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Danni & Zach’s intimate backyard burlap-covered wedding

This week we’re celebrating intimate weddings with destination elopements, cozy city hall vows, and private romantic ceremonies. Today we have a backyard wedding of two neighbors-turned-lovers. There were Shrinky Dinks, Cajun and Filipino food, a garaged covered in burlap, and tons of crafty details.

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An elegant gothic Iron Chef wedding

As someone who has never really adhered to the concept of “gender” and felt like I fall somewhere on the scale between tomboy and androgynous, I was surprised to find planning for my wedding made me feel unexpectedly girly. I fought it for a little while, but eventually decided to just go with it. Wearing makeup and doing my hair for one day didn’t make me a new person, it was just the side of me that decided to pop out for the occasion.

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Faerie Brides makes custom faerie wedding gowns straight from your imagination

Faerie Brides creates bespoke wedding gowns — specializing in fantasy, fairytale, Celtic, Medieval, Renaissance, vintage, and faerie wedding gowns. She also makes completely custom designs, so the squee-worthy dress possibilities are endless. And she offers some ridiculously great personal service — working with each bride personally, offering individual measurement sessions, telephone consultations, design and fabric options, and worldwide shipping. Custom faerie dresses for ALL!

Let’s look at just a FEW of her amazing wedding dress styles, while you learn how to take advantage of her special freebies for you guys.

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Kitschy fun “just married” dress embroidery for your honeymoon outfit

I recently picked up embroidery and LOVE IT. (It is like the craft equivalent of coloring in a coloring book.) I mostly just embroider onto apparel, and had a light bulb moment — embroider something for my honeymoon outfit. I wanted something that was retro, kitschy, fun, and just special, so here’s what I came up with.