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Julie and Rebecca had their New York City wedding at Housing Works Bookstore in Soho. They had their Ketubah ceremony surrounded by stacks of books and warm wood. Sarah of Sarah Tew Photography said it was the first full-on, reception-included same sex event she's photographed since New York legalized same sex marriage. As you can probably imagine, there was a lot of joy to behold.

One of the most amazing parts of the evening was the choreographed dance, based on the final dance from Dirty Dancing — complete with LIFT! So fantastic. Scroll and enjoy this fashionable, elegant, urban wedding.

We needed an outlet for all of the wacky and awesome accessories, makeup trends, hair styles, and adornments we keep running into, especially now that we're trolling around on Pinterest. So, here is our first Superficial Snack showing how to create awesome newspaper nails, perfect for a bookish wedding.

These two celebrated their love of lit with book centerpieces, comics and books table numbers, portraits from comic artists, and a giant book card box. They even made origami flowers from comic pages. But to spice things up, they had an awesome swing number for their first dance.

Here's an amazing idea with the DIY instructions to go along with it for a table runner, perfect for you literary types.

The last Library Week wedding features two lovely ladies (one of whom is a Library grad student!) you've seen before. Get ready to get a little teary when you read the poems from their ceremony.

The theme for 2011's National Library Week is "Create your story." It don't know what says "Create your story" more than the two tuxes, book covered tables, and ceremony standing in the round in the fourth installment of Library Week weddings.

What is a sweeter story than a couple writing their first book together? This wedding in the Philippines features authors, charities, and lots of poetry.

Librarians' have awesome weddings! Day 2 of Library Week, proves that with Aimee and T's Tim Burton, science-nerd, and Halo-influence wedding. Winter brides: check out the long-sleeved dress!