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JR & Mike’s spontaneous steampunk wedding

Lovers of steampunk, handmade dresses, and crazy DIYed weddings: unite! This wedding is for you. Everything about this party was crafted by the couple and their friends, even when unexpected changes forced them to move venues. Wait until you see the fire spinners, an amazing “bouquet,” and the groom’s chain mail.

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Nicole & Chris’ rockabilly bowling wedding in Las Vegas and Texas

This retro-loving pair incorporated bowling, Vegas, rockabilly fashion, and photo op hijinks into their awesome two-part day. This included an intimate ceremony in Vegas, followed by a crazy bowling party in Dallas with a candy bar and the most adorable sundae-shaped flower centerpieces!

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Katherine & Matthew’s tornado-threatened mix-and-match wedding

It rained and it poured on this poor outdoor wedding. But love persevered when they decided to get hitched come hell or high water. With the magic of friends and familial labor, an adorable book-filled breakfast room was made into a ceremony space. Along with their classy restaurant reception, it is easy to see even budget and weather can’t ruin a good time. (And don’t miss their son’s cameo at the ceremony!)

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Michelle & Matt’s royal Texas Ren Fest wedding

This pair thought about going with a more mainstream wedding, but the fantasy and renaissance geeks inside wouldn’t let them abandon their dream renaissance festival wedding. The Texas Ren Fest gave them the opportunity to get garbed, get turkey-legged, and get their renaissance boogie on.

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Get fantastic, super-artsy, wedding photos from Dallas’ Pink Light Images

When offbeat sponsor Jen, from Pink Light Images, is passionate about something, she makes it happen. If that means documenting every bit of your fantastic wedding, or flying from Dallas to Seattle to come party with the Offbeat Empire at Geek Girl Con, Jen makes the magic happen. And she can certainly make some wedding day magic happen for you, and at a discount too!

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Candyce & Lane’s mad hatter garden tea party wedding

“We’re all mad here. I’m mad. You’re mad.” And this couple knows just how to throw a mad tea party on a budget, complete with key motif, Wonderland readings, and hats galore, natch. Plus they accented everything with peacock feathers… and real peacocks came around to steal them back!