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Whether you’re looking for unique wedding dresses, wedding shoes, cute wedding invitations, nontraditional wedding rings, or an offbeat wedding photographer… chances are you’ll find ’em here. Start by browsing our Vendor Directory for vendors in YOUR area, and then have fun with these posts to find online wedding dressmakers, photographers, and more!

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Jazmin’s muy caliente, wedding dress, inspired by a pop surrealism artist

Jazmin found herself between a rock and a hard place when dress shopping. She needed a light weight dress (she got married in Mexico) and something affordable. When she didn’t have any luck buying one she decided the next best option was to make it herself!

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The welding ceremony: Fire, metal, and marriage

My partner and I are both pipe fitters. We met during our apprenticeship and a few years later we decided to get married.  Not being religious, we began to craft our ceremony around our relationship and each of us as individuals. I felt strongly that our ceremony should have an element of ritual, but none of […]

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Sexy medieval-themed groom gear

Texas photographer Stacy Reeves recently shot a Medieval-themed Day After session at an abandoned castle. The bride and groom incorporated Ren-Faire costumes, and a sword that the bride bought the groom as a wedding present.

The great thing about these photos is that it shows that you can have an historical themed wedding without going all-out on period costuming. In fact, the groom is more costume-y than the bride. And check out that groom gear! …

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Om nom nom. More wedding cards plz!

When OBT member Caitlin first introduced us to her wedding card nomming monster he (yes, it’s a he) looked like this… Caitlin explains, “We were contemplating an interesting wedding card recepticle. My first idea was a decorated mailbox so people could leave us ‘mail’ in the form of wedding cards. I was pretty pleased with […]