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top hat

How much do we love a wedding top hat? We love a bride in a top hat, a groom in a top hat, and a nonbinary hottie in a top hat!

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“When Pagans Go Traditional” wedding

Our biggest challenge was balancing our desire to have a very pagan handfasting with the need to maintain a certain family friendly normalcy…

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Rachel & Matt’s Moulin Rouge meets Tim Burton Wedding

The Offbeat Bride: Rachel, Project Manager Her Offbeat Partner: Matt, Photo Retoucher Location & date of wedding: The Regency Grand, San Francisco — 2/22/09 What made our wedding offbeat: We had a theme wedding and asked all our guests to dress in red & black, “festive” attire. Everything about the event was a hybrid of […]

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The marriage of the magician & his assistant

Some of you may remember my post from last fall about Katie’s amazing vintage-style headband. You may recall that this was the wedding of Mario the Magician — Katie is his lovely assistant. There were only a few shots online last fall, but a full set of stunning photos by photographer Daria Bishop are starting […]

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Nina & Alistair’s Old American West, Deadwood-Inspired Wedding

I’m not sure how many brides-to-be base their look on a 19th Century tart with a heart … but that was my heart’s desire!