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Steampunk wedding cake

Liz and Austin’s steampunked wedding cake. The metallic gears, doors, rivets, and panels were all made of fondant and were entirely edible. This is probably the baddest-ass wedding cake you will ever see. Respect. Best part: the cake tasted just as decadent as it looked!

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Shrie & Brett’s Vintage 50’s Mexican Fiesta Hitchin’!

And in case you missed my two part series, here ’tis! “Planning A Wedding from Afar Part I and Part II“. Tips and tricks galore.. now dive into our wedding! The offbeat bride: Shrie, Sign Designer/Music Writer Her offbeat partner: Brett, Senior System Engineer Location & date of wedding: YWCA in downtown Fort Worth, TX […]

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Sarah & Ian’s Christmas Romance with a Twist Wedding

“The best advice I have is to go with your gut instinct. Don’t allow anyone to turn your head. You know best what will be just right for your wedding day. Also, try to relax and enjoy it as much as possible.”

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Natalie & Nick’s Red Queen Garden Party Wedding

The offbeat bride: Natalie, Graphic Artist Her offbeat partner: Nick, Finance Officer Location & date of wedding: Newstead Park Rotunda, Brisbane, Australia on April 19th, 2008 What made our wedding offbeat: I wore a red gown that I designed myself that was inspired in part by the Red Queen from Alice in Wonderland, Victorian fashions […]

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Goth bride rocking a purple dress

Thanks to Porceline in the OBT for bringing this amazing purple-dressed bride to my attention: One more photo and a link to the bride’s myspace below… More photos on the bride’s myspace page.

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Turn a “regular cake” into a wedding cake with fruit and flowers

These cakes made me start drooling — y’all can keep your fondant-covered multi-tiered cakes. I’m sure they’re delicious! But for me, it’s all about cakes covered in flowers and fruits, like these cakes from Ivonne and Josh’s 2004 wedding. Oh and check out Ivonne’s dress! Holy hell… Anyway, for more info about how Ivonne saved […]