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Celebrate your beer-brewing love in your unity ceremony

SarahKat & Ryan brew their own beer, so adding this hobby into their ceremony was perfect. Here’s how they incorporated the process and ingredients into their ceremony.

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Flora & Kristy’s full moon fairytale wedding by the sea

Nods to Paganism, Celtic readings, and flower fairies make this waterfront wedding truly magical. And at the reception, there was even a father/daughter/father/daughter dance! And prepare your eyes from the awesomely scandalous garter photo!

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Add a little charm to your bouquet

We’ve written before about adding something unexpected to your floral bouquet, but when I tweeted about this origami necklace, Offbeat Bride Gemma tweeted back…

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Charmaine & Chris’ vintage diner and opera house wedding

After first meeting outside of a retro diner, these two had one of their two ceremonies at that same diner. I fell in love with the bride’s custom-made lacy, layered dress, three-generation photo, and multi-colored sweater. The men of the wedding party looked mighty spiffy in their bow ties and argyle, too. On top of it all, they were able to stay under a pretty tight budget with two ceremonies and a restaurant reception.