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A hula hooping carnival performance wedding

A first look by the ocean, a ruffly green reception dress, a magician, and hula hooping. Plus, all the single ladies lined up flash mob-style for the bouquet toss to, of course, Beyonce. I’ve got your attention now, right? This carnival wedding in Massachusetts is bananas and you need to see it.

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Vanessa & Jason’s Chinese martial arts New Mexican wedding

This pair went all-out on traditions by including lots of lovely moments from their cultures and interests. This included a tea ceremony, martial arts performances, a lion dance, an anniversary dance, and Spanish serenades. It would have been amazing to attend and see all of these carefully crafted elements come together to form this elaborate party. Plus the bride had three dresses, which is AWESOME!

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Cindy & Lance’s 1980s wedding

How do you pay nothing for a reception venue with 200+ guests? Read on for this couple’s ingenius method.

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Andy & Nadine’s geeky, multicultural, Austin foodie wedding

You might remember Nadine’s One-Up mushroom ring pillow idea. Now see it in action in their geek-tastic Austin wedding that had at least eight different vendors just for their food! See how they pulled it all off…