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california

From San Diego weddings to Los Angeles weddings to San Francisco weddings, California is one of our largest and most epic states for offbeat weddings.

nikki and dnitri glam halloween 38 alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

This glam Halloween wedding had eyeballs in the flowers and a string quartet

Nikki and Dmitri’s Halloween wedding played up a spooky vibe with a touch of vintage and Hollywood glam.

d and d interfaith wedding 7 alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

Devotions & Dragons: a Jewish/Christian interfaith wedding

Our wedding was as eclectic as Jordan and I are ourselves! I am Christian and Jordan is Jewish so, while we only had a Rabbi at the ceremony, she made sure to highlight our interfaith relationship. The general theme of the wedding was the game that brought me and Jordan together nearly 6 years ago: Dungeons & Dragons!

nobo and jo best crossover ever 27 alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

This costume wedding is full of nerds and joy

We met on the battlefield at a LARP (Live Action Role Play) event. So we knew we were going to do something strange when we got to planning our wedding. Our inspiration was a fantastical nexus of realms – where royalty, rogues, mages, merfolk, extraterrestrial beings gathered to witness the joining of our kingdoms.

Enchanted Flower Forest Campout Wedding 45 alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

This artistic wedding campout had disco potties and a rubber duck regatta

As artists, we wanted our wedding campout to feel like stepping into another world for our guests…

Indian Wells Wedding

Check out the cake-matching manicure at this Indian Wells wedding

We held our Indian Wells wedding at the Sands Hotel – it’s so uniquely beautiful, we didn’t need to decorate!

MLP Wedding LeahMichelle 2 35 alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

The couple walked blindfolded down the aisle at their backyard wedding

Not only did this couple walk down the aisle blindfolded to have their first-look at the altar, but one of the brides did all the flowers! Wait until you see…