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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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Rollerskating wedding

Many thanks to photographer Michelle Hayes for submitting these fabulous photos of Liz & Dave’s rollerskating wedding. I’m especially taken with Liz’s bubbly uber-ruffled pink Betsy Johnson wedding dress — it makes me think of a cupcake or some other sugary baked good begging for some om-nom-nomming: I’m not sure how Michelle managed to make […]

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How to make your own “Yay!” celebratory flags

I made these “Yay” flags for our wedding, intending for people to wave them for us as we walked away after the ceremony. They ended up being such an integral part of the evening, with everyone waving and shouting “YAY” every time we walked by! And since I added our names and the date to the back of them, they also served as the only favor we had for our guests. It is a quick and easy project — I hope you enjoy it!

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Bad-ass wedding boots for winter or spring weddings (updated!)

With winter and early spring weddings being planned right now, I figure now’s the time to indulge in some fabulous bridal boots. So this week’s shoe freak-out will be about wedding boots perfect for rain, sleet, snow, or even just a nice indoor venue.

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Check out these cool laser cut invitations!

OBT member “Elisa” created some really unique looking wedding invitations with the use of a laser cutting machine. We laser-cut the blue cardboard using our friend’s thumbprint to access the zillion-dollar machinery at RMIT (for real! there’s a gadget thingy attached to the machine that reads fingerprints! No access to the plebes!), and the orange […]