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Barn weddings can be rustic chic, down-home country, and outdoor wedding bliss.

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Damnit, my mom was right… (don’t tell her!)

I knew that weddings were expensive, but I thought the expense was attributed to pricey perks like dresses made out of Swarovski crystals and 500lb twelve-tier cakes, not the sheer cost of simply feeding your guests. You know who did know some of this stuff? My mom.

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Misha & Tracey’s sustainable DIY barn-chic queer wedding

This couple manages to combine a lot of inspiration, some eco-DIY love, and a dose of tradition into a bitchin’ barn wedding. And after seeing the homemade treat table and a kale bouquet, it’s on like Donkey Kong.

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Ally & Jake’s quirky, rainy-day wedding and barn party in the mountains

Ally & Jake are laid-back, nature loving, mountain nuts. So they had a simple wedding in a meadow followed by a raging dance party in a local barn!

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These two had a self-uniting wedding at Falling Water

Leah & Jordan had a humanist/quaker inspired wedding at Frank Lloyd Wright’s house: Falling Water. This meant they did not have an officiant presiding over their wedding. Additionally, instead of just the bride wearing white, the entire wedding party wore white.

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Jill & Kimeee’s lesbian barn dance & Mad Libs wedding… with goats

We didn’t have a lot of money nor were all of my family willing to acknowledge or participate, so we knew right from the beginning this was gonna be DIY to the max — just the way we like it.

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Jennifer & Kevin’s Marriage Mayhem

Remember a year ago when Ariel introduced you to this adorable bike riding couple? Yeah, well a here’s all details… a month after their first anniversary! The Offbeat Bride: Jennifer, Theatre Manager (and OBT member “Jennifer“) Her Offbeat Partner: Kevin, Microsoft Solution Architect Location & date of wedding: Wellington Barn, Wiltshire, UK — 19th July […]