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viking

Looking for a little historical Scandinavian flair? Who knew Viking weddings were a thing — oh, but they totally are.

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Evangeline & Corey’s Norse viking wedding

A Norse viking negotiates his bride’s dowry and I think he lucked out. Evangeline handmade the outfits for the entire wedding party! That’s one crafty lady.

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Funny groomsman photos to make you spit some drink on your monitor

Ariel and I were so inspired by this hilarious groomsman photo from Whitney Lee that we decided to celebrate creative and funny groomsman photos in general. Perusing the OBB Flickr pool, here’s what we found…

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Rhiannon & Graham’s viking and folk-metal wedding by a castle

Rhiannon & Graham are both huge fans of Scandinavian Folk Metal. They like it because the lyrics are rooted in history and mythology. They used this as their inspiration while creating their Viking inspired ceremony as well as the overall aesthetic of the wedding.

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22 wedding cakes that don’t look like wedding cakes

I like doing cake round-ups if you haven’t noticed. I’ve done groom’s cakes, cupcake displays and geeky wedding cakes so far. But sometimes some offbeat wedding cakes defy categorization. Here is a round-up of some wedding cakes and don’t actually fit the “wedding cake” mold… -Megan