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Real Weddings: Western US

Here are some of the most freaky fabulous weddings from the shores of the Best West Coast all the way to the Rocky Mountain states, including Seattle weddings, Portland weddings, California weddings, and more. Submit your wedding for consideration via offbeatwed.com/submissions.

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Teena & Anthony’s Delicious Orange Creamsicle Wedding

The offbeat bride: Teena, marketing coordinator and soon-to-be Etsy shop owner My offbeat partner: Anthony, video editor extraordinaire Location & date of wedding: San Francisco Bay — literally, we were on a boat What made our wedding offbeat: Reflecting our approach to life, our wedding was simple, part handmade, part eco-friendly, part budget-conscious, and part […]

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Michelle & Jeremy’s Parisian/Zen wedding

The offbeat bride: Michelle, Wedding Coordinator’s Assistant & Domestic Goddess My offbeat partner: Jeremy, Director of Marketing at an Real Estate Website Company Location & date of wedding: The Historical Mission Inn Hotel and Spa in Riverside, CA – 9/13/08 What made our wedding offbeat: As an assistant to the wedding coordinators at the Mission […]

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Chastidy & Rick’s Punk-Rock-Paper-Scissors wedding

The offbeat bride: Chastidy, barista Her offbeat partner: Rick aka “Mo,” cd slinger Location & date of wedding: Lake Sacagewea, Longview WA – Aug. 16th 2008 What made our wedding offbeat: I wanted my wedding to be inspired a bit by the retro lifestyle I love so much, a bit by polka dots because I […]

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Megan & Aaron’s shark-tastic beach wedding

You might know Megan as the Managing Editor of Offbeat Bride. But do you know about her insane wedding to a shark-attack survivor!?

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Stefanie & Aaron’s Renaissance Fantasy Church Wedding

The offbeat bride: Stefanie, Accountant/Opera Singer Her offbeat partner: Aaron, Web Designer Location & date of wedding: First Unitarian Universalist Church of San Francisco in San Fransisco, CA on December 13th, 2008 What made our wedding offbeat: The wedding was very detailed, complete with Renaissance music, vows rolled in parchment scrolls, a feather quill pen […]

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Cassie & Hugh’s Book Nerd Open Bar Dance Party Wedding

The offbeat bride: Cassie, Future Librarian Her offbeat partner: Hugh, Future Philosopher Location & date of wedding: The Clarke Estate in Santa Fe Springs, CA on July 20th, 2008 What made our wedding offbeat:Our philosophy was to throw a really great party where we just happened to get married. We also had a super tight […]