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Make and decorate your own pillow boxes for your favors

Pillow boxes: cute and easily dressed up for any occasion. I love how simple these guys are, and how endless the options are to customize to your own theme. This is my simplified, easy-to-make tutorial — please adapt, improve, invent, be as creative as you care to.

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Give your guests YOUR camera for instant gratification wedding photos at the end of the night

SarahP left an awesome comment on our post, “13 things I wish I’d known on my wedding day.” She recommended that couples leave a camera in a conspicuous area and let their friends go wild with photos.

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Danni & Zach’s intimate backyard burlap-covered wedding

This week we’re celebrating intimate weddings with destination elopements, cozy city hall vows, and private romantic ceremonies. Today we have a backyard wedding of two neighbors-turned-lovers. There were Shrinky Dinks, Cajun and Filipino food, a garaged covered in burlap, and tons of crafty details.

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A courthouse wedding with a bed and breakfast bash

This week we’re celebrating intimate weddings with destination elopements, cozy city hall vows, and private romantic ceremonies. It’s the warm fuzzies on a smaller scale. Today we’ve got Lauren and Gretchen, who rocked a private courthouse ceremony and then a bed and breakfast party with lots of friends and family.