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lesbian weddings

YAY, LESBIAN WEDDINGS! We celebrate all identities within the LGBT umbrella, including transgender weddings, gay weddings, and bisexuality, as well nonbinary and non-binary gender identity issues. If you want to talk fashion, darlings, be sure to check out our two brides, two dresses posts (for lesbian weddings where both partners wore gowns), and our bride in pants archive, which features lots of straight brides too, and SO MUCH non-dress wedding attire inspiration.

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Laura & Gosia’s Beautiful & Fun, All-Bride, All-Dress Wedding

“We couldn’t agree who had to change her last name, so we played a Name Change Soccer Game the afternoon before the wedding with our guests, and the winner’s team got to pick our new last name.”

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Jennifer & Stephanie’s Austin wedding, presented by Whitney Lee Photography

With all the talk yesterday of finding the perfect suit for a lesbian bride, I figured today was the perfect time to share Jennifer & Stephanie’s wedding with you, as shot by Whitney Lee Photography in Austin, TX. Stephanie lucked out with her dapper suit — her bride-to-be made it for her! See, that’s what […]

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Nonbinary wedding suit shopping tips

The bad news is that you will not be renting anything, and you will not be getting off the hook for less than $300 to $400 if you buy the suit new. The good news is that a good-quality suit will last twenty years if your size remains stable and you care for it well.

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Essie & Sara-Jane’s musical, crafty garden tea party o’love

The offbeat bride: Essie – high school teacher and postgrad psychology student (and OBT member Essie!) Her offbeat partner: Sara-Jane – cinema geek, learning programs officer, and baker extraordinary. Location & date of wedding: Glen Harrow historic gardens. Belgrave, Victoria, Australia. 18th April, 2009 What made our wedding offbeat: Gay marriage isn’t recognized here, so […]

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Gena & Anne’s old Hollywood/art gallery soiree

“It was important to us for the wedding to celebrate our local neighborhood and be as environmentally conscious as possible. We imagined a cocktail reception with plenty to drink and delicious food to eat.”

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Jessica’s Handmade Deer Cake Topper

Tribesmaid Jessica81 made these deer cake toppers that are so adorable they make me want to puke, in a good way. Jessica writes, “The one with the excess flowers is ‘me’ and the one with the top hat is my darling future wife. 😉 It even turned out that her’s is a teensy taller than mine, just like real life… hee hee!”