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Wedding ideas on a budget? Hell yeah. Wedding ideas for fall weddings? So many. Yes, it’s okay to steal any of these unique wedding ideas… that’s what they’re there for! You may also want to follow us on Pinterest — our pins are basically a steady stream of creative ideas to steal.

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Line your aisle with big ol’ balloons

Tribesmaid Kimberhill recently showed off some teaser pics of her fabulous wedding, and I immediately thought, “OMG! I love that balloon aisle!” What a simple way to add a pop of color while bringing the happy in the only way that big red balloons can.

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Make a “huzzah!” banner for your wedding

Amber and Marshall had a fabulous Renaissance-themed wedding. So seriously fabulous that I hope we get to feature them in a bride profile soon. But one of my favorite details that they added to our Offbeat Bride Flickr pool is their “huzzah” banner.

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Save your photo booth laptop from a drink disaster

[vendor-heart link="http://www.twospoonsphoto.com/"]Carly[/vendor-heart] and Travis set up a neato DIY photo booth with a laptop at their Southern feminist love party. And if there’s one thing we know about photo booths, it’s that guests get super wild and cray in front of these things. To prevent spills on their shmancy hardware, they put up a practical sign to remind folks to keep their drinks secure while letting their hair down.

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Ask your shower guests to gift you flowers

Offbeat Bride reader Wendy had a great way to not only get her wedding flowers for free, but to also improve her landscaping at home at the same time.

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Crochet your own cake topper versions of yourselves

Check out the adorableness that is Nicole and Adam’s crocheted cake toppers of themselves. The bride Nicole made them herself.

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Build a unity heart out of LEGO

We showed you Jill and Zach’s first look on this Reader Round-up, but here’s the nerd-tastic ceremony idea that you’re going to want to steal. Jill and Zach built a heart out LEGO together as their unity ceremony…