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Bride profiles: Charli & Steve’s Fireworks & Family Dancin’ Wedding!

November 5th, 2008 · Posted by Shrie, the offbeat intern

The offbeat bride: Charli, Advertising
Her offbeat partner: Steve, IT

Location & date of wedding: Mercury Hall in Austin, TX on August 23rd, 2008

What made our wedding offbeat: We partied the only way we know how. Go big or go home. Everything we did for this wedding was unique and true to us. Every detail was customized to our style and anything we couldn’t find we built/made ourselves.We didn’t bother to take ourselves too seriously and made the ceremony and reception the best party of our lives.

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