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Fashion DIY

Did you know you can DIY your wedding dress? Yep! We’ve also got DIY wedding shoes, jewelry, accessories, and other wedding DIY tutorials If you don’t want to make stuff (but just want to get some wedding dress and fashion inspiration), our fashion porn archives are for you!

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3 steps to easy DIY princess hair

If you’re planning to go it alone where your hair is concerned on your wedding day, fear not! There are hairstyles out there which have a low threshold of skill and are low-risk for messing up. In fact, this one looks even better when it’s not perfect. Check out this tucked up headband style. You can do eeeet!

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Superficial snack: fantasy nymph makeup from a gorgeous boy

Fairy wedding with mushrooms and gnomes? Fantasy wedding with renaissance touches? This makeup tutorial may be just what you’ve been looking for. Rich color plus glitter, all from a way cute male makeup artist.

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How a bride and her mother hand-crafted a fantastical steampunk wedding ensemble

I hope you have a spare pair of underthings at the ready, because after this post about Dana’s infathomably gorgeous hand-crafted steampunk wedding dress, you’re going to need to go change yourself. I mean, OBVIOUSLY everyone at this wedding looked like they just stepped out of some neo-Victorian psychedlic wet-dream, saturated in rich colors and brass baubles and amazingness. But the bride’s dress was crafted from an old prom dress and a parachute — the story simply must be shared, straight from the bride’s mouth.

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Superficial snack: rainbow water-marbled nails

Rainbow is all the rage, so why not add some rainbow to your nails? This tutorial will show us how to “water marble” with rainbow nail colors (or any colors!), if you’re skilled enough to pull it off. Check out the how-to video and give it a shot.

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Superficial snack: wintery wedding makeup tutorial

If you’re having a winter wedding and want your makeup look to match the cold weather or sparkly decor, check out this tutorial (with blue sparkly liner!). Try it yourself or show it to your makeup artist and look FAB!

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Paper snowflake boutonnieres for your wintery budget wedding

I have so many wintery wedding projects up my sleeve, but this week all my money for materials was zapped by those gifts I bought for my loved ones! Winter brides, you might be in the very same boat, so I decided to go with another cost-effective craft: paper snowflake boutonnieres.