How to Create an Unforgettable Wedding Bar Experience

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Devlin Photos

April 14, 2026

Let's be honest for a second. When guests look back on your wedding years from now, they're probably not going to remember the exact shade of your napkins or whether the centrepieces had eucalyptus or olive branches. But they will remember if they had to wait forty minutes for a watered-down gin and tonic. The bar is where your wedding either becomes the party everyone talks about for years, or the one where people slipped out before the cake was cut.

Honky-Tonk Disco & Bowling Wedding

Kat

Wren and Rose

March 24, 2026

Morgan and Sam got married in a place where people usually go to drink beer, bowl and hear live music. Butch and Anne’s in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin is a dive bar with a vintage bowling alley tucked inside. The wedding photographer bride and musician groom first met while working the same wedding. Having both worked in the industry for years, they already knew exactly what they didn’t want.

Dive Bar Themed Wedding in Denver

Kat

Duker Weddings

April 15, 2024

Their love dive bars and music is what inspired Hannah and Alex's Denver nuptials. Their legendary wedding was full of DIY elements and they had vintage arcade games as entertainment. They even ended the night with an 'emo hour' where their DJ played all their favourite emo and pop punk songs!

70s Inspired Wedding with a Butterfly Release & an ASOS Dress

Sophie Cooke

Brookklyn

August 10, 2022

Holding their October wedding at a bar they like to go to together, The Thunderbird Lounge in Pheonix, Arizona, Alexis and Taylor wanted a celebration that was laid-back and fun for all their guests.

Relaxed meets Retro Pub Wedding with Masses of Florals

LJ Stocks

Niki Schuch

January 18, 2022

Informal Skull Themed Wedding in Manchester

Rachel Webb

Ayesha

June 27, 2017

Beth and Martin were together for 11 years before they decided to get married. They wanted their wedding to be a relaxed, informal city wedding with skulls as decorations. They also wanted to focus on everyone having an amazing day. They decided to not have a table plan or a formal sit down meal.

DIY and Salvaged Wedding with the Ceremony in a Car Park: Savannah & Eliot

Kat

Brad & Jen

December 27, 2013

Savannah & Eliot's super cool, Nashville wedding was held at The Crying Wolf bar. They were married outside in the car park, which ended up being a surprisingly beautiful setting, and the reception was inside. With the venue already being so awesome and decorated in such a quirky way, the couple didn't need to add too much, but they included a few things they love like animal skulls and various pieces distressed wood from the bride's mother's farm. Savannah also designed and made all the stationery, the flowers were bought from a flower market and the cakes were made by friends. The venue did the food and drinks and they had a friend DJ the party.

Rock Concert Dive Bar Wedding: Tom & Lindsey

Kat

Benj Haisch

December 18, 2013

What could be more Rock n Roll than a concert wedding at a dive bar? Nothing! And that's why I'm thrilled to be sharing Tom & Lindsey's wedding at The Shakedown in Bellingham, Washington with you today.

Laid Back Israeli Bar Wedding: Maayan & Maxim

Kat

Liron Erel

August 30, 2013

With names like Maayan & Maxim, their wedding was never going to be boring. This Israeli couple were married at Hamirpese, a bar in Ramat Ishay, North Israel. Their wedding was laid back, fun and quirky as you like.