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Real Weddings: Northeast US

From New England to New York and Rhode Island to Long Island, couples in the Northeast have their own distinct brand of offbeat. A little urban, and little upstate, and a bit of an edge — we love you East Coast offbeat couples! Submit your wedding for consideration via offbeatwed.com/submissions.

NYC Rooftop Jewish Wedding 1 alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

How do I have a New York micro wedding? Take notes from this couple!

Looking to have a New York micro wedding? The pandemic made tiny weddings all but mandatory, but there are plenty of happier reasons to keep it small. Witness how Dejuanah and Sam did it right on the 22nd floor!

Kailer Jayleen Queer Outdoor 40 alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

A double rainbow wedding that neither a nor’easter nor corona could stop

It was the week of Jayleen and Kailer’s wedding. Kailer tested positive for COVID, and a nor’easter from Hurricane Ian was dropping record-breaking wind and rainfall on Pennsylvania. Thus, come the morning of their wedding, Jayleen was understandably in tears… but wait until you see how things turned around!

DIY DARK FANTASY HALLOWEDDING HANDFASTING 19 alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

A witchy Halloween handfasting next to a cemetery

Our plan was to incorporate our love of the renaissance faire and the witchy aesthetic that we were known for to make a dark fantasy/enchanted forest vibe for our Halloween handfasting.

Surprise Ceremony Halloween Carnival Party 25 scaled alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

This Hallowedding had zombie wedding ceremony script!

Our first date was the premiere episode of ‘The Walking Dead’, so obviously we had to tie Halloween/spooky/macabre into the wedding!

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Wedpocalypse: A ‘Good Omens’ wedding

We knew from the beginning that we were not getting legally married and are ethically non-monogamous. When asked to come up with an alternative to a wedding, I was re-reading a beloved Neil Gaiman book (and binging the TV series) Good Omens… so we came up with Wedpocalypse.

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This Halloween costume party was also an intimate wedding

This couple had a Halloween costume party as part of their wedding reception. Don’t miss their drop dead gorgeous cake, plus the colorful hair this couple rocked on their wedding day.