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We are blown away by the spectacle of this Iceland hiking elopement

When two East Coast adventurers who love to hike and travel meet in medical school, they just might get along. Not only did Elita and Matt get along, but they found their partner in life. Fast forward to a trip to New Zealand where Matt proposed a lifetime of adventure to Elita. Then it was all about planning their Iceland hiking elopement.

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Want to prevent chaos at the buffet? Try this catering reception trick

Althea and David’s Irish St. Patrick’s Day wedding was a wild and woolly romp, but their reception had a surprisingly easy organization method for calling in the troops to eat. They found a great way to keep the catering line organized. Want to hear it? Here’s how Althea described it…

A post-wedding shoot at a glorious Hindu temple in Georgia

Post-wedding portraits at a glorious Hindu mandir in Georgia

We were so excited to be seeing some gorgeous traditional Indian wedding garb. It had been so long! And Ronak and Mital were fabulous in their post-wedding portrait shoot after their wedding in Atlanta. They went to the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in Lilburn, GA which offered up an AMAZING backdrop for their portraits.

Wildflowers and campfires at this intimate wedding in Austria

Wildflowers and campfires at this intimate Austrian wedding

These two young mountain climbers, Aneta and Pepa, are from Prague but chose Austria (one of their places to hike!) for their destination wedding. It ended up being a gorgeous backdrop of meadows, hills, and forest flowers that lit everyone up with a glow unlike any other. The reception entailed cooking food around a campfire and singing songs well into the night. Sweet, simple, and so divine — we are in love with this intimate Austrian wedding. Let’s see if you will be, too…

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Would you consider REAL tattoo wedding favors at your wedding?

Holy crap! Real tattoo wedding favors at the wedding?! Or maybe just ring tattoos after the ceremony? Either way, this is one idea that is VERY memorable. Let’s see how this whole concept could go down at a wedding, bachelorette party, wedding after-party, etc. Would YOU ever consider it?

This spooktacular Halloween wedding will get you in the mood for the macabre

This spooktacular Halloween wedding will get you in the mood for the macabre

RaKayla and Juan are obsessed with all things Halloween and incorporated it into their engagement session, boudoir session, and, of course, the wedding itself. If you’re in the midst of planning your own Halloween wedding, get ready for some killer ideas.