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Decor

If you’re looking for wedding decoration ideas, we’ve got everything from geeky centerpieces to unique ways to use balloons and paper lanterns, to escort cards and SO MUCH MORE OMG. If you’re looking for tutorials, be sure to check our wedding decoration DIY archive.

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Katy Perry the Wedding Unicorn: she sneezes glitter, pees lemonade, and shoots pink fire

Our wedding featured a life-sized unicorn that sneezed glitter, peed lemonade, and shot pink fire. If that sounds more like the twisted fantasy of a six-year-old girl than a standard wedding item… well, that’s just how we roll. You haven’t lived until you’ve seen a bride dispensing lemonade from a unicorn’s genitals.

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Use chalk boards on your reception table to reserve spaces and entertain guests

Stacy and Rob placed chalkboards in fun shapes on their wedding tables. As someone who spent the last few years shooting weddings, I hadn’t seen anything like that, so I was intrigued to see the idea behind the table chalkboards. Turns out, these little guys did many different things throughout the evening.

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Apples skewered on bare branches + purple calla lilies = tablescape that will haunt your dreams

Remember how I went to Puerto Rico last month, and toured a bunch of amazing wedding and honeymoon venues? Well, one of the spots we toured was the Ritz-Carlton San Juan, where they did it UP for a dinner for all of us journalists. This amazing tablescape greeted me when I walked in the dining room… yes, those are green apples skewered on bare branches, surrounded by purple calla lilies and moss balls.

I was all HOLY FUCK, OFFBEAT BRIDES ARE GOING TO DIE. You have to see more.

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Craft award corsages for your wedding VIPs

Stacy and Bob (pictured in the middle from way back when!) made these ribbon “award” corsages for their extra special people with awesome vintage photos. They are made from tiny frames and some mismatched ribbon.