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A magical and bookish Harry Potter wedding with a golden snitch cake

I may be biased, but I do so love a Harry Potter wedding. Allyson and Casey had some awesome details for it: book pages wrapped around candles, tables named after places in the novels, the Sorting Hat, and even a SNITCH CAKE!

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Surprise your guests with an impromptu ceremony challenge

One of my favorite parts of Monika and Alex’s wedding was their surprise ceremony fun and games courtesy of the bride’s boss! Check out what happened and see if something like this could fit into your own oddball and awesome ceremony.

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Anne & Stew’s happy hippie hoedown cross-country wedding

This pair had a sweet, tiny redwood forest elopement, but it didn’t end there. They then went on an cross-country party marathon with all of their family and friends in New Jersey, NYC, Texas, and California! Think Austin hokey-tonk bar, Jewish deli catering, a Deadhead-inspired barn dance, and a special guest: Mel the CAMEL. You have to see it to believe it.

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Let’s challenge online bridal drama with “Operation: This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things!”

It’s not hard to find wedding snark on the web. And I don’t disagree with the fact that there is a lot to dislike about the Wedding Industrial Complex and about how it makes some people behave. Maybe I just hang out with good people, both online and off, but in my experience, most brides genuinely are happy anyone wants to be a part of their wedding and would never want to take advantage of those people.