Step right up and check out Leah LaRiccia — a fantastic photographer based out of Massachusetts, though she is also available for travel throughout New England and to "distant galaxies."

Clearly Leah LaRiccia is a photographer who caters to the offbeat crowd (as evidenced by the amazingness displayed above and below). And as a member of the Wedding Photojournalist Association and Modern Photographers, Leah really knows her shit — and it shows. To demonstrate her photo-tastic abilities, you must check out her shots of Adena and Ben's Demolition Derby wedding:

Adena and Ben planned to get married at the Demolition Derby -– driving onto the field in painted cars, getting out of said cars and jumping onto the hoods to get married! Sounds amazing, right? But what they didn't plan for the hurricane that was predicted to blow through on their wedding day.

Keep reading to see what happened with this wild and wonderful wedding AND to take advantage of Leah LaRiccia's Offbeat Bride discount…

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You may remember, almost a year ago, when we featured OBT member Jen Han's pretty DIY skull projects. Well, here's the whole scoop on the entire wedding!

The offbeat bride: Jen, Microbiology graduate student (and OBT member "jen han")

Her offbeat partner: Grant, Chemistry graduate student

Location & date of wedding: The Hampshire House, Boston, MA — 07/10/09

What made our wedding offbeat: My fiance and I each picked one of our obsessions and made that the theme of our wedding. His obsession is Duke University Basketball and my obsession is skulls.

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You've already gotten the full scoop on OBT member Jess' fabulous colored crinoline wedding dress, now get the entire scoop on the wedding itself!

The Offbeat Bride: Jess, Experiential Educator

Her Offbeat Partner: Sean, Organic Foods Data King

Location & date of wedding: Artists for Humanity, South Boston, MA — May 2, 2009

What made our wedding offbeat: I am a Jewish educator and my husband is of Irish descent and was raised in the Catholic Faith. We wanted to honor and celebrate our heritage, while at the same time express our free thinking personalities. We had a Jewish Lay Leader and a family friend who is a former Pastor co-officiate our service, which we wrote ourselves, but honored every tradition that we could.

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