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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.net/submissions.

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This mountain ranch karaoke wedding had a self-solemnizing ceremony

Cheers to this couple who married themselves, sans officiant. You’ve got to see the fabulous details… the couch for the wedding party to lounge, the huge booze goblets, the fabulous entry vehicle, and of course, the guest appearance of a certain memorable “Impressive Clergyman” character. And all that’s before they even get to the first karaoke!

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Superstitions abound at this Friday the 13th wedding

Zach and Rachel’s Canton, Ohio wedding had a Friday the 13th theme including DIY centerpieces with broken mirror pieces, black umbrellas hanging on the stage over the live band, black cat licorice, and they got married under ladders that Zach and his father made. With so much faux bad luck, it has to be good!

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Karrie Lynn & Matt’s Star Wars meets the outdoors wedding

This week we’re celebrating our sci-fi-loving, fantasy-squeeing, and comic book-collecting couples. That’s right: it’s geek week! Star Wars, LEGO minifigs, lightsabers, awesome planet-themed centerpieces and a beautiful ugly cry face are just the beginning of this amazing Star Wars meets the outdoors wedding.

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This geeky Browncoat wedding was shiniest wedding in the ‘verse

This week we’re celebrating our sci-fi-loving, fantasy-squeeing, and comic book-collecting couples. Today we have a couple of hardcore Browncoats celebrating with dinosaur centerpieces, Nerf Mavericks, and Firefly-inspired costumes.