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harry potter

You don’t have to like the author to have been touched by the books. This is our archive of Harry Potter weddings, from Harry Potter wedding cakes, to golden snitch rings, to HP wedding dresses, to invitations ideas and more!

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Amanda & Mark’s elegant, nature-loving, pagan and Christian wedding

If you’re a traditional meets offbeat kinda couple, this wedding might be right up your alley. Sure, they included lots of traditional elements like a white dress, formal attire, and pretty flowers, but just wait until you get a load of the Marauder’s Map programs, fire spinning entertainment, and zoo tram getaway car. Don’t miss the most amazing Labyrinth meets science groom’s cake ever!

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How to throw a Harry Potter bridal shower without making look like a kid’s birthday party

The bride to be, in this instance, is a HUGE Harry Potter fan. So the question for me became: How do I properly throw a party inspired by the books and movies, without making it look like a children’s birthday party? So we settled on a “Madam Puddifoot’s Tea House” theme — a tea party, complete with crumpets, and scones, and tea and lemonade…

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Casey & Chad’s family-friendly magical Harry Potter wedding

We love us some Harry Potter weddings for all the the fun details: owl save the date card, Marauders’ Map-inspired directions card, Daily Prophet program, Chocolate Frog favors, homemade ribbon wands, and of course, a huge, Harry Potter-themed sweets table! Just keep the underage wizards from the booze table!

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Use your cake pops as a pop culture nod

Individual desserts made for “cake cutting” photos give you a great opportunity to stamp a little personality into the nomming. Amy Joy and Christian had two of their cake pops turned into a golden snitch and a German flag, respectively.

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Our pop-cultured bookish wedding with a Discworld wedding cake!

Attention fans of Harry Potter, Princess Bride, Discworld, RPGs, shoe games, chemistry, adorableness, and all things sugar and spice: there is something in this wedding for you. Homages to books and pop culture abound in this Aussie wedding with two super cuties who are totally pro at combining their interests into a kick-ass theme.

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Keep your wedding guests entertained by letting them predict your future

Allyson and Casey came up with a clever way to keep guests occupied during their Harry Potter wedding. The couple asked guests to play Sybill Trelawney and make predictions for their future!