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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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Aaron’s amazing green suit

I’ll have the full scoop on Christina & Aaron’s wedding for y’all next week, but for now I just wanted to post this picture and say that Aaron has made a statement on behalf of all offbeat grooms, that statement being “WHO SAYS A SUIT HAS TO BE FREAKING BORING!?” Even if a chartreuse silk […]

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Construction is always more difficult than demolition

I don’t really care about what you DON’T want at your wedding. It’s easy to point at things other people have done and shout No! No! No!. But you know what’s much harder? Creating what you want.

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Wedding overload: When to stop looking at wedding inspiration

If lusting after some fantasy of what you COULD have starts to interfere with the reality of enjoying what you’ve ACTUALLY got… it’s time to stop looking at wedding photos.

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Kale bouquet, skull vest, and red boots at this Chicago wedding

There are so many inspiring details packed into Olivia Leigh Photographie‘s photos of Sam & Ben’s November 2008 Chicago wedding … I’m not really sure where to start. But, let’s first look at the bride’s bouquet made from peacock feathers and kale. Then there’s the groom’s skull-emblazoned vest … impeccable: …and of course the bride’s […]