Real Weddings: Northeast US

This is Offbeat Bride's archive of Real Weddings: Northeast US posts.

From New England to New York, 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 Brides!

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You might remember this pair from their superhero invite we featured in a Monday Montage. We're back with the whole scoop!

Photos by Jonathan Keller

The offbeat bride: Jessica, Actress

Her offbeat partner: Jason, Customer Support Tech by day, Writer by night

Date and location of wedding: John James Audubon Bird Sanctuary, Audubon, PA — September 25, 2011

Our offbeat wedding at a glance: In some ways, our more traditional choices were offbeat to our friends and family. My husband and I are huge geeks (we met at a Star Wars Lightsaber Stage Combat Club. Really.) and everyone expected us to have a Batman or Star Wars-themed wedding. We actually had to post on our wedding website that everyone should leave their lightsabers at home, and it wasn't a joke. We're very serious about our religion, but we really didn't want the cookie-cutter Jewish wedding I had been to so often. Having a religious wedding was never in question, but we still wanted the wedding to be personalized.

Out in the Maine woods, and just a little bit lost, this wedding came together with the spiffiest wedding party this side of Serenity. A little bit steampunk, a little bit Firefly-inspired, and a whole lot of geek-tastic love made this party a woodsy, DIY, and inked-up awesome-fest.

Lots of DIY, paper cranes, photo booth hijinks, mini flags, and a glove-rocking mother of the bride, all wrapped up in an art gallery package surrounded by family and friends. Are you in? Thought so. Plus, you'll learn some undergarment wisdom for the ages. Check out this food and art-loving wedding in our spring theme week.

This couple had a very small, private ceremony on the first day, and then an entire day of festivities the following day. They had chalk drawing contests, a giant frame photo booth, a big ol' chocolate heart-shaped cake, and the cutest damned pink and black dress EVAR!

When two graphic designers get married you're sure to have something good to look at. In this case, it was their printed materials including programs, invites, save-the-dates, and seating chart. But the really amazing part was that they made them in 3D! The guests even donned 3D glasses to see the fun. But no glasses could have saved them from break dancing casualties.

Things that rock about this wedding: DIY barefoot sandals, hula hoops, scenery to die for (or at least get a ticket from a park ranger for!), infectious smiles, and a motorcycle getaway. When the bridal headpiece is a motorcycle helmet, you know you're dealing with some kick-ass people.

We've featured lot of the DIY details from this wedding already, but this is finally the full story, including the best bits of all. The rainbow details, detachable dress, and the (somehow amazing) amateur photography are awesome — but just wait until you see the groom's face as the bride walks down the aisle, and the adorbs ring bearer and his flying rings.

Inspired by the theater scenes in Moulin Rouge, this pair combined the romance and the setting of the film with their Irish heritage in the ceremony and attire. A bagpiper, some Jones Soda, and a Hollywood screen kiss to remember make this a fabulous party.