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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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A vegan planetarium wedding

The offbeat couple: Laura & Peter Location & date of wedding: The Walter R. Schuele Planetarium at the Lake Erie Nature and Science Center in Bay Village, Ohio. Reception at The Nicholson House in Lakewood, Ohio. — October 10, 2009 What made our wedding offbeat: We were married in a planetarium, by the planetarium director, […]

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Libby & Jobe’s vegan/vegetarian picnic wedding

Jobe wanted a court house wedding, but I have a lot of important friends and family that I wanted to share our day with (I’m a cancer survivor, and eight years ago I wasn’t sure if I would ever get to this point in my life). I just wanted to have a big party with vegan and vegetarian food, and promised Jobe a three – five minute ceremony.

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Celeste & Jason’s geeky, vegan, sci-fi extravaganza

The offbeat bride: Celeste, Fandomania Assistant Editor and Podcast Co-Host (and OBT member) Her offbeat partner: Jason, Online Comics/Collectibles Store Owner and Fandomania Managing Editor and Podcast Co-Host Location & date of wedding: Orlando Science Center, Orlando, FL — 11.14.09 What made our wedding offbeat: We are both extremely geeky (we met at a convention […]

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Fran & Siobhán’s feminist, disability-friendly, colourful, vegan wedding

Living a non-traditional life meant our guests weren’t expecting a traditional day from the start, so we had complete freedom. We’re bisexual so it was important our day was a celebration of not just our love but of love generally.