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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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Paying homage to your pets when they have to be MIA on your wedding day

Orbital199 posed a great question about how to incorporate their cat who will not be present on their wedding day. Keep reading to see, and contribute to, the ideas that I came up with.

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Cat’s animal-themed brooch bouquet

Remember a while ago when we blew everyone’s mind with the bouquet made from vintage brooches and baubles? Well, guess who shot a wedding where the bride carried an animal-themed brooch bouquet! I did! The bride, Cat, found all the pieces herself, mostly from Goodwills (she admitted to me that her talents do not lie […]

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Kristen & Charlie’s farmyard, bluegrass, eco, afternoon affair

On day four of farm week, we find ourselves headed to Siler City, North Carolina, where Charlie and Kristen had quite the afternoon affair at Celebrity Dairy Goat Farm. Their day was filled with lawn games, a petting zoo, a photo booth, and more!

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Cara & Devin’s backyard, goat farm wedding

Cara and Devin had a fabulous getting weddinged party in their backyard. Oh yeah, and their backyard just happens to be a goat farm.

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Lauren & Simon’s Llama-Fest handmade vegetarian wedding

Allow me to introduce you to the wedding that spawned this week’s theme — FARM WEDDINGS! Lauren and Simon had a llama themed wedding on an actual llama farm. Yes, it’s as awesome as it sounds.

Jesse’s impeccable Victorian groom gear

We spent a lot of time on OBB geeking out over bride fashion and accessories, but what about grooms? We do groom gear posts when we see something that blows our mind a little bit, and Jesse and his Victorian aesthetic definitely qualifies…