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Groom’s shoes, Vol. 1

I realized, why should ladies get all the fun? Grooms need shoes too, and while a black leather shoe is fine … there are certainly more exciting options for the offbeat gentlemen in the house.

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The welding ceremony: Fire, metal, and marriage

My partner and I are both pipe fitters. We met during our apprenticeship and a few years later we decided to get married.  Not being religious, we began to craft our ceremony around our relationship and each of us as individuals. I felt strongly that our ceremony should have an element of ritual, but none of […]

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Heidi & Scott’s rustic, butterfly themed, backyard wedding!

Heidi & Scott love DIY projects, so why should their wedding be any different? They did just about everything themselves, which resulted in a wonderful, butterfly themed, backyard wedding!

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Hello, I’m the bride. My name is Doormat.

I have only been working in a bridal salon for near a month now and already I have seen some appalling behaviours that seriously need to stop. I have seen far too many people come in and out of my store who have let themselves be walked all over by family members and loved ones. It isn’t right.

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Erika & Ben’s theatre performance wedding and cocktail party

Erika & Ben performed the story of their eight-year relationship on stage of their old high school auditorium which was concluded by their actual wedding ceremony.

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A backyard bbq multicultural wedding

Verity is Canadian and Lucky is Mexican so they drew on their combined cultures for inspiration and ideas. Also, they had a budget to consider so they had to stick to the necessities. Expensive tent? Yes. Expensive dress? No. Florist? No. Mariachi band? Hell yes!