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simple wedding

Of course “simple” is relative, but these weddings are generally low-key, minimal, and less about decor and accessories. You may also want to check out our archive of small weddings, or our posts about elopement.

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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!

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Heather & Kristopher’s fall backyard barbecue wedding

Heather & Kristopher ran into a lot of roadblocks while planing their wedding: including medical issues, a late officiant, a photographer who cancelled three days before, and a best man who couldn’t make it. Yet that didn’t stop them from having a fun backyard barbecue wedding and at the end of the day all that mattered was that they were married!

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Ruby & Martin’s kid-friendly, homemade garden wedding

Ruby & Martin decided they wanted to have a kid before they got married. So they did just that. Then when it when we came time to plan the wedding they wanted to make it as family oriented and kid friendly as possible!

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When your tattooed grandma gets married

Tamara & Peter are kind of opposites. Tamara is heavily tattooed and Peter is a little more conservative. So their wedding was a combination of their two personalities: Ms. offbeat meets Mr. onbeat. The result couldn’t have been more beautiful.

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Nina & Sean’s 1950s-inspired quirky courthouse wedding

Nina & Sean had always dreamt about having a lakeside wedding in Michigan. However, one morning Nina woke up and asked Sean to marry her at a courthouse in Georgia instead. It was kind of a big deal because Nina is not the spontaneous type!

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Katie & Dave’s Area 51 alien roadside wedding

Katie and Dave wanted a traditional wedding, but found that the cost was just to much, so they decided to elope instead! And when better to do it than while in Las Vegas fulfilling one of Dave’s dreams (to attend the International UFO Congress).