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Keren & Sean’s nerdy self-guided WWII tour of France honeymoon

My now husband and I started dating after a long conversation about our shared love of history, specifically WWII history. Yes, we are history nerds. We decided to delay our honeymoon so that it overlapped with the anniversary of the DDay landing. We ended up flying to Europe in May 2010, seven months after our wedding.

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Tanya & Ross’ elegant Victorian gothic wedding

Gorgeous gardens, dark gothic formality, and amazingly dressed guests is a recipe for one stunning wedding starring one stunning couple. With little historical Victorian touches, glammed-up skeleton motifs, and an awesomely fitting reception venue, you might just fall in love with the sheer gothic sophistication of it all.

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Anja & Lutz’s live roleplay wedding with historical aspirations

As avid live action role players, it was only fitting that Anja & Lutz have a full-on historically-inspired, live action role player wedding. They even got their guests to dress up!

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Blue wedding dress + tricorn hat = headsplody!

This post is strictly superficial. I must goo all over myself about ZOMG I LOVE KEZIA’S OUTFIT … especially that tricorn hat! Wow. I’m having a headsplody moment over the whole shebang, and things just got crazier when after a little research I found that of course the tricorn is by Topsy Turvy (an OBB […]

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Sam & Chris’ Romantically Epic Tudor-esque Italian Wedding

Remember that Venician wedding featured last week? Here’s the full scoop! The Offbeat Bride: Sam, alternative model My Offbeat Partner: Chris, postdoctoral researcher Location & Date of wedding: Palazzo Zenobio, Venice, Italy — 25th February 2009 What made our wedding offbeat: We wanted something that just felt right to us. Chris and I had visited […]

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Melissa & Matt’s Medieval Fantasy wedding

The offbeat bride: Melissa, Medical Lab Tech Student My offbeat partner: Matt, Locksmith/Night Club Owner Location & date of wedding: Stan Hywet Hall in Akron, Ohio. What made our wedding offbeat: My husband was dressed as a king, and I wore a Medieval inspired dress from a pattern that is discontinued (making it a rare […]