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brides in glasses

If you wear glasses every day… there’s no rule that says you can’t wear them on your wedding day too! We’ve even got a post dedicated to just fabulous brides in glasses. Obvs, this love ain’t for brides only — grooms rock ’em too.

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Lara & Steve’s colorful DIY geek-fest wedding

Lara & Steve are total geeks! Therefore, they wanted a wedding that reflected that. So with the help of their friends and family they DIYed their way to a colorful and geeky wedding!

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Our Californian / Honduran wedding was a fuchsia family laugh-fest

We had a Lasso Ceremony which was new for my family, but common in Latin American Catholic weddings. The lasso is a large, double looped rosary, which is placed over the shoulders of the couple after their vows. A prayer is said about how the lasso represents two parts bound together while sharing equally in the responsibilities of the marriage.

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Lenore & Andrew’s “Young At Heart” Park Wedding

Lenore & Andrew aren’t quite ready to grow up. So they used A LOT of bright colors, kids’ toys and games to help decorate. AND they had their wedding ceremony ON a jungle gym in a park! Then after they exchanged rings, they slid down the slide to end their ceremony.

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Caitlin & Rob’s Help! A Nom-Monster Ate Our Wedding!

After six years together (four of which were spent mostly apart due to Rob’s Army enlistment and Iraq deployment) Caitlin & Rob finally decided to get married. They both donned their best converse and rocked out at Caitlin’s grandparents’ property overlooking the ocean in Maine!