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When we want to get more thoughtful, this is the spot for our feature articles. Sometimes we talk big-picture philosophies, other times we discuss wedding trends, and every once and a while we just go ape-shit over a wedding WTF?!

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Problematic wedding themes: hobo, colonial, and more

Two weddings have been causing a stir on the internet lately: the Colonial African wedding (original post removed by photographers) and the Depression-Era Hobo wedding. They got me thinking about weddings, romance and romanticizing and I wanted to explore the issue here. This isn’t a post ragging on these two weddings but, rather, a chance to consider what got everyone’s knickers in a twist.

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Calculating the carbon footprint of a wedding

There are a great many carbon offset calculators out there… but there’s more to a wedding than just energy consumption, flights, cars, and hotels. There’s also all the STUFF, and food, and waste, and, and, and… The tricky part is finding a good tool to calculate the carbon. I’ve found three so far, but only one seems suitable.

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Custom gifts and accessories with your own photos from Jerseymaids

For those of you looking for awesome gifts for your wedding party, you’re gonna wanna get acquainted with our sponsor Jerseymaids. Jerseymaids gives you a range of gifts and accessories with her dreamy Polaroid photography flair or with your very own photos.

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My paintball hen’s party adventure

I’m by no means a pro paintball player — I just think it’s hilarious fun! So for my hen’s weekend [Editor’s note: aka “bachelorette weekend”], I demanded we go and play paintball for a day. I couldn’t think of a better way to celebrate my upcoming wedding than by running around in the mud and shooting my best friends.