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From San Diego weddings to Los Angeles weddings to San Francisco weddings, California is one of our largest and most epic states for offbeat weddings.

A redwoods, dragons wedding in San Francisco

A redwoods, dragons, and purple wedding in San Francisco

Alanna and Vihang’s wedding theme can be summed up into three words: purple, dragons, and redwoods. After a sweet family-focused Friday ceremony at San Francisco City Hall, Alanna and Vihang celebrated with their friends with a party in Oakland’s Redwood Regional Park. Come toast with some dragon goblets to this adorable pair…

All smiles, tears, and cheers for this stunning wedding

All smiles, tears, and cheers for this stunning multicultural wedding

Leila and Calvin blended together traditions from their Filipino, African American, Muslim, and Irish heritages and made it all MAD GOOD. During their ceremony, they had drummers perform and their officiant also included an African tradition of afoshe: eating and drinking different foods and beverages that represented symbols about a marriage.

Are you ready to experience this rich and stunning multicultural wedding?

This geek chic wedding was Disney meets Harry Potter meets horror (with pin trading!)

This geek chic wedding was Disney meets Harry Potter meets horror (with pin trading!)

Inthia and Robert are both huge geeks within their favorite fandoms: Harry Potter, Disney, and horror. This means magic for us! There were loads of subtle geeky details everywhere you looked.

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Foodie wedding centerpieces so good you could eat them (and we did!)

I went from a bride who didn’t give a crap about having a florist, to LOSING MY GAWDDAMNED MIND when I saw the edible centerpiece arrangements that California Sister created. We loved them so much we enjoyed them as our wedding table decor AND as dinner the next night.

First check out these amazing edible centerpieces, and then see how we enjoyed them AGAIN with our tummies…

A sweet and relaxed farm wedding with an Old West vibe

A sweet and chill farm wedding with an Old West vibe

Josh and Mary had stunning farm wedding in Halfmoon Bay, CA that made us want to curl up under the stars and dream of love. Their goals? Rustic, outdoors, and super comfortable and fun. Did they succeed? You betcha. Let’s hear from Mary herself on how they made their chill farm wedding happen…

Heart eyes emoji for this lolita fashion wedding in San Francisco

Heart eyes emoji for this lolita fashion wedding in San Francisco

This lolita fashion wedding is pure and awesome aesthetic with a meaningful and gorgeous backdrop. It was held at the San Francisco courthouse followed by a lovely lunch. You’re going to flip when you see the fashion, the shoes, the makeup, and the pure love behind every glance.