this particular sponsor.

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An art gallery wedding with style to spare

Whitney and Rhasan’s wedding at Swarm Gallery in Oakland, California definitely have awesome style (just check out Rhasan’s pants and Whitney’s awesome ink!), and looks both creative and delicious.

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An elegant gothic Iron Chef wedding

As someone who has never really adhered to the concept of “gender” and felt like I fall somewhere on the scale between tomboy and androgynous, I was surprised to find planning for my wedding made me feel unexpectedly girly. I fought it for a little while, but eventually decided to just go with it. Wearing makeup and doing my hair for one day didn’t make me a new person, it was just the side of me that decided to pop out for the occasion.

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Acrobats, martial artists, skateboarders, and cosplay nerds: Wild About You wants to photograph YOU!

I love a photography team with a love story like our sponsor Wild About You Photography. Lily and Chris found each other through their mutual passion for punk rock and photography. Chris even moved 2000 miles to San Francisco so that they could go to shows, travel the world, and make beautiful photos and videos together. They came to Offbeat Bride to not only offer y’all a special discount but to also aid in their search for some very specific offbeat weddings that’ll get some lucky couples a bonus special offer.

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Allycen & Lisa’s intimate road trip wedding

This wedding was held on one of the bride’s late father’s birthday. That alone was a moving tribute. The rest of the wedding lived up to the sentiment with the bride’s 91-year-old grandmother (and her purse!) walking her down the aisle, the tribute to love in the ceremony, and the caterers joining in with the celebrating to complete the guest list.

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An opulent multi-day HinJew wedding

When we were sent this San Francisco wedding, I was gobsmacked first by its amazingness and second by its enormity! There is so much to absorb here. It was lovingly dubbed by the party as the “HinJew” wedding since bride Ruchira is Indian and groom Dave is Jewish! You have to see all the facets of the multi-day celebration including the performances, the decor, and the insanely huge hora!