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LEGO

All the evidence you need that LEGO weddings are the best!

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Jill & Zach’s cozy and chilly winter wedding

A Wai-Ching dress, a LEGO cake and unity ceremony, and a wayward doggie ring bearer — yep, sounds like our kind of wedding! Plus, you’ll love the significance of the 799 paper cranes they made for decor. Click and see the flowing green dress and gorgeous Christian ceremony with just the right amount of customization in this backyard Texas celebration.

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Make an 8-bit cake topper out of LEGO

Later this week we’ll be featuring Michael and Becca’s awesome Vegas wedding. But I had to share a sneaky peak of their awesome 8-bit cake topper, so you could steal this idea ASAP. This could not only be the solution to your nerdy cake topper quandary, but these could then also become the wedding logo of your dreams.

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Julie & Matthew’s retro polka dots and pinwheels wedding

Pink and red with polka dots and pinwheels all over gives this Denver wedding a bit of a retro and a lot of ADORABLE. Add in some LEGO touches, a successful venue swap (due to a major flood!), and loads of DIY, and you’ll be all in. Oh, and you’ll never guess how the bride used Lady Gaga to surprise her dad!

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Emma & Brian’s geeky rainy love fest wedding

This wedding is such a testament to budget weddings and their ability to be completely awesome without lots of bells and whistles. But three things they definitely found room for were their three geek-tastic cakes: Star Wars, Star Trek, and Doctor Who. You’ll also never guess how one of the bride’s brothers found a way to be present without actually being able to attend. Plus, we dare you to find ALL the geeky and bookish references in their epic, communal ceremony reading. So many references!

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Jennie & Daniel’s tropical adventure-themed zoo wedding

Animals, adventure, and retro travel… now that’s a wild wedding setup. With lots of DIY from the crafty bride and some dance floor shenanigans, this zoo wedding was bound to bring out everyone’s animal side. Get ready for animal prints, peacock feathers, animal crackers, and tropical-themed centerpieces.

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This LEGO wedding bouquet has hidden minifigs

We’ve posted before about hiding things in your bouquet (sparkly spiders? memorials?), but you can also sneak your favorite flavor of geeky hobby in there. Rose hid a couple LEGO people in her bouquet. For more photos, be sure to check Rose & Nick’s bookish nerds know how to party wedding.