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Real Offbeat Weddings

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Two brides, bright colors, crafty projects, and Mexican culture

This wedding had two brides and lotería table numbers

Sarah and Veronica wanted to plan a wedding that was super bright and colorful. Veronica is Mexican-American and the wedding incorporated several Mexican culture elements including papel picado, bright tissue paper flowers, lotería table numbers, and tacos.

Don’t miss their bow-tied Bluetick Coonhound rescue pup making the rounds in the photos!

This naturalist island wedding had a nude first look

This amazing naturist island wedding had a nude first look

Darshan and Alex had a naturist island wedding that took our breath away. Cortes Island has long been a part of their life, with its pristine lakes, lagoons, forests, and seaside cottages. The pair met at a nude swimming hole about 13 years ago and chose to have their first look at the very same spot.

Epic battles and rainbow bubbles at this space wedding

Epic battles and rainbow bubbles at this lightsaber wedding in Seattle

Natalie and Jake’s wedding was an intergalactic celebration of cosmic proportions. Their love for Star Wars played a big role. There were lightsaber battles among the wedding party and an impromptu sing-along of “I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing” by Aerosmith during the photos. Teleport us back to this fun, please!

These two cosmically radical people were destined to give us heart eyes with their space-themed wedding in Seattle.

Punk meets rockabilly meets skulls meets Simpsons at this retro tiki wedding

Punk meets rockabilly meets skulls meets Simpsons at this retro wedding

“After getting engaged at a historic 1940s San Francisco tiki bar, we decided to theme our wedding to match. Everything including our cocktail choice, wedding party dresses, shoes, centerpieces, boutonnieres, guest book, and drinking glasses had a tiki vibe with hints of our nerdy and punk rock/rockabilly backgrounds.” Yep, this retro tiki wedding is KILLING IT with awesome themes and massive style. You’ve got to see it…