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Offbeat Wed is published on Capitol Hill, so you KNOW we love our Seattle weddings! We’ve got real Seattle weddings, affordable Seattle wedding vendors, and creative Seattle venue ideas for you.

DIwas photography cake toppers alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

Forget wedding photographers: Here’s why you need wedding storytellers!

See… the side of effect of Diwas and Sadie’s endeavor to build relationships with their clients — typically over food and drinks! — is that they end up being able to catch the very essence of your wedding day.

These Seattle wedding photographers turn into wedding storytellers in the most magical way. Come look…

Fallout: New Vegas-themed wedding as seen on @offbeatbride

These gamers had a Fallout-themed wedding with the most fab rainbow dress

Are you ready for the brightest rainbow dress we’ve ever seen? How about a Fallout: New Vegas-themed photo shoot with a killer wedding party? This 1950s-inspired post-apocalyptic Fallout-themed wedding is the bomb (pun intended). The purple hair, the rainbow dress, the checkered coat, the awesome venue… we can’t even with this wedding.

VINTAGE 1 CARAT OLD EUROPEAN CUT DIAMOND STARBURST RING alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

Like playing in your mom’s jewelry box, only better: Shopping for engagement rings in Seattle, EraGem-style

If you’re shopping for engagement rings in Seattle and the Pacific Northwest, our sponsor EraGem can give you that sexy one-two punch of engagement ring shopping…

1. Virtually shop EraGem’s engagement rings on their website.
2. Go into the EraGem showroom and actually try on your favorites!

rodeo wedding alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

This junk shop rodeo wedding slays with country meets glam style

The multi-hued hair, the awesomely eclectic venue, the super glam and gorgeous couple — this two-ceremony wedding is the perfect combination of vintage style and glamorous visuals. If you’re a more private couple, you definitely want to see how they split up their ceremony.

boho dress alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

The wonderful world of Wai-Ching’s edgy, organic, and fiercely colorful wedding dresses

Hailing from Seattle (via Chicago, Hong Kong, and France) Chrissy specializes in making custom silk wedding dresses that not only astonish, but somehow project the celebratory nature of your wedding itself. Using hand-dyed silks, each dress is custom made to meet your tastes and curves, ensuring that your wedding dress is truly one of a kind. How does she accomplish such a thing for people all over the globe? We’re not exactly sure. (Magic maybe?) But these brides might offer some insight…

Canoe lake wedding as seen on @offbeatbride

A canoe entrance, a dock jump, and a breastfeeding mama round out this fab camp wedding

Gus and Ria were married at Camp Moran State Park on Orcas Island, where they camped and partied hard. Some of our favorite parts include the couple’s son Harlan breastfeeding before the wedding, the canoe entrance to the ceremony, and the joyous dock jump after! They quite literally took the plunge. The reception had dancing, s’mores, and even some skinny-dipping. All is right with this wedding.