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DonnaMarie & Ricky’s unholy union and heavy metal cabaret wedding

These metal heads know how to rock. They also know how to make an amazing heavy metal cabaret afterparty on a budget. Board games, ear plugs, lighters, and metal horns were required and provided. Oh, and you’re going to going to freak over the most awesome light-up Ghostbusters cake evar!

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Stephanie & Peter’s technicolor candy house wedding

Surrounded by a technicolor wonderland house, a bride in a purple and black dress fits right in. She and her top-hatted groom had a witness-by-lottery, Pixy Stix centerpieces, and somehow overcame a major bus malfunction to rock the night away in New York.

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Liz & Zeph’s elegant Art Deco Brooklyn wedding

This couple loves their Brooklyn neighborhood and found tons of ways to highlight its food, venues, and local flair. They also made a neighborhood-appropriate getaway on bicycles.

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Kavisa & Schuyler’s nature-embracing Baha’i wedding

Kavisa & Schuyler’s goal was to make their wedding as eco-friendly as possible while expressing themselves and their religious beliefs. Since Kavisa is Baha’i her mom read a Baha’i prayer. Then as a tribute to her heritage they jumped the broom at the end!