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Andrea & Steve’s laid-back Mario-themed budget wedding

Old skool Nintendo details abound in this bright and happy state park wedding. We’ve got a handmade Mario brick block card box, a Mario and Peach cake with baby mushroom cupcakes all around, and cactus favors which fit right into the theme. But it wasn’t all just gamer hijinks: sweet vows and a super meaningful ring made it all very romantic. Oh, and you’ll LOVE this pair’s unity ceremony!

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Make your own treasure chest card box

Tribesmaid Bridgetfalcon needed a card box in keeping with her Celtic-Renaissance wedding theme. So she DIY’d a treasure chest card holder out of an unfinished wooden box from a craft store.

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Weddings bite back: Attack your wedding with the shark awesomeness

You may know by now that I have a special place in my heart for sharks ever since my husband survived a sneak attack by one of their kind. Aaron and I even included sharks in our wedding. But Sara and Frank (pictured above in that daring shark rescue) kicked my ass on wedding shark details. Check out all the ways you can steal their ideas to get more sharks at YOUR wedding…

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Pumpkin-unicorns, Nightmare before Christmas, tentacle rings, and other awesome wedding shit

I’m kicking off this week’s Reader Round-up with pumpkin-unicorn card monster because “pumpkin-unicorn card monster.” ‘Nuff said. That shit is AWESOME. In fact, we have a lot more awesome shit for you this week. How about I show you an engagement ring that even Cthulhu would love, a Nightmare Before Christmas cake, Calvin and Hobbes action, and a bride enjoying her cocktail hour…

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A retro red and teal wedding that fits us like a glove

Sometimes we see a wedding and we just know it’s a classic match for Offbeat Bride in the best ways possible. That’s you, Kaelen and Nathan, with your handfasting, red and teal color scheme, monster card box, funky mustache props, and sweet blue dress and shrug (that Kaelen made herself!).

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Match your card box to your favorite reading

“A Lovely Love Story” by Edward Monkton is one of our reader favorites for sweet and light-hearted readings. It’s definitely on its way to becoming a classic. But the theme is also totally appropriate for card NOMing boxes! Rachel and Travis crafted this ultra rad dino inspired by the same book, which was one of their readings.