Category Archive

BIPOC

Based on reader feedback that it was “hard to find any weddings of people of color,” we started tagging posts that featured a BIPOC bride and/or groom — and/or means you’ll find tons of interracial couples in here! Increasing visibility for BIPOC folks has been a priority for us since 2008, and note that we always allow folks to self-identify. More about how and why we do this here.

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Ali & Phil’s laid-back lunchtime celebration

“I’m from New Jersey, he’s from Fiji. We met on a ship in Liberia, and he proposed with a tie wrap in Canada.”

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Unique wedding bouquet

I’m not even sure what to call this style of bouquet, as I’ve simply never seen anything like it. It’s sort of an extreme cascade, or maybe a double crescent? Any florists in the house want to help me describe the style? Regardless of what it’s called, it’s damn dramatic and unlike any I’ve seen […]

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Classy and heavily inked Hawaiian wedding

This photo of Mariko encapsulates her and Jeremy’s insanely classy-with-a-bite Hawaiian wedding: But really, you must see the entire set of shots by Hawaii photographer Frank Amodo, which includes portraits that will make you love bamboo even more than you already probably do: If you don’t have the patience for the slideshow, just start scrolling:

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Myshell & Hannibal’s wedding

They know just what they want, and it’s not David’s Bridal. It’s the entire wedding party dancing down the aisle, choreographed routines at the reception, and a bride in a short black and pink dress.

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Anya’s rainbow wedding dress

We all know I’m a sucker for a colorful wedding, but my eyes almost fell out of my skull when Zahra emailed me about Anya’s full-spectrum Australian rainbow wedding …

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LaSherra & Brandon’s Spring wedding with a hip-hop soundtrack

You’ve seen the breakdancing and broom jumping awesomeness from this wedding before, now get the whole story on this classic hip-hop wedding.