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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.

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Liz & Zeph’s elegant Art Deco Brooklyn wedding

This couple loves their Brooklyn neighborhood and found tons of ways to highlight its food, venues, and local flair. They also made a neighborhood-appropriate getaway on bicycles.

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Kelly & Chris’ 8-bit video game wedding

Sometimes it takes 30,000 Lego bricks to make a video game-themed wedding with pixelated programs, favors, and even a cake! This groom found his princess in this castle and you should see it.

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Rebecca & Andrew’s kid-friendly country farm museum wedding

A country oasis in Rhode Island is where the bride spent many summers and now it’s where she married her man. Kids ran free, farm animals entertained, and a burlesque entertainer named Miss Cherry Delight sang for all. Grab a spiked frozen lemonade and read on.

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Christa & Michael’s potluck pig roast farm wedding

Scottish influences + potluck reception during the busy season = a rowdy, rockin’ farm wedding! Most people pay top dollar for a local, custom menu, but these two have it at their (hard-working) fingertips.

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Kelley & Seth’s pseudo-Victorian key-themed gaming wedding

A ruby red dress, a steampunk-inspired key theme, and a bunch of board games?! Add on some ultra elegance and crazy hat-wearing, snowball-fighting madness, and I’m sold.

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Jax & Andy’s geeky glam Gwen Stefani-loving wedding

This bride is ready to rumble with her blueprint-accurate Millennium Falcon cake, handmade ketubah, salsa dancing dad, and major glam. Gwen must be nuts to skip this wedding.