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Bouquet made from vintage brooches and baubles

How’s this for the ultimate bouquet alternative for a vintage-loving bride? This bouquet, made by Studio del Fiore in Portland, OR, is crafted from roughly 75 vintage brooches, earrings, and rings. As portlandneatsheet.com notes, this is “a sweet way to incorporate meaningful family gems and jewels into your wedding day.” Lots more information over here, […]

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Emi & Trevor’s Beer & Hot Dogs Garden Party Wedding

The offbeat bride: Emi, Barbershop Receptionist/Manager (and OBT member) Her offbeat partner: Trevor, Call Center Supervisor Location & date of wedding: Aunt Karla’s Backyard Garden, Portland, OR — 07/18/2009 What made our wedding offbeat: We really didn’t hire anyone for anything. We had a few rentals delivered (tables, chairs, our Honeybucket) from outside vendors, but […]

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Jami & Jamie’s backyard game night wedding

Jamie and Jami’s wedding is what happens when love meets game night in a big ‘ol backyard.

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Laura & Gosia’s Beautiful & Fun, All-Bride, All-Dress Wedding

“We couldn’t agree who had to change her last name, so we played a Name Change Soccer Game the afternoon before the wedding with our guests, and the winner’s team got to pick our new last name.”