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An intimate Seattle micro-wedding centered around food and family

This sweet Seattle micro-wedding was truly a family affair! Kristin and Kip’s community came together to create a family oriented ceremony. If you need a sign to start planning your at home micro-wedding, this is it!

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Queer groom fashion LEVELED UP

We feel like we’ve been seeing lots of grooms get more daring and creative with their suits this year, but these two queer grooms took their outfits to the next level. Let’s get the full breakdown of this groom fashion…

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HECK YES to a colorful wedding dress: 6 questions to help you get there

While I saw many beautiful wedding gowns, it quickly became clear to me that finding the right dress would be tricky. I wanted a colorful wedding dress that wasn’t white but somehow still felt “bridal.” When I found a colorful wedding dress I liked, too many of them looked like a bridesmaids dress or a prom dress to me.

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Books, love, and a lot of DIY at this queer wedding

I knew from the beginning that it was important to me, as a bisexual woman and someone with scoliosis, that I felt beautiful and myself on my wedding day. I dressed like the queer elf queen of my dreams.

At our reception, we had thrifted board games available for people who didn’t want to dance, and some of our friends played Trivial Pursuit all night!