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circus

We love circus wedding theme ideas, with stuff officiants in top hats, backdrops for wedding photo booths, bright colors and stripes, a candy bar at the wedding reception, circus themed wedding invitations, circus signs, and tons of colorful table centerpieces ideas. Check the acrobats, trapeze artists, and un-scary clowns.

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This big top-inspired styled shoot is the definition of stylish

Rich-as-hell colors, Art Deco-inspired style, circus performers, fire dancing, luscious cocktails, and the most fabulous florals we’ve seen in ages — this big top styled shoot is KILLING it. Don’t miss all the copper accents, the Alphonse Mucha-inspired signage, aerial rig, and the most amazing bar area. Plus, you’ll be begging to see more of the greenery-covered venue in the Pennsylvania.

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Set out popcorn and flavor shakers for a fun (and cheap!) cocktail hour snack

Picture it: a big vat of popcorn and a few different shakers of dry flavors. Obviously salt is a biggie, but mix it up with cinnamon and sugar, cayenne and Lawry’s… maybe lemon pepper and basil? Your imagination is the only limitation here. Just think how spectacular this would be alongside a circus-themed wedding!

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Seattle’s Unified Cinematic captures a “spectacle of amazement” at Shana & Rodney’s wedding

Every once in a while one of our sponsors contacts us about a super-special wedding they’re working on. Seattle-based Unified Cinematic Wedding Videography did exactly that with The Wedding Spectacular of Shana and Rodney. Some weddings just beg to be captured in motion picture. Check this out…

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Eva & Carter’s circus-themed multicultural wedding and brewery tour

Candy! Kids! A slo-mo photo booth! A magician! A caricaturist! Two super cuties who seriously know how to have fun — yep, this is a circus-themed wedding with a tea ceremony, chinese dragon dancers, two gorgeous dresses, and even a brewery tour. You don’t want to miss this one.

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Kelly & Jacob’s retro carnival wedding

We’ve seen some amazing carnival weddings, but this one may be in contention for the most epic decor ever. We’re talking popcorn, Cracker Jacks, pinwheels, faux flash tattoos, circus-themed centerpieces, a hot dog stand, a huge and gorgeous candy buffet, and a retro circus cage photo booth! It will make you want to hop on a ferris wheel and get hitched, vintage carnival-style.

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Catherine & Jeffrey’s Alice in Wonderland-themed circus reception

Fire dancers, circus performers, Alice in Wonderland costumes, and a big fireworks show — this is a theme combination that rocks hard. Feast your eyes on the chair jugglers, dancers, and of course, guests dressed as cards, the Queen of Hearts, and the Mad Hatter. And of course, the blue corset gown and dapper top hat on the bride and groom give us the feels, too!