The Weird, Unique and Offbeat Wedding Destinations

Not everyone dreams of a frothy wedding. From the highs of a hot air balloon to the depths of the ocean, some couples take a different route. Consider these odd-ball wedding locations

Dec 09, 2014, 07:03 IST2 min

<strong>Free Falling</strong><br />Marriage has often been compared to a roller-coaster ride, but some couples prefer a more literal interpretation of this analogy. The Cyclone Roller-coaster at Coney Island, New York City, is a popular destination

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Free FallingMarriage has often been compared to a roller-coaster ride, but some couples prefer a more literal interpretation of this analogy. The Cyclone Roller-coaster at Coney Island, New York City, is a popular destination

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At A Haunted CastleLive to tell the tale after a wedding at the haunted Bran Castle, better known as Count Dracula&rsquos castle in Transylvania, Romania

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Up, Up and AwayHire hot air balloons, open a bottle of champagne, and fly over the Masai Mara in Kenya. Or, watch the sun rise over Arizona. Just don&rsquot forget the officiator. For a hefty fee, companies will help you put together a dream wedding in the sky

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In Zero-GravityIt&rsquos a weightless wedding at an altitude of 34,000 feet. In the G-Force One aircraft, you can experience zero-gravity weightlessness for several minutes. And it&rsquos where a few brave couples have chosen to tie the knot. The plane is operated by Zero Gravity Corp

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On Top of the WorldIn 2005, Nepalese couple Moni Mule Pati and Pem Dorjee Sherpa, who were part of an expedition to Mount Everest, took off their oxygen masks to exchange their vows in a 10-minute ceremony. A tall ambition for most of us!

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Under the Arctic SkyThe Icehotel at Jukkasjarvi, Sweden, offers couples, who are willing to brave the Arctic cold, a truly unique wedding. There&rsquos an Ice Church, which opens on Christmas Day every year, and stays on till April, when it melts back into the river. And you get your own suite complete with a polar expedition sleeping bag atop piles of reindeer skin

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