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Love long and prosper: a lesbian Star Trek wedding in Central Park

We both have a profound love of Star Trek, so our officiant seamlessly tied in quotes and trivia into our vows to represent that love. Our guests were the two people we’d met at a Star Trek convention, the very same one where the two of us had first met!

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When your wedding theme is JENNIFER COOLIDGE

Christopher and Joshua had a gloriously colorful wedding in the heart of New York City. Wait until you see how a subtle Jennifer Coolidge theme showed up throughout the day (we’re going to be talking forever about that cake), and how Jennifer herself blessed their union!

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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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How do I have a New York micro wedding? Take notes from this couple!

Looking to have a New York micro wedding? The pandemic made tiny weddings all but mandatory, but there are plenty of happier reasons to keep it small. Witness how Dejuanah and Sam did it right on the 22nd floor!

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Surprisingly inexpensive NYC wedding venues: TEA HOUSES!

Like most New York brides, I’ve been wondering how can I have an inexpensive wedding in NYC? I’ve been combing through the big commercial wedding websites for ideas of affordable wedding venues, and I found next to nothing that would fit my budget. Then I found tea houses as an inexpensive NYC wedding venue option!

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A rock ‘n’ roll elopement in a record store

Elizabeth and Scott had a rock ‘n’ roll elopement at the iconic Generation Records! This unique elopement in the West Village of NYC is a wonderful example of creating a wedding day that’s authentic to who you are as a couple. Elizabeth and Scott got married amongst their favorite records in a stunning all black ensemble with their four-legged flower girl and parents by their side.