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An ultra chic high-flying hot air balloon wedding over Palm Springs

An ultra chic high-flying hot air balloon elopement over Palm Springs

Caity and Tim are two adventurers from Australia who had planned a cross-country road trip that began with a sunrise elopement in a hot air balloon that floated over the Palm Springs desert. After they touched down, it was on to exploring the desert towns and meandering back to the hotel for brunch by the pool. They then planned the rest of their cross-country road trip across America.

Just wait until you see this ultra chic high-flying hot air balloon wedding…

Golden snitches and kilts at this geeky Scottish-inspired wedding in Maine

Golden snitches and kilts at this geeky Scottish-inspired wedding in Maine

Denae and Daniel clearly spent so much time and so much love on the details of their Harry Potter geek Scottish wedding in Maine. Danae scouted all of her table settings from thrift stores to create the vintage-inspired setup. The ceremony archway was framed by replicas of the couple’s pets: their cats and their lizard!

To cap it all off, there was a rainbow just as the reception was beginning. You just have to see it!

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Elegant gothic wedding rings: black diamonds, skulls, sinister details

For those among us into dark and elegant chicness, goth styles, Halloween themes, and who wouldn’t be caught dead in anything but black, there ARE rings for you. Super elegant, creepily awesome goth wedding rings, engagement rings, and wedding bands to tickle your sinister senses.

These aren’t your mama’s wedding rings (unless your mama’s into skulls!). Let’s go shopping on the dark side…

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Jon Snow & Ygritte’s happy ending: Game of Thrones wedding inspiration (with real “direwolf!”)

If you’re as obsessed with the real life love story of Game of Thrones stars Kit Harington and Rose Leslie as I am, this Game of Thrones wedding inspiration is going to blow your mind. In true Stark style, Jon Snow and Ygritte get the ending they deserved — a gorgeous outdoor ceremony and reception at The Longhouse with a backdrop full of antlers, swords, house banners, faux furs, and a real live “direwolf” companion.

This art museum wedding was a celebration of outsider art, craftiness, and veggie comfort food

This art museum wedding was a celebration of outsider art, craftiness, and veggie comfort food

Taylor and Jade chose the American Visionary Art Museum as their venue because it’s a space they personally love, and they appreciate that it features outsider art. And of course, throughout the celebration, guests could wander the museum and look at the art. Bonus for art lovers! To up the craftiness game, Jade sewed her entire wedding outfit! Their decor was also heavily DIYed and included succulents and sprigs of Eucalyptus.

For favors, they gave out prints of a film photograph Taylor had taken at one of their favorite spots. This wedding just screams sincerity and we can’t get enough of it…

short wedding dresses

30+ short wedding dresses that will show off those killer shoes

Sure, we love us some full-length wedding gowns, but sometimes you want to rock a short wedding dress that allows you to dance, show off your amazing heels, stay cool in the summer, and look super retro. Or maybe you’re looking for a reception dress to change into for maximum boogie down potential.

No matter your reason, I found over 30 stunning short wedding dresses from tea-length to hi-low to mini…