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Real Offbeat Weddings

We love featuring a truly diverse range of real weddings, from highly stylized theme weddings to elopements to simple and small weddings. Submit your wedding for consideration via offbeatwed.com/submissions.

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Check the blood-splattered groom at this zombie walk wedding

We planned the entire thing in two weeks, and executed everything on a miniscule budget, covering ourselves in blood and gore and joining an already public event — the beginning of the Waterloo Zombie Walk in Waterloo Park. The few little details were DIY, and we skipped the majority of tradition, including invitations and a reception.

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Miranda & Jake’s Themeless, Unrehearsed & Heartfelt Wedding

The Offbeat Bride: Miranda, copy editor Her Offbeat Partner: Jake, student/IT Location & date of wedding: San Francisco City Hall — Thursday(!), June 4, 2009 What made our wedding offbeat: As a kid, I never really dreamed of “My Big White Wedding.” I knew I wanted to marry Jake and I knew my mom would […]

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Teneisha & Chris’ Funky Las Vegas Wedding

The Offbeat Bride: Teneisha, Imagination Specialist Her Offbeat Partner: Chris, Graphic Designer Location & date of wedding: Ceremony- Valley of the Falls, Mandalay Bay, Vegas. Reception- Foundation Room, House of Blues, Vegas. After Party- The Luxor, Vegas — May 23, 2009 What made our wedding offbeat: The objective for our wedding (besides getting married) was […]

Aerin & Jeremy’s Neo-Victorian Haunted Museum Wedding

Neither of us had really thought about what type of wedding we’d want until we were actually engaged, but there were definitely a few things we knew for sure… Churches were out. The white dress was out. Hundreds of guests were out. And then Aerin found a copy of The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, and everything began to fall in place.

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Evita & Michael’s Beltane-Belle Époque DIY Fun-Fest!

Remember that wonderful handfasting cord tutorial from OBT member Lepapillonvert? Well, we finally got the entire scoop on her very green, very DIY wedding!

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Rae & Nate’s DIY, Potluck, Gun Club wedding

The Offbeat Bride: Rae, Graphic Artist Her Offbeat Partner: Nate Location & date of wedding: Ridge and Valley Gun Club, Coopersburg PA — the wedding was 2/2/09 & the party was on 5/16/09 What made our wedding offbeat: Money was a complete issue for our wedding, so we decided early on that we wanted to […]