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Offbeat Wed is published on Capitol Hill, so you KNOW we love our Seattle weddings! We’ve got real Seattle weddings, affordable Seattle wedding vendors, and creative Seattle venue ideas for you.

boho dress alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

The wonderful world of Wai-Ching’s edgy, organic, and fiercely colorful wedding dresses

Hailing from Seattle (via Chicago, Hong Kong, and France) Chrissy specializes in making custom silk wedding dresses that not only astonish, but somehow project the celebratory nature of your wedding itself. Using hand-dyed silks, each dress is custom made to meet your tastes and curves, ensuring that your wedding dress is truly one of a kind. How does she accomplish such a thing for people all over the globe? We’re not exactly sure. (Magic maybe?) But these brides might offer some insight…

Canoe lake wedding as seen on @offbeatbride

A canoe entrance, a dock jump, and a breastfeeding mama round out this fab camp wedding

Gus and Ria were married at Camp Moran State Park on Orcas Island, where they camped and partied hard. Some of our favorite parts include the couple’s son Harlan breastfeeding before the wedding, the canoe entrance to the ceremony, and the joyous dock jump after! They quite literally took the plunge. The reception had dancing, s’mores, and even some skinny-dipping. All is right with this wedding.

Body positive boudoir photography

“Getting naked does stuff”: finding yourself with body positive boudoir photography from Jezebel VonZephyr

Boudoir sessions almost always flip on a confidence switch that we just LOVE. That’s why we always love partnering with fantastic and body positive boudoir photographers like Jezebel VonZephyr Boudoir in downtown Bothell, WA. Let’s talk about what a boudoir session with Sara from Jezebel VonZephyr can do for not only your confidence, but also your soul. Yep, it can be that transformative. We’ll also see why “Getting naked does stuff.”

mov still alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

Seattle’s Unified Cinematic captures a “spectacle of amazement” at Shana & Rodney’s wedding

Every once in a while one of our sponsors contacts us about a super-special wedding they’re working on. Seattle-based Unified Cinematic Wedding Videography did exactly that with The Wedding Spectacular of Shana and Rodney. Some weddings just beg to be captured in motion picture. Check this out…