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Wizard of Oz wedding ideas from the heart of Texas

Welcome to Oz, Texas! This Wizard of Oz themed wedding shoot is here to inspire Emerald City-loving soonlyweds, with a Tin-Woman (…Tin-Person?) marrying the Scarecrow! No less magical: the models are a real-life couple Chris and Rebekkah, and the shoot was a celebration of their love allowing them to create some memories for themselves.

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Want to register for an adventure? Here’s the perfect blend of an experience registry and a physical gift

Y’all know we are all about experience gifts instead of more stuff we don’t need. That’s why honeymoon registries, cash registries, and registering for experiences is one of the most flexible ways to receive wedding gifts you’ll actually use. Instead of a toaster or a slow cooker, you can get parasailing in Bali. Instead of towels, you can have wine tasting in Italy. But sometimes your guests would rather get you something you can hold or that they can see you open. That’s where this new kind of gift registry comes in…

An intimate and romantic Italian elopement in Venice

Elopement goals: An intimate and romantic Italian elopement in Venice

Diana and Manuel took a gondola tour of the Grand Canal in Venice at their lovely Italian elopement. They made stops at the piazza for photos and, of course, their intimate sunset ceremony alongside the canal, serenaded by a soprano. Passersby couldn’t stop starign (as you’ll see!) as the pair strolled around in their formal wear and matching blue orchids for the bouquet and boutonniere. It’s an elopement dream. Plus, Italy is never a bad idea! Let’s take a peek at this elopement in Venice…

Vacay goals: This Italy trip doubled as a traveling engagement shoot

Vacay goals: This Italy trip doubled as a traveling engagement shoot

Jason and Didi wanted to pair their Italian vacation with a killer engagement shoot with Jason’s sister, Sasha (also their photog!) and her husband. The 14-day itinerary covered a few cities including Milan, Venice, Florence, Tuscany, Rome, and Amafi Coast. Sigh — hashtag traveling engagement shoot goals.

The group stated in a castle in Tuscany, rode in boats and gondolas in Venice, stayed in Art Deco hotels, ate gelato in Sienna, and toured lovely streets and squares. It was a lush and fabulous way to celebrate Jason and Didi’s engagement and we get to see it all! A-wanderlusting we will go…

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Our heads asploded over Ali & Olivia’s fairy tale wedding with pop-up centerpieces and rainbow cake

The pop-up centerpieces alone are click-worthy, but just wait until you see the brides’ outfits, five-tiered rainbow cake, fairy flower girls, gondola ride to the ceremony, and illustrated program. This wedding has so many amazing details that our heads asploded. Oh, and don’t miss the amazing flipbook photo booth favors. We get to see them in action!

Walking through Venice alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

Embrace fall colors with these orange wedding dresses

Wow, you guys LUV’d the black wedding dresses post we did! So I was like, maybe Offbeat Brides would like to be reminded about all of our orange dresses too? I started wandering through our archives (that thing is deep, yo. Take a flashlight and drop breadcrumbs). I found 10 stunning orange dresses just because I like you so much. Enjoy!