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Real Weddings: Southern US

There are some who say the South will rise again — and it’s true, if you’re talking about Southern nontraditional weddings! From Atlanta to Texas and North Carolina to Florida, we love our Southern offbeat couples. Submit your wedding for consideration via offbeatwed.com/submissions.

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Danielle & Carl’s magically weird weekend wedding

Danielle & Carl had a magical reception at a special B&B in Kentucky. Despite some serious health issues, they had a fantastic, fun event!

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Shaun & Lauren’s Quaker and Buddhist inspired, Seuss-ian beach wedding

Offbeat groom Shaun chimes in to share the story of Lauren and his Dr. Seuss themed, buddhist/quaker inspired beach wedding. Shaun did most of the planning while Lauren was busy with school. He even went as far as referring to himself as “the bride.” SO CUTE!

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Sharon & Martin’s geeky family wedding extravaganza with fireworks

Sharon & Martin wanted their wedding to be more like a party than a wedding. So they had a quick ceremony at their favorite tex-mex restaurant, Joe T Garcia’s. Followed by a firework filled bash at Sharon’s parents house!

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Ailea & Marshall’s Tex-Mex lakeside boho wedding

Ailea & Marshall wanted a wedding that reflected who they are, their love of the outdoors, Ailea’s Tex-Mex heritage, Marshall’s disdain for shoes and ties, and their love of candy, alcohol, good food, and dancing. What they ended up with was a flip-flop friendly wedding fiesta!

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Kimmy & Ramzi’s hill country sunset wedding with bells!

Kimmy & Ramzi didn’t think their wedding was gonna happen. However, one day Kimmy googled, “free wedding venues in Austin” and they literally found the venue of their dreams! And it was free to boot!

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RJ & Amanda’s eco-friendly science experiment wedding

My partner and I aren’t at all religious, but both work in scientific fields and spend most of our free time hiking and rock-climbing. Add in that we’re both hopeless geeks, and a science museum is the obvious place to get hitched.