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Real Weddings: Midwest US

There are some people who think offbeat weddings don’t happen in the fly-over states. These people will be surprised. Behold a few of our favorite weddings from the Midwest including Chicago weddings, Iowa weddings, Ohio weddings, Michigan weddings, and more. Submit your wedding for consideration via offbeatwed.com/submissions.

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Jessi & Dave’s sincere celebration of fellowship and love & potluck wedding

We’re pretty unconventional, so we did it “us.” My bouquet came from the farmer’s market, my mom picked the flowers for the tables at the side of the highway, our centerpieces were board games, my husband wore hemp pants and a simple shirt; we didn’t have attendants, a cake, toasts, bouquet toss, etc.

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Maggie & Will’s unexpectedly fun and cutesy Midwest wedding

The offbeat bride: Maggie, Student (and OBT member) Her offbeat partner: Will, Pastor and Grad Student Location & date of wedding: Ceremony was at College Wesleyan Church in Marion, IN. Reception was at the Mill, also in Marion, IN. — July 11, 2009 What made our wedding offbeat: My husband is a pastor, so we […]

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Megan & Rusty’s black, white, and wasabi wedding with unicorns & giraffes

The offbeat bride: Megan, MSW Grad Student (and OBT member “megankugler“) Her offbeat partner: Rusty, Graphic Designer Location & date of wedding: Kansas City Athenaeum in Kansas City, MO — August 1, 2009 What made our wedding offbeat: We wanted our wedding to represent who we are as a couple: Silly, creative, unconventional, and surrounded […]

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Kory & Ben’s Dia de los Dinosaurs Wedding

The offbeat bride: Kory Bingaman, illustrator and comic book artist Her offbeat partner: Ben Francka, writer and cook Location & date of wedding: Riverwalk Jazz Café, Ozark Missouri — September 19, 2009 What made our wedding offbeat: Neither of us were caught up on traditions or thoughts of “we have to do this because that’s […]

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Katie & Victor’s funny, simple, eco-friendly Ohio wedding

The Offbeat Bride: Katie, Woman of the World Her Offbeat Partner: Victor (Victy, Victory, Boyfriend), USAF Officer Location & date of wedding: Qualicrest Farm, Wooster, Ohio, USA, North America, Earth — May 25, 2008 What made our wedding offbeat: We tried to make our wedding guest focused and had a GREAT time! Plus, when planning […]

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Kristen & Derek’s Friday the 13th courthouse wedding

We celebrating Friday the 13th with a wedding that is both a Friday the 13th wedding AND our first Kansas wedding! The Offbeat Bride: Kristen, Greenhouse Peon Her Offbeat Partner: Derek, Greenhouse Peon also Location & date of wedding: Courthouse / Park Building Reception, Kansas — Friday the 13th, February 2009 What made our wedding […]