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An ultra sweet circus-style Aussie festival wedding

When Kate from Urban Safari Photography told us about this wedding at the Spiegeltent at the Adelaide Fringe Festival, located in the Garden of Unearthly Delights in Adelaide, South Australia, it looked like something special. Lana and James were wed among the venue’s own spectacular decor and afterwards had access to their own private ferris wheel. And I am officially in love with Lana’s short and sparkly, long-sleeved dress!

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Give guests natural, handcrafted mosquito repellent at your late-summer wedding

One thing we don’t get to see in gorgeous outdoor wedding photos are the tiny bugs that might be lurking around the guests and causing itchy mayhem. If you’re lured into those lush forest ceremonies, barbecue and lawn games receptions, and beach blanket parties, check out this tutorial.

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80+ free wedding printables – our humungous list of downloadable DIY wedding projects

There are hidden freebies all over the web: downloadable templates, patterns, fonts, fingerprint trees, and more. I stumble across them all the time while browsing blogs. But now I’m attempting to compile a MEGA-SUPER-MONDO list of all kinds of free printables and downloadable templates for wedding DIY projects.

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Decorated vans, ribbon veils, and pin curls

Check out Tribesmaid Sparklebun’s sheer cape, decorated Volkswagen, and charming-as-hell groom. I die from it all. The Flickr Pool, Pinterest, and the Tribe is making my day, and is making for a sweet collection of reader submissions for the Monday Montage.