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Sweet kisses and a tearful groom at this golden sunset wedding

I dare you not to smile while scrolling through Christinia and Trevor’s wedding. Double dog dare. Especially when they hold hands before the first look. And during the kiss at the ceremony (with bonus LOLs in the background). And Trevor’s pose during the garter removal. And the break dancing tot on the dance floor. And finally at the most golden of hours on the Florida beach.

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High five your guests in your send-off like you won the game

We’ve talked about rice-tossing alternatives and different kinds of send-offs, but seriously, sometimes you want to uncomplicate things and just high five the shit out of everybody. If high-fiving is your jam and you want to run through your guests like you just won the World Cup, do it.

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Preserve a piece of your outdoor wedding site in a necklace

Stacie at Stars for Streetlights came up with a rad way to preserve a little piece of your ceremony site: use some local rocks to craft up a necklace! Or you could use some rocks from a meaningful place and wear it to the wedding itself.

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A multicultural destination wedding in the mountains

Katie and Gautam traveled from Washington DC to Twin Peaks, California for a destination wedding in the mountains (AND planned it all sight-unseen!). This pair successfully combined his Indian wedding traditions with her American traditions, including gorgeous saris, a flower crown, a candle-lighting ceremony, a tearful father/daughter dance (just try not to choke up!), and a rockin’ dance party with an iPod DJ!

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Flora-meets-fauna with antlers in a bouquet

Candy bouquet? Yup. Beaded flowers? Def. Balloon bouquet? Totes. Kale bouquet? Fuck yeah. Antlers… wait whaaaaat?! Oh ho ho yes! Seed to Stem shared this fern-y, woods-y, antler action and we are so down.

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This sci-fi wedding is sending us over the moon

Robots and aliens have invaded weddings this week! It’s making me want to break it down in a binary solo. This couple totally embraces their love of retro sci-fi with ray gun boutonnieres, outer space-themed favors, mini rocket centerpieces, and an AMAZING little alien city invasion that the groom built for the guest book table. It’s basically (forgive me) out of this world. Just watch out for those damned dirty apes…