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at home

Everything you need to know about getting married in or around the comfort of your own home… even getting married in your own driveway! We also have an archive of backyard weddings, which includes couples who got married in the backyard of friends or family members.

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Jennifer & Chut’s Thai-rish gastronomic family celebration

Chut’s parents are traditional Thai Buddist, and Jennifer’s are artistic Irish spiritualists. So they decided to celebrate both sides with two ceremonies: a full-blown Thai Buddhist celebration at their home and a non-religious riverside ceremony.

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Brandi & Seena’s simple, friend-filled at-home wedding

The Offbeat Bride: Brandi, Admin Assistant/Soon to be full-time nursing student (and OBT member) Her offbeat partner: Seena, Architect/Awesome Humanoid Location & date of wedding: Izone – mentor/adopted family’s home on Mt. Washington, Los Angeles, CA — 10/11/2008 What made our wedding offbeat: What made our wedding offbeat was it truly reflected us and the […]

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Hayley & Tyson’s Vintage Garden Party Wedding

The offbeat bride: Hayley, English Teacher Her offbeat partner: Tyson, Jazz Guitarist Location & date of wedding: Hayley’s Auntie and Uncle’s garden in Drysdale, Victoria, Australia on January 3rd, 2009 What made our wedding offbeat: We had been together for nine years when we were married. Our wedding was always going to be a celebration […]

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Get married at home

Things to consider if you want to get married at home: 1. Cost savings 2. Fewer venue restrictions 3. Space limitations 4. Rental expenses

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Katie’s at-home Washington wedding

I think two things really set the tone for our offbeat wedding: 1.) Save the date magnets with ketchup and mustard bottles holding hands and smiling with, “some things just go together! Please save the date for our wedding” and 2.) A quote by Thornton Wilder on our (very lovely) invitations: “my advice to you, is not to inquire why or whither, but just enjoy your ice cream while it is on your plate.”