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Although we’re published in the US, we’ve featured weddings in France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and more!

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Check the tartan wedding dress at this Netherlands handfasting

The tartan dress, the kilts, the Wiccan ceremony… this wedding is such a beautiful mash-up of these two that we can’t even deal. The castle venue in The Netherlands is the icing on this super pretty cake. You’ll also dig their receiving line alternative. Hint: guests get to NOT stand in line!

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Ruth & Kit’s Scottish/American faux-hawks and kilts wedding

Oh, hello fabulous and colorful venue of our dreams. You’re hosting a super elegant Scotland-meets-America wedding featuring a bride with a red faux-hawk and a slew of men in kilts? Oh, you do know what we like. Lots of DIY projects, origami bouquets, and amazing mural decor? Now you’re just putting us on. Guess we’ll have to just see it to believe it.

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Brett & Matt’s gothic clergy cemetery wedding

This wedding is the most amazing combination of gothic cemetery setting and reverent ceremony of two clergy members dressed in their loveliest vestments in a truly gorgeous church. You’ll also love the mash-up of traditional hymns and Rise Against at the ceremony! Come check out the gothic splendor of this wedding.

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Sarah & James’ tree-planting rainbow geeky wedding

We teased this couple’s epic fantasy cake, and you guys made it clear that the rest of the wedding must be seen. And seen it shall be! Prepare yourself for pom-poms, glow sticks, rainbow brollies, wishing trees, and silly and awkward ceremony reading photos.

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Lisa & Will’s rainy rainbow festival wedding

Get ready to be envious of the sheer amount of fun in this wedding: a bouncy castle, arcade games, a maypole, the limbo, live music, and a silent disco at the end of the night! This was a three-day weekend of laid-back camping shenanigans. Add in the butterflies and the amazing pagan handfasting and we’re all just done-for.

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Gemma & Steve’s intergalactic English country Star Wars wedding

You know we love us some lightsaber cake knives, so this pair knew just how to shoot for our hearts. Add that to the Jedi Order logos, the Star Wars I-Spy game, and the confetti and glitter “situation,” and you’re in for an awesome Star Wars-themed good time.