A few weeks ago, I put the call out for a new intern to help me keep the Offbeat Empire running smoothly. I was flooded with applications from people who are all so awesome that I wanted to have them all over for drinks, but ultimately I could only pick one … and so I picked Megan. Those of you on the OBT may know her, but I figured the best way to introduce her to the rest of the world was with … well, her bride profile!
The offbeat bride: Megan, photographer
Her offbeat partner: Aaron, sound engineer
Location & date of wedding: Keawakapu Beach, Maui, HI – 10/10/08
What made our wedding offbeat: Well, it all started because of a shark attack. We got engaged after Aaron was almost eaten!
We decided to celebrate the "attackiversary" by getting married on the same island where Aaron was almost killed a year later. Our wedding became more of a 3-day long celebration of life than a wedding.
a soaking wet aaron coming in on the canoe
The groom, Aaron, made a grand entrance by coming into the beach wedding site on a canoe that was being rowed by our friend's rowing team. We had 12 conch shell blowers who also sang for us in Hawaiian. We were married by a local Hawaiian man who added chants and the Hawaiian language into our ceremony. All our guests gathered around us in a circle as we got married instead of sitting on chairs. I had a "man of honor." And we also had a "shark ceremony" after we exchanged our vows to thank the shark for letting us have Aaron and for leading us to this day.
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The Offbeat Bride: Kimi, artist and designer
