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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.

Be blown away by this amazing DIY urban flavor and vintage frills wedding

Be blown away by this amazing DIY urban flavor and vintage frills wedding

You’ll definitely get pulled in by the fashion at this urban flavor meets vintage frills wedding, but stick around because that’s not all, folks. Just wait until you see the amazing venues, gorgeous DIYed huge paper flowers, awesome two-day schedule setup, vintage citrus hues, and more beauty than you’ll be able to handle.

Cotton candy, smoke bombs, and LED outfits shine at this wonderfully weird Austin wedding

Check the cotton candy bouquet at this wonderfully weird Austin wedding

Can you even handle LED outfits, costumed guests, Voodoo Doughnuts, a multicolored reception dress, jackalope riding, a 50 beer flight reception, and a Pac-Man suit? If you dare, take a look at this awesomely weird Austin wedding.

Oh, and they had the most wild “lessons learned” EVER. It involved cotton candy, Golden Corral, murals, smoke bombs, and the word “cock.” Yep, seriously. And it’s actually super helpful. You HAVE to see this… and read to the end.

You'll fall for this multicultural wedding with dinosaurs and pom-poms

You’ll fall for this multicultural midweek wedding with dinosaurs and pom-poms

Annie and Jose had a multicultural midweek wedding under towering redwood trees. They gorgeously combined their two cultures (Jose is from Spain and Annie is from Japan) with ceremonies and details from each. They also used their communities to make the wedding a labor of love with DIY flower arrangements, makeup and hairstyles, and lots of decor elements. Don’t miss their guest book art project and golden dinosaurs, too!

We're heart eyes over this fetching wedding in Golden Gate Park

We’re heart eyes over this fetching San Francisco wedding in Golden Gate Park

The morning of Jake and Mandi’s San Francisco wedding, everyone got ready at the Harbor Court Hotel, a waterfront hotel in the Embarcadero area of San Francisco. After their first look, the wedding party hopped on a classic San Francisco trolley to go to their ceremony in Golden Gate Park.

Don’t miss the super sweet baby’s breath flower crown, the paper-meets-real flower bouquet (with family pictures attached!), the family heirloom watch worn by Mandi from Jake’s family, and some subtle Harry Potter detail magic.

Vaudeville ain't got nuthin' on this extravagant vintage circus wedding of our dreams

Vaudeville ain’t got nuthin’ on this extravagant vintage circus wedding of our dreams

Sarah and Bob wanted their wedding to have a vintage circus wedding theme. They also wanted it to feel timelesswith elements of Vaudeville, burlesque, pin-up, and Tim Burton, too. Step right up and be prepared to lose your shit over this one, folks. Sideshow acts, state fair food, a bulldog in a tutu… it’s getting wild and woolly and we love it.

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Spy the multicolored braid at this beachfront wedding on the Oregon Coast

Jessie and Michael had an beachfront wedding overlooking the Pacific and Three Arch Rocks in Oceanside, Oregon on an overcast afternoon in July. Using a small community center with an adjacent lawn and patio for the reception, the pair wanted an intimate, low-key wedding and totally succeeded. Do not miss the Hemlock planting and Jessie’s amazing multicolored braid!