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blended family

From blended family vows to including children in the ceremony, we know lots of ways to make your Brady Bunch work.

This blended family cake topper wins the honorary Brady Bunch trophy

This blended family cake topper wins the honorary Brady Bunch trophy

You’ve heard of a groom’s cake, now learn about a blended family cake (with amazing cake topper to boot!). Yana and Fabian had lots of ways to include their kids in their multicultural wedding, but we totally fell in love with their blended family cake. It felt like a really solid way to make sure the kids understood that they’re a full part of the new union and celebration.

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The family altar: a low-maintenance yet highly-sweet family wedding ceremony

The “family altar” is a good way to involve your family if they have a hard time playing nicely together… or you want to give everyone an opportunity to shine without micromanaging… or if there are not enough short poems to satisfy everyone who will feel disappointed if they do not get a chance to talk at your wedding.

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Will you love this bookworm wedding? Always.

Our wedding was a book-themed wedding. I am a huge bookworm, always have been, and Adam supports my habit. So we decided to make my love our wedding theme!

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Steal this invitation wording for your own blended family wedding invitation

So here we are with the wedding fast approaching, and I was struggling with the invitation wording, because I want this day to be as much about the boys as it is about us. This is the wording we decided on…

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Lenore & Daniel’s Mormon, blended family, backyard wedding

These creative, artsy Mormons planned a colorful backyard wedding in only a month! With a vintage dress, thrift store decor, and three enthusiastic kids, there was no end to the fun. Plus, you’ll love their 1950s-meets-modern day family video invitation!

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An Australian Alice in Wonderland wedding with a side of wildlife

Meg and RJ planned an Alice in Wonderland-themed wedding at Gum Gully Farm, a rustic wedding venue in Melbourne, Australia, that plays host to a delightful collection of wildlife. In fact, a certain goat on the farm played a pretty central part in creating a pretty hilarious Brady Bunch-style wedding party photo!