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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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April & David’s Benevolent and Affable Order of the Jackalope

April & David love theme parties so they used their wedding as an excuse to throw a party with a theme of, “The Lodge of the Jackalope,” a fraternal Lodge in the 1950’s. Without giving too much away the best moment was an improvised line from the “Grand Buck” during the exchanging of the Pez.

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Alex & Scott’s subterranean, music-snob’s dream wedding

Alex & Scott pride themselves on their good taste in music. It’s no wonder their entire ceremony was planned around music and held in a venue meant as a club for large band gigs.

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Lauren & Madhu’s eco-friendly, handmade, Hindu-Catholic fusion wedding

Lauren & Madhu fused different traditions from both of their religions to create a casual, eco-friendly ceremony that celebrated both faiths. The wedding even inspired Lauren to explore a new career path!

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Kristen & Charlie’s farmyard, bluegrass, eco, afternoon affair

On day four of farm week, we find ourselves headed to Siler City, North Carolina, where Charlie and Kristen had quite the afternoon affair at Celebrity Dairy Goat Farm. Their day was filled with lawn games, a petting zoo, a photo booth, and more!