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Have your ceremony at your favorite local hangout (like a comic book store!)

Lacy and Stephen love them some Star Wars and comics, so Free Comic Book Day at their favorite comic book store (Alternative Universe in Milford, CT) was the destination of choice for their sweet and tiny wedding.

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This geeky Browncoat wedding was shiniest wedding in the ‘verse

This week we’re celebrating our sci-fi-loving, fantasy-squeeing, and comic book-collecting couples. Today we have a couple of hardcore Browncoats celebrating with dinosaur centerpieces, Nerf Mavericks, and Firefly-inspired costumes.

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San Francisco’s Tristan Crane Photography helps you celebrate authentically while saving cash!

Tristan Crane is a Bay Area-based wedding photographer who shoots weddings as diverse as his wedding clientele. His shooting style is a mixture of photojournalistic and event photography, with a bit of glamour. For example, you’ve probably seen Tristan’s fantastic images in several Monday Montages. But now it’s time to talk all about Tristan Cane Photography, and why our LGBTQ, plus-size, and alternative lifestyle readers will be excited about this particular sponsor.

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Retro gaming meets retro fashion

Stephanie and Jerred fit this week’s Geek Week theme like an NES Power Glove. Their Monte Verde Inn wedding had Sega Genesis invitations, guitar pick favors, Mario and Luigi costumes, all on top of gorgeous retro-style hair and fashion.