The offbeat bride: Chantal, Banker (and OBT member)

Her offbeat partner: Sean, Chef

Location & date of wedding: Studios In The Exchange, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada — August 29, 2009

What made our wedding offbeat: We decided to do our own take on tradition. We didn't want to eliminate traditions all together just because we didn't believe in them, we wanted to show how we could interpret them in our own unique way.

We were together for ten years already and didn't want it to be all about us getting married. We wanted it to be more of a celebration of the relationship we already had and are planning on continuing.

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Just want to send out a quick "happy birthday!" to Esther, who also informs me that this particular offbeat bride, is also soon to be an offbeat mama — she got pregnant on their wedding night!

The offbeat bride: Esther, Infographist

Her offbeat partner: Dan, Logistics Manager

Location & date of wedding: Westmount Park, Montreal, QC — August 15th, 2009

What made our wedding offbeat: Our wedding day was mostly stress-free. We spent less than $1000 by having our friends help. I bought my flowers at a little community-oriented shop by my house who gave me great deal. We chose to eat in the backyard of a restaurant COOP called Touski who nicely agreed to rent it to us for free and chose to get married in a Park, which was also free of cost. We had planned to distribute umbrellas in the event of rain but we were blessed with a sunny day. We chose an agnostic and open-minded officiant who did the ceremony in both French and English, since my fiance's family is American and mine is French-Canadian. I was lucky that my close friend did my make up, and another friend did the photography.

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Here's to the last day of "geek week" weddings and the end to the count-down the book reading! And do I got a doozy for ya… See what happens when two comic book dorks fall in love. I'll give you hint — utter amazingness. -Megan

The offbeat bride: Ann, Reservations Agent, Dork, and Sewing Superhero (and OBT member "Ann Verleg")

Her offbeat partner: Sean, Kitchen Manager, Dork and Ann’s personal Chef

Location & date of wedding: St. Andrews on the Square Kamloops, British Columbia Canada — October 31st, 2009 Halloween

What made our wedding offbeat: Our quest was to make our wedding hilariously fun and heartfelt. Everything was about us and our weird and wonderful imagination. We had a Viking themed ceremony that included a sword ceremony and dowry exchange, a dorktastic photo shoot in the park and at the comic book store where we met, a reception complete with beard contest and a pajama party/gift opening at breakfast.

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The offbeat bride:
Andy – Graphic/Web Designer
(and OBT member "inkledoo")

Her offbeat partner:
Jeff – Graphic/Web Designer

Location and date of wedding:
The ceremony was held outside in Forest Heights Park.
The reception was held at the Shaw Conference Centre in Edmonton, AB — 08.08.09

What made our wedding offbeat:
Our wedding ended up being exactly what I had imagined — fun, causal, bright, design oriented, and full of our favorite people all wrapped into one day!

A few of the highlights were:

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The offbeat bride: Jaye, musician and event planner

Her offbeat partner: Jeremy, scientist (stem cell research)

Location & date of wedding: Rumball Manor at the Rumball Centre for the Deaf in Toronto, ON Canada — October 5, 2007

What made our wedding offbeat: I had my wedding dress made in green silk and the groom wore a kilt. We had an eco-friendly dessert and cocktail party on a Friday afternoon. There was no bouquet, I had head flowers instead.

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