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Start off your ceremony with a band of bell ringers

Melaina and Nick love kids and decided to have a merry little band to get the ceremony started: the kids ringing bells! But this adorable endeavor was not without its precautions.

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Kelly & Andrew’s small and simple Tuesday wedding

With the goal of keeping things simple, budget-friendly, and personalized, these two managed to pull off a sweet and small wedding (with only a few minor hiccups along the way!). Heavy metal, wrestler themes, and movie soundtracks were the musical backdrop for the alt model marrying the independent wrestler. Add in a little color, a little candy, and some knocked-out groomsmen and you’ve got the jist.

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Amazing Hawaiian wedding fashion with surprising shoe advice

The moment I saw this photo from Maui wedding photographer Anna Kim, I almost spit coffee all over my monitor. And then BEGGED her for more info about this fashionable bride, Meeshay. Because ZOMG the shoes, the dress, (hell even the groom’s rocker-style all-black sexiness). I’m DYING. But what I didn’t expect was a hot tip on where you can find quirky wedding shoes like these the ones.

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Think twice before writing that negative vendor review

I was disappointed by one of my wedding vendors, so I wrote a scathing review on a wedding vendor review site.

… And then the vendor threatened to sue me.

Yes, it’s true. By law, in my state at least, some of the statements that I wrote in my negative vendor review were considered defamatory and therefore against the law. Which meant I could be sued for a total up to $350,000. So before you go posting that crazy-mad review, follow these tips…