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jewish

This is where Jewish wedding traditions meet offbeat tastes… we’ve got everything from geeky Jewish wedding ceremonies, to LGBTQ Jewish weddings, to interfaith weddings (Hin-Jew? Jew-Bu? We gotchoo!), all the way to eco chuppah ideas, and more…

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The Seven Blessings: an inspired, personal version for a Jewish wedding

My having a Jewish background and my husband having a German background, we wanted to incorporate both cultures into the ceremony in a meaningful way. I rewrote the Seven Blessings to reflect our secular view of the world, with our family members reciting each one!

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A nerdy Star Wars wedding but make it kink-friendly

This openly kinky couple had so many cool pop culture references at their nerdy wedding! When you find out how they met (and where), you’ll know it was just meant to be. Wait till you see their cakes! And you won’t believe what one of them was used for. If you’re curious to know how an interfaith, kinky, nerdy wedding turns out then you gotta get in here for the sweet heartfelt scenes and the geeky touches.

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This transgender lesbian wedding had a PB&J unity sandwich

We were high school sweethearts! I asked Cassandra on our first date because I wanted her to take me to prom, but I planned to split up when she left for college in the fall. We’ve been glued together for eight years now.

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Big love in Brooklyn at a botanical garden micro wedding

If we were going to do the damn thing, it needed to be unique to us and our life and not put us into debt as the first act of our marriage! It was also important to us that despite our straight-passing relationship, our queer identity and the community we have made for ourselves was present in the day.

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The joy in simply existing: wedding vow ideas from two fanfic writers

“I love how much joy you find in every day experiences, whether it’s snuggling the cats, going for a walk, or singing along with the themes to our favorite TV shows. You’ve reminded me that there’s joy in simply existing, no matter the circumstance.”

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When fanfic writers get married: a storybook wedding with a tea party!

Because we were both writers, and because fiction plays such a big role in our lives, we knew from the beginning we wanted stories to be central to the wedding. We aren’t ones for staying up late and absolutely LOVE tea, so a storybook wedding with afternoon tea was the most natural choice in the world!