The Offbeat Bride: Ilze, Social Worker (and OBT member "ilize")

Her Offbeat Partner: Tycho, Computer Nerd

Location & date of wedding: Ceremony at the city counsel and reception in a Pub in Vlaardingen and party at a campingfarm in Geldrop, Netherlands — 22th of August 2009

What made our wedding offbeat: We always wanted a wedding party at a camping farm, where every guest could stay overnight in big bedrooms and tents. So that was the first thing we've planned. The ceremony was normal, except for the part where Tycho got the black rings out of his pocket.

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Offbeat Bride: Jenn, photographer

Her Offbeat Partner: Skip, welder

Location & date of wedding: Cabin in the mountains of Pigeon Forge, TN — 7/11/09

What made our wedding offbeat: We did almost the entire thing DIY including making our own cakes (+ M.O.H. made cupcakes). I (the bride) made: invitations, my veil & fascinator, my bouquet, boutonnières, brides cake, decorations, signs. Skip (the groom) made the groom's cake, & helped with decorations and signs. Bridesmaids made their own fascinators.

We had help from other friends including, my friend Amber who got ordained & performed our ceremony. Other friends made the food, did my hair, & took video of the ceremony for us. We didn’t hire anyone we didn’t know!

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The Offbeat Bride: Hope, Lawyer & part-time politician (and OBT member "Hopium.")

Her Offbeat Partner: Gavin, Engineer and "cannon fodder"

Location & date of wedding: Stony Range Botanical Gardens, Dee Why, Sydney, AUS — 6/6/2009

What made our wedding offbeat: There are numerous items that make it a little unusual. I think it's the personal touches that make a wedding offbeat — well, how many you can get away with.

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The Offbeat Bride: Karen, graphic & web designer

Her Offbeat Partner: Peter, programmer extraordinaire

Location & date of wedding: Harvey West Park in Santa Cruz, California — 04-26-09

What made our wedding offbeat: We were married under the redwoods by my uncle, our first dance was to Mystery Science Theater 3000's "When Loving Lovers Love" (such a pitch-perfect parody song that several people didn't realize it was a joke), and the only white items anyone saw were the groom's tie and the cake frosting.

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