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lesbian weddings

YAY, LESBIAN WEDDINGS! We celebrate all identities within the LGBT umbrella, including transgender weddings, gay weddings, and bisexuality, as well nonbinary and non-binary gender identity issues. If you want to talk fashion, darlings, be sure to check out our two brides, two dresses posts (for lesbian weddings where both partners wore gowns), and our bride in pants archive, which features lots of straight brides too, and SO MUCH non-dress wedding attire inspiration.

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Courtney & Kelly’s tarot and caricatures travel-themed wedding

Travel, food, and FUN: these are the ingredients of this loving and adorable wedding between two gorgeous ladies. Add in some cost-saving measures, the shoe game, a globe guest book, amazing catering, a tarot card reader, and even a caricature artist, and how could it not be amazingly fun? Don’t miss the Bigfoot cake toppers and vow reference!

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Vintage lovebirds and hanky invites at Liz & Kim’s wedding

This is one DIY wedding where the decor truly is king. You’ll adore the vintage bird details, hanky invites, newsletters for guests, handwritten programs and kids activity books, and a same sex wedding FAQ to answer any lingering questions for guests. The barbecue menu and barn venue just add the right amount of awesome to an already spectacular day.

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Marina & Ilana got married twice with a magical garden wedding

This gorgeous pair went to New York to get legally wed, but their home state of Florida pulled through for them, allowing a second wedding. And like one of the brides said, “I would have married her ten times.” D’aw. Take a peek at this fabulous outdoor wedding full of love and dancing.

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Our heads asploded over Ali & Olivia’s fairy tale wedding with pop-up centerpieces and rainbow cake

The pop-up centerpieces alone are click-worthy, but just wait until you see the brides’ outfits, five-tiered rainbow cake, fairy flower girls, gondola ride to the ceremony, and illustrated program. This wedding has so many amazing details that our heads asploded. Oh, and don’t miss the amazing flipbook photo booth favors. We get to see them in action!

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Color explodes from Kimber & Kaylee’s boho wedding

Just wait until you see how many gorgeous details you can spot in this two-bride wedding: hundreds of pom-poms, flowers in blue hair, DIYed infographic invitations and programs, guh-mazing Spanish moss backdrops, colorful and organic centerpieces, rainbow place settings, teeny pastel macarons, and a dance floor that didn’t quit. Just trust us… go look at this wedding and swoon.

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How we’re talking to religious guests unsure if they want to attend our lesbian wedding

Now, you and I both know that it’s the same as any other wedding (or as different as every other wedding, as the case may be). But within our community, it’s kind of a rare thing. I mean, this will be MY first two-bride wedding! We have specific people who have issues with our relationship for religious reasons and I wanted to offer a non-confrontational way to talk about that subject and maybe squeeze out a few “yeses” from those who are on the fence.