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Whether you self-identify as a plus size bride, fat bride, curvy bride, or bootylicious bride, this archive is full of inspiration, fashion tips, and body-positive wedding and fashion advice, plus real pictures from real wedding from really gorgeous brides of all sizes and shapes.

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This Fourth of July Memphis wedding at “Amurica” will tug at your patriotic heart

If this Fourth of July Memphis wedding doesn’t get your patriot heart going, then nothing will. There’s a venue called “Amurica,” big American flags, eclectic, selfie-worthy decor, a RAD photo booth, and the best damned wedding planning attitude ever. Don’t miss the awesome ribbon ceremony backdrop and adorable sweets table.

A curious masquerade wedding of oddities and glamour as seen on @offbeatbride

A curious masquerade wedding of oddities and glamour

The theme started out as just “masquerade,” as I’ve always wanted to have or attend a masquerade ball, but as we began to brainstorm ideas, we started working bits of ourselves into the details. My husband and I have a large collection of antiques and oddities, and we ended up incorporating different pieces from our home into each of the centerpieces and the decor. Thus, “The Curious Masquerade” was born. Maps, medical models, scientific instruments, antique candelabras, and other various things all got (carefully!) flora-fied and bedecked.

Fallout: New Vegas-themed wedding as seen on @offbeatbride

These gamers had a Fallout-themed wedding with the most fab rainbow dress

Are you ready for the brightest rainbow dress we’ve ever seen? How about a Fallout: New Vegas-themed photo shoot with a killer wedding party? This 1950s-inspired post-apocalyptic Fallout-themed wedding is the bomb (pun intended). The purple hair, the rainbow dress, the checkered coat, the awesome venue… we can’t even with this wedding.

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Mass Effect meets Star Trek at this theatrical science wedding

Want to see what you’d get if you combined a love of sci-fi, handmade costumes derived from characters in Star Trek and Mass Effect, and a movie theater venue? You’d have this theatrical science wedding with awesome visuals, amazing sci-fi readings, and a team of “Squadmates.” Though they may have run into some technical issues at the ceremony, it was all worth it for the groom’s grandmother’s comment: “Weddings keep getting weirder.” Hell yes, they do!