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Honeymooners: Lindsay and Val

Type: Domestic travel

Budget: Mid-range ($1000-$5000)

Where did you go: We went to Vegas the Monday after our wedding on Sunday. We wanted to do something fun, but still be relaxing. We threw around Disney and NYC, but knew we wouldn't stop moving all week! Then we talked about doing another all-inclusive Mexico trip, but that's just *too* much relaxing for my taste. So, we'd been to Vegas before, and it's the perfect mix! You can relax all day and party all night!

The first wedding was in Prague with tungsten rings, the second in Israel with handcuffs. You heard right! Plus, the bride also handmade both of her black and white dresses. When the rain came down, they had to resort to a plan B, but it all turned out fabulously in the end! Check out this small wedding with big cool factor.

Long, beautiful hair… shining, gleaming, streaming, flaxen, waxen… here baby, there mama. The point is we've been checking out the colored hair and pretty flower combinations to be found on Pinterest. They are there and they are awesome. Check out the many colors and many combinations to be loved!

Wax seals lend a hand-made touch to invitations, place cards, and other paper-crafted pieces of a wedding. They’re also a simple but gorgeous way to seal your handwritten vows until ceremony time, or to close a love letter for your significant other, all super-romantic-like. Beautiful seals are available commercially and from various vendors on Etsy, but here’s a trick to making your very own at home with a small handful of supplies.

Bvunny designed these binary-themed Save the Dates and RSVP cards for her wedding. Keep reading to steal this idea.

An outdoor barbecue with lots of beer and lots of dancing sounds pretty awesome. But add in a surprise officiant (the bride's adorable grandfather!) and you've got some real sweetness going on. Plus, the hot Texas weather took a break just for the day. The stars aligned for this lovely spring theme week wedding.

We received a press release about 2012 wedding trends — half of it was slightly interesting and the other half was just full of WTF-ery. Most notably this little gem…

So, I'm getting married. Like, picked a date. Like, getting magazines delivered monthly to my door, reserving room blocks, and picking out "my colors." And, although the semi-addicted online shopper in me enjoys parts of this exploration, it does become a glitter and bubbles-filled tornado after awhile. And I was spinning out of control.