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This California circus wedding is the greatest show on Earth

Danielle and John’s San Francisco, California circus-themed wedding included a dance down the aisle, magic tricks by the Ringmaster officiant, ice cream, a food truck, stilt walkers, dancing, and one seriously killer venue, the San Francisco Institute of Possibilities. It’s a wild ride of a wedding that will either leave you breathless or breathing heavy from love.

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Bridesmaid robes that make getting ready the best part of the day

Are you as in love with those floral-robed getting ready shots as we are? There’s so much usefulness, adorableness, and rad gifty-ness in one package. Getting ready shots take on a whole new look. There are tons of floral print, too, which is always welcome around here. Plus, it’s a seriously reusable wedding party gift. Here are a few of our favorite bridesmaid robes and robe sets to clad your wedding party in matchy-matchy goodness.

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Plan a mid-ceremony toast to get your guests in the cheering mood

Darcy and Jasper’s queer bourbon and beer bacchanal had tons of awesome pour-it-yourself bar moments with delicious selections of bourbon and pre-mixed Old Fashioneds. My favorite part of their booze-y moments was the mid-ceremony toast featuring hot apple cider with optional bourbon.

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We’re bowing down to the majesty of this gold leaf crown

Becca and Sean’s woodland wedding in the redwoods of the Santa Cruz Mountains had a magical setting in Nestldown. One feature in which we fell in love was Becca’s lovely look including this gold leaf crown from Etsy seller Delos Artist. Are we down to bring back the wedding crown in the form of magical gold leaves? Oh hell yes. Let’s bask in the magical splendor of Becca’s look…