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A theater-infused movie wedding at an alma mater

Jillian and Michael were married at the Emmett Robinson Theater at College of Charleston, their alma mater. Their officiant was their former theater professor, Joy Vandervort-Cobb. They had a movie-themed reception with television screens looping their engagement photos and movie popcorn and movie quotes decor. It’s a film lover’s dream!

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The wedding program with a built-in pocket for confetti (or favours!)

I wanted a cheap one-sheet wedding program that I could print myself, and an non-messy way for the maple leaf ash seeds (helicopter seeds) to be both distributed and contained during the ceremony. I couldn’t find any straight-forward ways of doing it by Googling, so I wasted a couple of hours folding paper and found the solution!

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Accesorize your DIY wedding hairstyle out of your jewelry box

Use that fabulous jewelry from grandma’s jewelry box to style out your wedding ‘do. All you need is a little strategic tucking and pinning!

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Andie & Laurie’s Vaudevillian queer love extravaganza wedding

This performance-based costume wedding had two men of honor, a best lady, a wedding admiral, a ring master, a banjoist and baladeer, a celebrity Lutheran pastor, a Drag Queen Mistress of Ceremonies (who performed a Barbie rendition of Steel Magnolias), and a Dolly Parton flash mob dance (animated for your pleasure). There’s lot of eye candy and some insightful philosophizing too.