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Toni & Nam’s offbeat lite garden wedding with monsters and games

We know that our brides run the gamut on how much they want to be involved in the wedding planning. This bride took it one step further and let her mom plan 99% of it! And their personalities totally shined through in their gamer geek music choices, colorful monster details (including Frankenstein shoes!), and choices in board games for the reception.

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Monica & Anthony’s Mexican-American sugar skull soiree

We love us some Halloween week, but we couldn’t resist this Dia de los Muertos wedding, too! Sugar skulls, colorful decor at a fab Mexican restaurant… oh, and more sugar skulls! Grab yourself a margarita and check out this adorable hair-styling couple and their Mexican-American wedding love fest.

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How to make broken mirror save the dates for your Halloween wedding (or even just parties)

Halloween 2013 means it’s a great year for superstition-themed parties! A save-the-date is a great way to establish the mood of your party, and since we’re going with superstitions, what is more superstitious than a broken mirror? Here’s how to make them yourself…

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Baily & Martyn’s DIY rock ‘n’ roll Halloween wedding

If the costumes, kick-ass handmade dress, and three-legged dog dressed as the Black Knight (sans leg, natch) don’t get you, the paper doll-inspired invitation will. And if even that doesn’t get you, the officiant holding “Weddings for Dummies” will. And if THAT doesn’t get you, just wait until you see the band dressed as brides and the slow-dancing Jay and Silent Bob. It’s a smorgasbord of amazingness over here.

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Hum a few bars, pay cash, and make room for the bows: The “do’s and don’ts” of hiring a string quartet

Last time we got insider-info from a wedding musician we talked all about the music. Now let’s talk about how to hire and treat the musicians with this great advice from a Tribesmaid and cellist.

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A Halloween metal concert wedding with a spider wedding bouquet

With pumpkin and spider details, a deliciously gothic black dress, and a hunky, serenading groom, this wedding is super Halloween hotness. Add in the heavy metal cover band, ceremony inside jokes, and skelly cake toppers, and you’ll be in love with this love in no time.