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wedding in the round

A “wedding in the round” means that the wedding guests sit in a circle or a spiral around the couple getting married. It’s a unique seating arrangement for an alternative wedding, and this archive is full of inspiration and ideas for how to make it yours!

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Check the DRAMA of this yellow wedding dress

I wore a custom raw silk gown by Sandra Sung who is a local Vancouver based designer which was a major splurge for me but very worth it. I also wore an antique necklace from Joel’s Grannie who was unable to be with us and I had a very comfortable pair of shoes hidden under that train. Joel wore his favourite black suit and a tie also made out of the fabric from my dress made by his mother.

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Zandra’s cemetery wedding

The offbeat bride: Zandra, Art Director My offbeat groom: Jordan, Creative Director Location & date of wedding: Ross Bay Cemetery, Victoria, BC May 13th 2006 What made our wedding offbeat: We got married in a cemetery overlooking the ocean — it was beautiful. Our biggest challenge: Getting an approval for the ceremony by the city, […]

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Can you get married with NO aisle? Meet the aisle-free ceremony

Both of my (still married) parents want to walk me down the aisle but my partner and I are so shy that we want to avoid an aisle all together.How can we…1) have a wedding with NO aisle?2) still somehow start the ceremony off meaningfully? and3) How can we include both sets of still married parents?

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Wedding circle seating

My fiance and I both want a non-traditional wedding ceremony, without the procession. The ceremony and reception will be held at an restaurant in NYC. I’ve read somewhere we could have our guests stand in a circle around us with a small wedding. However, we are inviting about 50+ people and am not sure if this could still work with this many people. Do you have any thoughts on this or any other alternative ideas to a non processional wedding?