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Two brides, lots of succulents, and a fancy garden

Jen and Cait got married at Cornerstone Gardens just outside of Sonoma, California. The gardens are home to some of the most amazing art installations and the pair took full advantage of the scenery in their outdoor ceremony.

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21 geeky and fun cufflinks to rule them all

I’m pretty sure cufflinks are one of the most versatile accessories ever. Gamers, geeks, goths, groomsmen… there is a pair of cufflinks with your name on it. And one of them just might be in this here collection.

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Papier mache centerpieces, fairy wings, and some awesome cake cuttings

Tribesmaid Remi crafted these epic papier mache chess pieces with her groom the summer before they got engaged. She says, “We’re not even that into chess, but after spending 100+ man-hours making them, they seemed like the perfect centerpieces.” This week’s reader submissions also bring us some playground fun, a family cake cutting, a not-so-family cake cutting, and a couple clad in fairy wings and a cape.

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A winning same-sex wedding with an armadillo cake

Ronnie and Brent won a full wedding giveaway from photographers [vendor-heart link="http://vendors.offbeatwed.com/listing/leah-and-mark"]Leah and Mark[/vendor-heart] to pull together the best Georgia wedding vendors and put on a kick-ass wedding for the couple. After 11 years together, it was a long time coming. Plus, you won’t want to miss their armadillo cake, straight out of Steel Magnolias!

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Formal plugs and tunnels for stretched ears

If you’ve got stretched ears, you know what we’ll say… rock them for the wedding! There may be cases where you’ll want a flesh-tone hider, but that would make us sad face when formal plugs like the ones in this post exist. If you’ve decided to embrace your lobes, I’ve compiled a little collection of my favorites formal plugs for wedding days, or any day you want to rock your stretched ears AND feel fancy…

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Personalized wedding garland to fit your own brand of awesome

OMG I LOVE THIS SIGN! We around the Empire are guilty of using textspeak often, and it looks like Lisa and Kevin share our love. They crafted this nifty letter banner themselves.