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parasols

Wedding parasols can be so great — bridesmaid parasols keep your ladies from getting sunburnt, and make for super cute pictures. Wedding parasol decor is also a thing. We’ve got pictures and ideas for you to steal.

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Un-frilly wedding parasols for maids in the shade

Planning on a bouquet alternative for you and your bridesmaids? You’ll want to check out these parasols of a different sort. Victorian, gothic, burner, crocheted, and more are featured in this Superficial Snack. Your wedding party will thank you on those sunny days.

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This wedding was a big gay dance party in the mountains

Take two men in love, a weekend long party full of dancing, pies, and even Jazzercize, and you get the wedding of Chad and Matt. And any couple who provides parasols, ribbon streamers, and cardboard cutouts for their “gigantic gay discotheque” is aces in my book.

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Lane & Jason’s folk village cultures collide wedding

This couple blends Indian cuisine, fairies, bellydancers, Rajasthani and Tunisian dancers, fire-spinning and yes, Salt-N-Pepa’s “Push It” on accordion, into a medley of colors and flavors too awesome to be kept indoors. They had to carve a place in Wisconsin’s Driftless Region to hold all of this inspiration.

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Mirka & Tony’s salty ‘n’ sweet tropical fiesta wedding

If you’re planning a destination wedding, this couple has tons of advice. They also have tons of ’50s style that somehow blends seamlessly into the beaches of Puerto Rico. Check out this tropical/vintage fusion complete with sand and salt.