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Looking for wedding ideas, venues, and vendors in Washington state? Our site is published out of Seattle, so we LOVE our rainy Washington weddings. Be sure to check out our archives of Seattle weddings and Spokane weddings.

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First photos from Andrea & Pete’s wedding, paid for by recyling 400,000 aluminum cans

Remember Andrea and Pete, the couple who paid for their wedding by recycling aluminum cans? We’ve got a first look at their wedding pictures!

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Incredible wedding and engagement inspo from Jenny GG Photography

Remember Seattle photographer Jenny GG? We profiled her once before and as a result she got to shoot some wonderful offbeat brides. Or as she put it, “‘Offbeat’ has only resulted in awesome so I want more!” So she’s back with yet another special offer and some more offbeat porn as a result! Jenny traveled […]

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Dani & Scott’s laid-back 1920’s(ish) handfasting

On day four of Offbeat Mama-Bride week we’re featuring Dani and Scott and their semi-pagan, 1920s-style handfasting. Dani & Scott had been together for fifteen years, had two children together, but had never officially “tied the knot.”

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Beautiful offbeat mama-bride Vashon Island wedding

Eliza Truitt Photography shot a really touching wedding of an offbeat mama in a summer camp wedding and I wanted to share these photos with you during Offbeat Mama Week…

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Offbeat Bride in the Seattle Times

The Seattle Times ran a story about Offbeat Bride yesterday, featuring a quick interview with Ariel and some great stories from local brides.

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Our gender-neutral wedding at the University of Washington

“We’ve both had reservations about marriage: it’s often associated with sexism, it implies that relationships should be permanent even though they often aren’t, we were already long-term, and we think marriage should be legal for more people.”