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Rock star guestbook alternative: Sign a guitar!

If you and your partner are musically inclined, immortalize your wedding day with an autographed instrument. Ask all your guests to rock the guitar. Not into the rock and roll? Mulling over a Mahler-inspired version? Sign a violin! Toot your own(autographed blue French) horn! Make beautiful music with this guestbook alternative.

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Robin & Mark’s retro 3D movie theater wedding

Elvis has entered the building at this rad retro wedding. Bust out your 3D glasses to take in all the ’50s details from the classic car getaway to one swingin’ Daddy-o. We have your ticket to see this amazing wedding.

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Rainbows all the way down: a marriage equality celebration

We love featuring same-sex couples like Daniel and Sauce who totally know how to get down and celebrate love. And here in the U.S., we have reason to celebrate a little more now that Maine, Maryland, and Washington have passed initiatives furthering marriage equality, and Minnesota voted down a constitutional marriage equality ban. To celebrate these victories, we’re traveling down memory lane to share some of our favorite same-sex weddings featured on Offbeat Bride.

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Simple afternoon tea wedding menu

Now that we’re back to catering our own wedding (with major help from the wedding party), I whipped up a concrete version of the simple afternoon tea wedding menu that’s been running around in my head. I’m aiming to keep this very very simple to spare us stress and cost and time.