You saw the Twilight-esq wedding cupcake picture last week, and now here's the whole story behind that wedding

The offbeat bride: Dannette, Movie Sales Rep

Her offbeat partner: Nicholas, Cement Truck Driver

Location & date of wedding: Seventh-Day Adventist Church, Des Moines, Iowa — May 17th, 2009

What made our wedding offbeat: Nick and I met at his first gig in his new band that he was playing in, with my brother. We both love live music and have been to quite a few concerts together. He proposed to me at a concert front row and center! So I had to pull that in to our wedding.

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The Offbeat Bride: Shyla, Home Maker

Her Offbeat Partner: Richard, Marine

Location & date of wedding: The Grove in Las Vegas, NV — Aug 29th, 2009

What made our wedding offbeat: We saved a fortune becasue it was a package Las Vegas wedding — we had a vow renewal ceremony as the big shin dig instead of the court-house wedding we had six months ago.

I got to wear my chucks and kick-ass stockings. We played the music we wanted at the reception. DId I mention we did a crap ton of it ourselves? The programs were amazing… okay so maybe i'm biased because we made a billion of them! Lol.

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The Offbeat Bride: Becky, Counseling Teacher

Her Offbeat Partner: Andy, Math Grad Student

Location & date of wedding: St Joseph's Co-Cathedral and Sunset Ballroom, Burlington, VT — 01/03/09

What made our wedding offbeat: To save money, we got married during the "off-season," which was sweet because we wanted to show our family and friends a good old time in our current hometown in Vermont and… what's more picturesque than Vermont in winter?

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The Offbeat Bride: Adair, Grad Student

My Offbeat Partner: Christiaan, Grad Student

Location & date of wedding: Bartlesville Community Center in Bartlesville, Oklahoma — 01/03/2009

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The Offbeat Bride: Bethany, Grassroots Director

Her Offbeat Partner: Kris, Lawyer/Financial Advisor

Location & date of wedding: Theodore Wirth Park, Minneapolis, MN — 10-18-2008

What made our wedding offbeat: My partner and I both love the fall and consider it the best season in Minnesota. I also love to throw dinner parties and wanted our ceremony to be an "extended dinner party" with wonderful food and wine. We also wanted to accentuate the beautiful colors of fall, so we found a beautiful "chalet" at a city park. I wore a chocolate brown dress with awesome orange shoes. Kris wore a classic black suit with a golden rust tie. We had no attendants or "wedding party." Just us.

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