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overcoming adversity

Wedding planning isn’t all wine and roses. Sometimes you’re dealing with the loss of a loved one or a job, illness, or even a terminal diagnosis. This is our archive of posts about working with wedding planning hardships that go above and beyond the usual concerns.

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Ashley & Paul’s musical pink-splosion wedding

Major music inspriation, lots of personalization, and a bride serenaded by a gaggle of music fraternity dudes. Hell yes! And sometimes a bride’s dress color symbolizes more than meets the eye. Don’t miss it.

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Marina & Adam’s vintage circus, crafty, kid-friendly wedding

You’ve seen her bouquet, his tux, and their sweet, sweet kiss. Now it’s time for the whole vintage circus! (psst: How many elephants do you spot?)

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Kim & Bix’s Dia de los Muertos, elegant, fiesta wedding

A weekday wedding, wine and art registries, a tear-jerking memorial, dia de los muertos, AND some great advice? You must read more.

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Danielle & Carl’s magically weird weekend wedding

Danielle & Carl had a magical reception at a special B&B in Kentucky. Despite some serious health issues, they had a fantastic, fun event!

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Melinda & Paul’s disability-friendly, southern, sports rivalry wedding

Paul wanted a traditional Catholic wedding, whereas Melinda wanted to let her true colors shine. So they met in the middle and had a Catholic ceremony, followed by a rockin’ reception at the hall next to Edgar Allen Poe’s grave. The best part of the day for Melinda was when she walked without her crutches for the first time in eighteen years!

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This nontraditional hospital wedding

Rebekah and Shayne’s decided to move up the wedding when Shayne was diagnosed with non-hodgkins lymphoma. Since they did not have enough time for wedding rings, they decided on matching gray Converse with pink shoelaces instead!