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handfasting

Handfasting is a lovely tradition to include in your unique wedding ceremony. Get inspiration from other couples who’ve “tied the knot” and then learn how to make your own handfasting cords. You may also be interested in our archive of Pagan weddings.

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Stacey & Jarrod’s offbeat lite Aussie park wedding

Today’s Australian/New Zealand theme week wedding has a bride on a mission to find her perfect dress and perfect budget in South Australia. She wanted the dress from Moulin Rouge, and she got it!

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Ashley & Justin’s royal renaissance wedding

A little rain and a football game couldn’t keep this couple down. The whole wedding party was decked in gorgeous renaissance garb for a sweet as sugar “crown exchange” of vows!

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Stacy & Tony’s pirate theatrical classic rock wedding

This bride will eat fire for her wedding guests! Don’t think she won’t. And this couple saved a historic theater in the process of planning their hitchening. Determined? To say the least.

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Jenna & Kieran’s clashing rock ‘n’ roll wedding

“Welcome family and friends [and Offbeat Bride readers] to the wedding of Jenna and Kieran. Like me, you are here today partly because you are just a little bit scared of Jenna, but mostly to witness Kieran come good on his promise to ‘Wed this bitch.'”