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How to tell family you didn’t change your last name (…and how to cash those checks written to the wrong name)

“When I get married, I am not planning on changing my name. Our families are not forward-thinking and are bound to assume I will take my future husband’s last name…”

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Olga & Sergei’s dark, gothic, wine-country escape

Despite saying they’re not goths, these two went for black rings, a black dress, no cake, no dances, and a non-traditional gothic style wedding.

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Jaleen & Andrew’s Surreal Love Circus Party-time Wedding

Remember the wedding style-induced fashion-gasm I had last week? Well get ready for more of it, because Janleen’s been kind enough to give us the whole scoop! The offbeat bride: Jaleen, Designer/Project Manager/Flying Trapeze Instructor Her offbeat partner: Andrew, Designer/DJ/Juggler Location & date of wedding: Supperclub, San Francisco CA — September 5, 2009 What made […]

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Anli & Laura’s Lesbian Gamer Geek Wedding

Anli and Laura’s wedding is one of the most popular weddings we’ve ever featured. It’s not hard to see why…

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Mandi & Neil’s castle, cupcakes & tequila wedding

“We had a few setbacks during our year of planning, so we stripped right back to only the things we really, really wanted.”

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Emi & Trevor’s Beer & Hot Dogs Garden Party Wedding

The offbeat bride: Emi, Barbershop Receptionist/Manager (and OBT member) Her offbeat partner: Trevor, Call Center Supervisor Location & date of wedding: Aunt Karla’s Backyard Garden, Portland, OR — 07/18/2009 What made our wedding offbeat: We really didn’t hire anyone for anything. We had a few rentals delivered (tables, chairs, our Honeybucket) from outside vendors, but […]