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Real Offbeat Weddings

We love featuring a truly diverse range of real weddings, from highly stylized theme weddings to elopements to simple and small weddings. Submit your wedding for consideration via offbeatwed.net/submissions.

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Danielle & Tony’s sharks and dragons aquarium wedding

We love us some dragons… and sharks… and aquariums… and amazing purple and blue gowns — this wedding is killing it with style! Don’t miss the sketch comedian officiants, the gorgeous venue, and the self-portrait guest book. And you’ll definitely want to hear about the real origins of weddings starring none other than “Weddings Bartholemew!”

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Jamielynn & Matthew’s wedding weekend with a trebuchet

Campfires, archery, boating, a ropes course, and a giant creme donut — it’s the wedding of any outdoors-y kid’s dreams. This pair also built an epic “trebouquet” for the bouquet toss! Oh, and just wait until you hear about their funniest moment involving an adorable grandmother ad-lib.

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Sabina & Mattias’ “far longer than forever” gothic wedding

For this Swedish couple, ’til death do us part just isn’t going to work. They embraced the theme, “Far longer than forever,” complete with skeletons to represent everlasting love. With rich red and black details and a gorgeous church backdrop, we’ll be in love with this wedding forever, too. Oh, and just wait until you see their matching skeleton shoes!

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Laura & Michael’s blue winter wedding in Brooklyn

A royal blue suit, a “cake inspector,” a few DIY projects, and one of our favorite venues — this winter wedding in Brooklyn is all about easy-going awesomeness. Don’t miss the fabric flower bouquet, mini flags, and tiny succulents. And you’ll never guess what the groom used to break the glass at the ceremony!