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wedding venues

We specialize in helping readers find cheap wedding venues that are as unique as they are affordable. We’ve got secrets for how to use search engines to find the hidden wedding venues, tips for using alternatives like movie theaters and concert spaces, and more! You should also be sure to check out a few of our favorite unique wedding venues.

El Yunque Wedding 2 alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

4 offbeat destination wedding & honeymoon venues in Puerto Rico

Last month I went on a 5-day press tour of Puerto Rico, busing around the island with a pack of other journalists to check out wedding and honeymoon destinations. It was fucking awesome, and I saw some venues that OMG, you guys… if you’re planning a destination wedding (or looking for a honeymoon spot), you would LOVE these places.

No, seriously: goth vegan former convents? Zebra-print villas? Rainforest terraces? You’re going to freak out.

photo by jaanus silla alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

Wedding venue and catering secrets from a wedding industry insider

Okay, I admit it, I’m part of the Wedding Industrial Complex — I work at wedding venue. I’m also an Offbeat Bride. As an offbeat member of the wedding industry, I wanted to share a couple of insider tips for finding a venue and caterer.

how the venue search made me a better person alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

How the venue search helped me grow as a person

The venue search has been one of the biggest learning experiences about myself. I just thought that if I kept on searching and searching the most perfect, affordable, and available venue would surface and announce it’s presence like a beautiful wedding whale. I didn’t want to just pick something out of desperation, but time was running out, people were getting annoyed and, I needed to do something quickly before I went completely nutter-butters.

SILENT MOVIE THEATER advertorial alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

Find out why The Silent Movie Theater is my favorite Los Angeles wedding venue

Ladies and gentlefolk, I would like to introduce y’all to my neighbor, offbeat sponsor, one of the little known places in Los Angeles, and the wedding venue that got away — The Silent Movie Theater! I’m full of regrets about my LA wedding that wasn’t, but YOU don’t have to be…

MG 9673 alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

Skulls, steampunks & seasonal discounts: Philadelphia wedding venue The College of Physicians

What does the the birthplace of American medicine founded by Benjamin Rush, and a museum that holds a collection of skeletons and skulls from the beginning of human history, have to do with your wedding? Well, if you’re getting married in Philadelphia then I just described your offbeat wedding venue — The College of Physicians!

Inn Wild Rose Hall Austin Wedding0023 alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

A Skyped elopement in Austin, Texas

Amanda and Jason met on an online dating service, so since they had technology to thank for their meeting, it’s not surprising that it became a HUGE part of their elopement. For their wedding their guests turned of their phones and turned on their cameras for a Skyped elopement!