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WTF!?

Wedding planning offers a non-stop stream of WTF moments, from cringe-worthy articles to heinous wedding supplies. Here, we document the most outrageous.

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Wedding-related spam: how much does it suck?

Guess what just came to my spam inbox! According to The Knot, I’m 13 months away from my “dream day.” Lordy. You go to David’s Bridal once and suddenly your email inbox is turned into a spammy, weddingy, playground. But this e-mail irked me much more than any other of the countless SPAM emails I’ve gotten over the past year…

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Hell yeah, kale bouquets

There seems to be a lot of people talking about kale bouquets lately, as if it’s some sort of recent and possibly ridiculous wedding trend. Are you kidding me? Not only did we feature this photo of kale bouquet back in early 2009, but the bouquet is freaking GORGEOUS! I say, get your freaky kale on, ladies and gentlemen.

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Hair color judgments: when you’re invited to a wedding, but your hair color isn’t welcome?

Have you ever walked into a room and immediately felt judged? I attended my very dear friends’ rehearsal and it was very clear, from the moment I set foot in the ceremony space, that there were a number of people displeased with my particular choice in hair dye jobs. Afterwards I was informed that my blue hair — the blue hair that I’ve had for about five years now — is not welcome by the People Paying For The Wedding. Here’s what I did when faced with that sad reality…

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Morning after photos: the trend that totally isn’t

Oh lord. The internet has its panties in a wad with yet another OMG SHOCKING!! wedding trend. This time it’s “Morning after” photos, where a photographer comes to the wedding suite the morning after the wedding and takes pictures of you and your honey looking all sexy with your fuck-nest hair and tousled sheets. It’s a cute enough concept (especially if you’re poly and need some sexy shots for your couples-seeking personals ad) but bitches, we need to talk: this is not actually a trend.

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The Onion skewers us: Horrible Couple Really Wants Wedding To Reflect Their Personalities

This is the most awesome satire of offbeat wedding trends since Portlandia’s “Cool Wedding”:

Horrible Couple Really Wants Wedding To Reflect Their Personalities.

Yes, it’s mean-spirited as hell, but I think we can all recognize ourselves in there and laugh at our own ridiculousness.

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This is your last chance to run: why commitment comedy falls flat for me

Every once in a while, I peek my head out of the safe, offbeat cave I’ve carved for myself here in this corner of the wedding industry and I get a terrible shock. See, I spend so much time over in my little niche that I forget about the rest of the wedding world and how icky it often is.

Case in point: this HARDY HAR HAR hilarious sign…