Coming from her background as a punk rock music scene photographer, San Francisco based Lauren Cohn-Frankel brings an approach to weddings that is about the individuality of every couple, both in style and substance. Because, as Lauren puts it,

"Offbeat weddings are about more than just cool and weird fashion and accessories; they are about moving beyond the superficial, about the right of every couple to put meaning and intention into every aspect of their wedding and make their wedding their own."

Keep reading to see some more examples of Lauren Cohn-Frankel's colorful, unique, and beautiful work, find out what makes her stand out from other photographers and to take advantage of her special Offbeat Bride offer…

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The offbeat bride: Lee, Massage Therapist

Her offbeat partner: Glen, Mechanic

Location & date of wedding: Peel Manor House, Karnup, Perth, Western Australia — Saturday 2nd Jan 2010

What made our wedding offbeat: The invites were concert tickets and we tried to keep the theme, cars and songs secret until the day.
We arranged (with friends help) for me to arrive in a blown, big block, '34 (nicknamed ‘Dirty Hore’) hot rod with no exhaust, to ceremony and the bridesmaids arrived in my late father’s car (a white Oldsmobile with red trim).

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The Offbeat Bride: Vanessa, Teachers Assistant

Her Offbeat Partner: Adrian, Construction Worker

Location & date of wedding: Los Angeles and Long Beach, Ca — November 28, 2009

What made our wedding offbeat: We wanted to have a wedding that reflected both our love of vintage and our Mexican American heritage. After I wrote my thesis on the Zoot Suit Riots we came up with the idea of a 1940s Zoot Suit wedding.

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Thanks to your feedback from the 2010 Reader Survey, we've added more questions to the questionnaire we use to collect our real wedding profiles. We also added a way for people to self-identify themselves with tags — another suggestion from y'all! Here's the very first survey with the new questions.

The Offbeat Bride: Highland, Customer Service Manger and Hair/Makeup Stylist

Her Offbeat Partner: Jack, Wedding Photographer and Graphic Artist

Location & date of wedding: Floyd Lamb State Park, North Las Vegas, NV — January 24, 2010

What made our wedding offbeat: Jack is transgendered, and the way we decided to tell our family (well, Jacks half of the family, mine already called him, "he") is by having our officiant (who is also in an awesome rock band called Thrown Clear) pronounce us "Husband and Wife" and use all male pronouns throughout the ceremony.

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The offbeat bride: Trish – graphic designer

Her offbeat partner: Patrick – technical operator

Location & date of wedding: Wandsworth Town Hall, London UK — 14th November 2009

What made our wedding offbeat: We didn't have a lot of cash, and we didn't want a shiny 'perfect' day. We wanted to get married with all our friends and have a great party!

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