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Get literal with your photos using an ampersand

Kim and her groom used this little ampersand to add some fun to the traditional shoe shot at their vow renewal. This would be a cute, literal twist for a save-the-date or invitation, too.

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Shannon & Tim’s mawwiage of two lovenerds wedding

This week we’re celebrating our sci-fi-loving, fantasy-squeeing, and comic book-collecting couples. That’s right: it’s geek week! If you want to see these two lovenerds make out, you’d better bring your d20 and your A-game — fail to our-roll the couple and you’ll be dancing like a little teapot. Win, and make them dance. Check out more of this D&D meets Princess Bride mawwiage!

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The wedding industry isn’t targeting you… it’s targeting your parents

One thing that my time working as telemarketer gave me — other than a very black conscience — is understanding about how different generations process and interpret media.

We spend a lot of time here laughing about the Wedding Industrial Complex, and we should, because it’s fucking hilarious. But it’s not really directed at us. It’s directed at our mothers.

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Piranha plants and comic books at Peace Arch Park

Mary and Andrew were married in Blaine, Washington at Peace Arch International Park, which is between Surrey, British Columbia and Blaine, Washington. It’s also Geek Week, where we celebrate our nerdy and pop culture-loving comrades, and this wedding totally fits the bill with comic books and old school Nintendo references.