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Hand-made, fold-out, super personalized wedding party invitations

We wanted a really special and personal way to ask our friends to be in our wedding party, and I wanted to make something ourselves. So we dug around in boxes of old photos of us and some of our favorite people and made these fold-out wedding party invitations.

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Cindy & Joe’s steampunk sci-fi DIY wedding

Cost-effectiveness, steampunk, fun times, and recycling were the tenets of this wedding. Those along with a whole lot of style! With some geeky references and really sweet love letters (full of psychic connections!), this steampunk wedding will definitely leave you thinking that these two were meant to be.

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6 reasons why wedding planning seems to make everyone act crazy

In the wake of some drama with our families, I’ve been reading a bit on why wedding planning seems to make people act crazy and unreasonable. And I think I’ve come to some conclusions on why both of our families are being so bloody difficult throughout this whole process.

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A 1950s-inspired Aussie wedding with a serenade

Lucille and Chris were married in the courtyard of University House, Canberra Australia. Chris played his ukulele as Lucille walked down the aisle. So sweet! The pair also opted to have indie cabaret duo The Jane Austen Argument play at the reception.