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Jenell & Joe’s sassy & informal Phoenix arts district wedding

The Offbeat Bride: Jenell – Interior Designer (commercial), and OBT member “Jenell” Her Offbeat Partner: Joe – Marketing Content Writer/Editor Location & date of wedding: The Paisley Violin Cafe, Phoenix AZ What made our wedding offbeat: We decided to keep our wedding small, personal, and inexpensive and save some money for a really nice honeymoon […]

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Ali & Phil’s laid-back lunchtime celebration

“I’m from New Jersey, he’s from Fiji. We met on a ship in Liberia, and he proposed with a tie wrap in Canada.”

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Naomi & Casey’s punk rock Iowa wedding

The offbeat bride: Naomi Her offbeat partner: Casey Location & date of wedding: First Assembly Church Chapel in Cedar Rapids, IA. November 1, 2008 What made our wedding offbeat: For starters, I wore a black dress. It was actually a bridesmaid’s dress, which made it tons cheaper. Then, we did almost everything ourselves. I made […]

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How to plan a wedding in 2 months

When Jim and I made the decision to get married this May, we knew we weren’t going to have the luxury of a long engagement; Jim had recently received orders for a 400-day mission overseas and we knew we would have to have everything done and in order before he had to report for training in mid-August.