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A modern Tuscan black tie wedding with plenty of DIY and style

A modern Tuscan black tie wedding with plenty of DIY and style

The theme to our wedding was modern, Tuscan black tie. We had champagne taste on a beer and butter budget. We splurged on the picture perfect venue and catering, but everything else you see was DIY. I hand crafted everything from flowers to centerpieces and signs to decor. They say every wedding has at least one planning nightmare. Mine happened to be the biggest nightmare for me ever. The store I purchased my dress from went BANKRUPT and closed its doors just eight weeks before my wedding!

A polyamorous elopement at a lakeside bungalow

A water-themed polyamorous elopement at a lakeside bungalow

hen I set out to marry my boyfriend Tom, I’d already been married for nine years to my husband Dan. This would be Tom’s first wedding, so I didn’t really want to just run off and elope, but he was cool with it, so away we went. I didn’t want a big poofy white dress, since I’d done that previously, and I wanted to be able to enjoy my time with my new guy, so no fuss was my general goal. Here’s how our tiny elopement went down…

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Surprises abound at this intimate candlelit wedding (planned in weeks!)

Jeff and Don made their marriage official surrounded by their 10 closest friends in a candle-lit living room after 14 years together. They had only decided to get married a few weeks earlier, and every part of the evening was a collaboration of their guests.

Are you ready to see this intimate candlelit wedding? You know you are!

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A 1950s meets comic book wedding with serious retro style

Marissa and Alan’s intimate 1950sand comic book wedding took place at the Country Villa Inn in Virginia Beach. They both rocked seriously chic style with an electric blue suit and the bride’s fab victory rolls and mixed media bouquet.

You’ll definitely want to peek at the record and photo centerpieces, LEGO boutonnieres, geeky Pez dispensers, custom coloring activity books, and many 1950s polka dotted and poodle skirted details…

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A waterfront wedding crawl planned in only a month

Small, adorable, family-focused, and planned in a little more than a month… this wedding crawl waterfront meets restaurant wedding is a dream. They focused on including friends as vendors, keeping family work at bay, and just having a rad time. don’t miss the boho wedding dress, awesome groom gear, and sweet daughter/flower girl.

A muddy four-wheeling ATV trash the dress anniversary sesh

A super muddy four-wheeling dress-trashing anniversary photo sesh

A couple of brews, some anniversary celebrating, and a whole lot of mud — this ATV anniversary shoot was also a trash-the-dress shoot by default. How could it not be when they were flying headfirst through the countryside? Courtney and Seth wanted to do this muddy anniversary session while 4-wheeling since they both love speeding through the country. They ended the day crashing with beers at Seth’s grandmother’s house. Let’s take a look at how fun a mud-covered dress can be…