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animals

Dog ring bearers, sloth cake toppers, zoo weddings, and kitty sidekicks — animals in all forms find their way into animal-themed weddings.

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A Game of Thrones-inspired wedding with a dash of Star Wars, unicorns, and a pet guinea pig

Elise and Dick are big fans of Game of Thrones, Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, and Battlestar Galactica. They wove their fandoms into a delightfully geeky tapestry, including decorating in Lannister red and yellow, hanging banners with iconography from the films and TV shows, and using blue and purple dragons as tabletop decor. Elise even donned a knee-length Lannister red wedding gown!

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An Australian Alice in Wonderland wedding with a side of wildlife

Meg and RJ planned an Alice in Wonderland-themed wedding at Gum Gully Farm, a rustic wedding venue in Melbourne, Australia, that plays host to a delightful collection of wildlife. In fact, a certain goat on the farm played a pretty central part in creating a pretty hilarious Brady Bunch-style wedding party photo!

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Convert inexpensive plastic toys into kick-ass table name identifiers

I’m going apeshit (heh) over this gorilla table identifier we saw over at Green Wedding Shoes. Picture them at your circus wedding, zoo wedding… any wedding that I’m attending (please), etc. Dibs on the bear table!

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Pre-wedding excitement with bubble wrap, comics, shoes, and hedgehogs

This week it’s all about the excitement of wedding prep in our reader round-up. We have sci-fi-esque Save the Date video teasers, comic book invitations, wedding crafts, a cute hedgehog, and even the coolest wedding countdown calendar you’ve ever seen. Oh, and I show off some of my favorite wedding purchases that you’ve made recently. So let’s throw our hands (and paper hearts?) in the air and say “Yay for wedding planning!”…

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Camels and puppies and Muppets, OH MY!

Let’s get real: I know I’m not the only person who is obsessed with my little critter. Animals are freakin’ awesome, so naturally many of you have found ways to include those furry loved ones in your wedding. So this Monday Montage is dedicated to them bitches.

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Annie & Johnny’s wild animal and fencing honor guard wedding

Remember that photo I shared with you of the couple surrounded by swords post-wedding ceremony? Or the photo of a bride with a fuzzy creature on her shoulder? Well, that daring couple was Annie & Johnny! Here’s the rest of their Wild Animal Park/fencing wedding story.