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birdcage veil

Short veils are ’40s, ’50s and ’60s vintage-inspired and totally on-trend. Our birdcage veil wedding inspiration is full of wedge veils, blusher veils, and bandeau veils, all held on with skullcaps, fascinators, or combs.

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Tricia & Barrett’s floral-free chic art gallery wedding

No flowers, no cake, no joke: this a chic and funky do! This couple surrounded themselves with art, friends, and some amazing DIY projects and some cheap-and-chic centerpieces.

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Dips and toppers, comics and colors

The Offbeat Flickr Pool offered up some gorgeous scenery, color-coordination, and a dapper send-off. I think you’re going to like thisMonday Montage

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Jo & Dan’s retro ’50s Kiwi farm wedding

In today’s installment of our Australian/New Zealand theme week, we have a Kiwi bride who is pro at thrifting amazing ’50s outfits for her and her beau’s farm wedding in New Zealand.

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Pink-haired bride with a Lego veil

I figured you guys would get a kick out of a birdcage veil that’s been accented with Lego Princess Leias. For an idea on how you too could accomplish this look (and some hilarious seating cards) take a look…

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Juno & Noah’s queer feminist interfaith wedding

This worldly couple manages to elegantly combine traditions from Buddhist, Jewish, Filipino, Catholic, and Chinese into one heckuva wedding. And you don’t want to miss the a-dor-able video of Juno surprising Noah with a choreographed dance number!

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Sara & Nick’s majestic movies wedding

Say hello to my little friends, Sara and Nick. They have Fight Club invites, Pulp Fiction twist contests, movie quote photo booths — this wedding makes me an offer I can’t refuse.