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bridesmaids

Bridesmaid dresses, how to pick bridesmaids, dealing with bridesmaid drama, deciding whether you even NEED bridesmaids, and lots of advice for nonbinary or gender-neutral names for bridesmaids!

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Non-grandma-ish wrist corsages

I am considering having my bridesmaids wear wrist corsages instead of carrying bouquets. But I can’t find any good, hip, cool, young-looking corsage ideas. All I have seen is fuddy, grandma styles. Help! -Melissa

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Sophie & David’s fantastic romantic Alaskan wedding

You’ve seen this fashionable photo from this wedding before, now get the whole scoop! The Offbeat Bride: Sophie, University Peer Advisor (aka. OBT “SophieStradley.” Her Offbeat Partner: David, Economics Intern Location & date of wedding: Centennial Hall Convention Center in Juneau, Alaska — August 23, 2008 What made our wedding offbeat: We took advantage of […]

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Bridesmaids with fans and purple veils

The full scoop on this insanely stylish wedding will be coming next week, but for now … bask in the hotness that is this bride and her purple-veiled, turquoise-bedecked bridesmaids. (Thanks to mighty5146 for the photo!)

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Bridesmaids in boots

How kick-ass are these bridesmaids in their coordinated-but-not-matching boots? And the groomsmen all wore Vans. Too cute! For lots more shots from Hope & Adam’s wedding, head on over to Matthew Morgan Photography. (And thanks to Serena for bringing these photos to my attention!)

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Wai Ching wedding party – with a dress for the groomsgirl!

We all know I love Wai Ching wedding dresses — but I’ve never seen an entire wedding party decked out in Wai Ching. It’s hot! Even the groomsgirl got her own coordinated dress:

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Non-matching bridesmaid dresses

“I am thinking of asking my three brideswomen to just pick a dress they like (maybe within a colour scheme…?) I don’t think they have to be matching because they are all uniquely beautiful and hopefully will feel more comfortable in something that they have picked out themselves. Have you got any pics of non-matching brideswomens’ dresses?”