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NO RINGS: how can I make no ring wedding ceremony?

To help me answer this question, I decided to pull on the expertise of two wedding officiants — my parents! They’re both Internet-ordained ministers, and between the two of them they’ve married dozens of people, often helping couple craft their ceremonies from scratch. They have different styles of officiating, though, so may I present to you the first edition of DUELING OFFICIANTS!

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Non-floral wedding centerpieces

Centerpieces are tough. They can end up being a TON of work or more involved and expensive than you expected. That said, cute and funky ideas to adorn your table centers are a click away, if you’ve got the patience to do exhaustive internet searching. Fortunately, we have gathered some downright fab ideas for you, so rest those little phalanges and browse away!

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Our super DIY Pulgas Water Temple wedding!

We had our wedding ceremony at the Pulgas Water Temple, and then the reception was just a fun backyard bbq with all our closest family and friends there. We didn’t think that spending a ridiculous amount of money on a wedding would make us any more married than if we spent less.

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Marry this, bitches — four ways to save your sanity

This is a very old post, back from Offbeat Bride’s early days. But it still holds true!

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Julie and Angelo’s underwater wedding

The most obvious thing that was offbeat about our wedding was that it was underwater. We met in a dive class, and after all of the diving we had done together, it seemed like the thing that expressed something very important to us both.

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Goth cake toppers for your dark wedding tastes

Are you looking for a wedding cake topper that’s as dark and delicious as your goth wedding plans? Well, I’ve rounded up a few goth cake toppers that might fit the bill. Check ’em out…