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The offbeat bride: Laura, Administration Officer

Her offbeat partner: Stephen, National Project Officer

Date and location of wedding: Baroq House, Melbourne — March 17, 2012

Our offbeat wedding at a glance: Our wedding was destined to be a party. Stephen and I don't like the spotlight, and for a wedding it is kind of unavoidable. So we decided to have the wedding at a venue with a lot of space and a few nooks for us to hide away if attention got too much. We wanted a laid back feel, a great band to entertain, and a jazz theme. After purchasing a hairpiece from a local designer of veils, we based pretty much everything else off of it.

This couple had a 2013 wedding date, but after nine years of dating, they said to hell with waiting, let's get hitched! Three months later they had booked a cool vintage-style restaurant and their nearest and dearest watched them get married in a most excellent retro rock 'n' roll fashion. They may not have remembered to get themselves fed on the day, but they did not forget to bring the style!

Retro dresses, victory rolls, in-ceremony Facebook updates, a pre-ceremony cocktail party, lots of polka-dots, and an impromptu feat of strength on the dance floor: it's a retro wedding for everyone!

If you love the vintage aesthetic, and your sexy and you know it, then let me introduce you to Anna Zatopek. She photographs all kinds of things from weddings, to families and babies. But what she wants right now, is to take naked photos of you. Yup, gorgeous pin-up photos like these.

And here's three reasons why you should let her…

Bruce Campbell movie poster centerpieces, a fabulously retro laser photo backdrop, '90s alternative rock, and the groom's epic four-inch mohawk (and accompanying MOHAWK WIGS) — these people know how to do '90s retro right! Add in their Azkaban place cards, Time Warp dance, and dad's serenade, and I'm hooked. You will be too.

Only three vendors and a whole lot of economizing didn't make this budget wedding any less awesome. Other cool details including tag-team officiants (at a really pretty church), handpainted wooden cake toppers, and a groom who is a little too nervous for long vows. Plus their 1950s retro theme fit like a glove in our era-inspired theme week!

Everyone's much-beloved artisan marketplace has launched a new Wedding trends section, and we totally curated a section.

Of course, us being us, the trend we curated is Red Retro Rockabilly, but there are a ton of other trends highlighted that I know y'all are going to love…

I've already given y'all favor ideas for rock 'n' roll weddings, geeky weddings, but now it's time for vintage and retro-style favors. This roundup features items that will not only be a little something nice for your guests, but some will do double duty as adorable decor and/or yummy treats!