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steampunk

We featured our first steampunk wedding back in 2007, and have been celebrating the Neo-Victorian aesthetic ever since! We’ve got everything from grooms in googles and top hats to brides in gorgeous bustled steampunk wedding dresses… if you like this look, be sure to check out our wedding corset archive, as well.

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Sandi Jo & John’s Neo-Victorian circus sideshow wedding

Inspiration can come from anywhere, but in this case, it came straight from the venue, [vendor-heart link="http://vendors.offbeatwed.com/listing/the-quixotic-world"]The Quixotic World[/vendor-heart]. What once was a low-key tea party wedding became a raucous, burlesque “Gears and Garters” Victorian circus sideshow wedding! We’re talking corsets, hula hoops, clowns, and sideshow acts — all following a sweet handfasting.

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Faith & Aaron’s steamy Muppet wedding with a touch of Stephen Colbert

This combination of themes may seem a little odd at first, but once you see it, you love it! We’ve got Stephen Colbert-inspired cue cards, spin drums, steamy Western/sci-fi garb (complete with ray guns), flame-powered centerpieces, and some sweet children’s vows. You might also be inspired by their half public/half private vows, too. Oh, and wait until you see the faux “ink bleeder” pen made by the groom for the signing of the marriage certificate! Totally bad-ass.

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A dreamy steamy custom wedding dress from KMKDesigns

Are you KIDDING ME with this!? How incredible is this wedding dress from our sponsor [vendor-heart link="http://www.kmkdesigns.org/"]KMKDesigns[/vendor-heart]. Remember when I introduced you to KMKDesigns a few months ago? Well, Ariel and I did a little snooping on their latest creations and ZOMGBALLS, were we impressed.

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Gears, skulls, and bikes: Odd Lot Weddings has your wedding invitations

I’m excited about our newest sponsor Odd Lot Weddings because these invites hit the mark with so many of y’alls favorite things. Julie, the designer and owner of Odd Lot Weddings, creates awesome wedding invites specializing in Day of the Dead, rockabilly, goth, and steampunk aesthetics. But if any of those styles don’t resonate with you, she also offers custom design services… and she’s got work-arounds for the budget-minded.