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vintage dress

Vintage wedding dresses are always a lovely way to pay tribute to the past, whether it’s your own or a hidden gem found at a vintage shop. Explore our featured vintage wedding dresses and retro-inspired gowns.

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Vintage snack: 1950s lace sleeves and lots of sass

This vintage nugget from the ’50s shows a couple of sassy cats just wed in Manhattan. And they are to die for. Check them out in the first of our weekly Vintage Snacks!

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Bekka & Matt’s über DIY wedding at home

Bekka and Matt are both working artists — Bekka is a ceramic artist and Matt does graphic arts — so every aspect of their at home wedding was hand-crafted by them. Their wedding was so DIY that their photographer, Sheila Addleman, was the only vendor they hired! Prepare to be impressed by this uber DIY wedding.

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How’s about a little vintage wedding inspiration?

Ariel and I were squeeing like squeebies over some vintage photos that we found on Flickr. We thought you might want to squee along with us, and if you like this enough, we were even thinking of turning this into a regular feature.

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Delicious, vintage-style NOLA, French Quarter wedding

New Orleans photographer Elizabeth Ray sent us some eyegasmic wedding photos from Kerry and Rob’s wedding. From the vintage dress to the crumbly location to the gorgeous couple in general, this wedding will make you squee…

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Jennifer & Bruce’s Vintage Jedi driveway wedding

Jennifer and Bruce had a swingin’, vintage wedding in their driveway/carport filled with full on nerdiness — a light saber arch that they were married under, music from The Princess Bride and Star Wars, and lots of references to Star Wars, Star Trek, games and even robots!

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Joan and Tom’s upcycled carnival cabaret wedding

We married on September 11, 2010. We’d just met when the 9/11 tragedy occurred. After the initial shock subsided, we made a big feast for the people who lived in our building. That was the first loving thing we did as a couple, so we consider it our anniversary. It made sense to marry on that day (albeit having to explain the story a million times).