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interfaith

You’re ready to marry the love of your life. And it just so happens that you’re Christian and they’re Muslim. Or they’re Jewish and you’re Hindu. Or one of you is a steadfast atheist. Whatever. Interfaith weddings are a collage, and this archive is full of inspiration and ideas for how to blend your beliefs into one lovely wedding.

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Joanne & Brian’s gothic and glamorous castle wedding

Last Monday, I showed you a couple who had an owl as a ring bearer. That was just a mini preview of Joanne & Brian’s amazing gothic wedding. They blew the budget and totally did it up, with a fantastic gothic reception including disco in the dungeon! -Coco

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When your tattooed grandma gets married

Tamara & Peter are kind of opposites. Tamara is heavily tattooed and Peter is a little more conservative. So their wedding was a combination of their two personalities: Ms. offbeat meets Mr. onbeat. The result couldn’t have been more beautiful.

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Lauren & Madhu’s eco-friendly, handmade, Hindu-Catholic fusion wedding

Lauren & Madhu fused different traditions from both of their religions to create a casual, eco-friendly ceremony that celebrated both faiths. The wedding even inspired Lauren to explore a new career path!

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Marylyle & Jordan’s Sephardic, Celtic, Balkan bash

The offbeat bride: Marylyle, Librarian (and OBT member) Her offbeat partner: Jordan, Computer Programmer Location & date of wedding: The garden outside UVA Alumni Hall in Charlottesville, VA. — 08/16/2009 What made our wedding offbeat: Jordan is a Sephardic Jew and I am Unitarian. It meant a lot that both of us and our traditions […]