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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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How baseball games can help you plan a wedding

Just putting it out there that season tickets to baseball games might be the best way to wedding plan — hours of doing nothing but sitting, talking, drinking, snacking, and cheering on your local sports team together, peppered with wedding brain storming. Here are all the things we came up with while watching baseball…

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We NEED to see someone get married in one of these wild suits

Grooms and dapper brides take note: these patterned, geeky, and short suits are making our lives. We’re so jonesing to see someone rock one of these suits at a wedding. Wild suit brand OppoSuits has an array of patterned suits, short summer suits, and ultra colorful suits to match anyone willing to stray from that basic black suit. And by stray, we mean really stray. But hey, it’s your one chance to look as rad as you like… do it! Let’s peek (and pun!) at some of their seriously awesome, seriously weird, and just plain kick-ass suits.

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What happens when a wedding blogger gets engaged?

Big fucking news, y’all: I’m fucking engaged! So what happens when a wedding blogger gets engaged? Let’s find out together with Wedding Planning Wednesdays. We thought, however, that y’all might like to get down on the wedding planning with me! So every(-ish) Wednesday I’ll be posting about what I’m thinking about, bumping up against, and searching for this week. That way, those of you on the same path can commiserate and brainstorm with me, and those of you who have been there/done that can drop some knowledge.

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Essential unplugged wedding tips from real couples who went device-free

Have you been down with the unplugged wedding concept yet? If you’ve ever wanted to avoid a thousand iPhones hovering in front of your highly paid pro photographer, you’ve likely considered it. The biggest reason, in our eyes, of asking guests to be nice and turn off the device is to make sure they’re actually present. It’s super easy to get tugged into tagging photos or liking others while you’re trying to convey your love and commitment. We decided to follow up with some readers who chose to go unplugged to see how it all went. They shared unplugged wedding tips including some logistics, some successes, and one or two tiny regrets.