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The offbeat bride: Riss, Entertainment Manager

Her offbeat partner: Rick, Musician and Beverage Specialist

Date and location of wedding: New Orleans, LA — October 22, 2011

Our offbeat wedding at a glance: We both love New Orleans and in order to make it intimate and cost effective, we decided to do a destination wedding. The ceremony was in Jackson Square complete with a fabulous officiant who performed our handfasting. We wrote our own vows and concluded them with the marriage vows from The Corpse Bride since I'm a big Tim Burton fan.

A couple who meets while learning lightsaber combat would certainly have a Star Wars theme in mind, right? Not these two. Their offbeat-ness comes straight from their traditional choices! They decided on a very traditional Jewish ceremony, but still included a few geeky touches to make sure everyone knew they were still nerds at heart.

I had the biggest, goofiest grin on my face while reading about this wedding. Seeing the love at a young couple's wedding is one thing, but seeing the same big, soppy, lovey-dovey love after 20 years at a vow renewal just rocks. Kids, dogs, handmade medieval garb, and a wicked maypole brings it all together.

You've seen this wedding teased here before, and since then, I've been dying to see more of this mythical, fantasy, gnome and fairy-filled Pagan wedding. Read on for all the forest-y details and amazing photos.

After their parent's met for the first time, Nikki & Chris realized that they wanted their wedding to have that same level of love and intimacy. So, they scrapped their mansion wedding in favor of a small backyard wedding complete with Nikki's mom's Jerk chicken. Wish I could have been there! Mmmmm …

Ty & Paul chose to get married in Texas on June 12, which is "Loving Day." Loving Day was special to them because it commemorates the anniversary of Loving v. Virginia (1967). Which was the Supreme Court decision that legalized interracial marriage in the United States.

"We chose to throw caution to the wind and have the big white wedding many dream of – that however is where the traditional aspect ended!"

Apparently, after their wedding breakfast, Joanne and Maxine surprised their guests with a drum workshop! The photos are so beautiful, you can almost hear the drums and feel the happiness…