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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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Gasworks Park wedding in Seattle

Oh jeez, I can’t help but love the hometown weddings, and a special thanks to Nyomi for emailing me about this wonderful Seattle wedding. I’ve tried living in San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York, and Boston … but I always find myself coming back to my beloved Seattle, in part because of people like Caleb […]

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Lisa & Teri’s Fancy Neo-Victorian Parlor Wedding

Two gorgeous brides, two gorgeous dresses, lots of neo-Victorian details, and one bride shaking with joy.

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Sheri & Theo’s 18th Century Scottish Harvest Wedding

The offbeat bride: Sheri, Curriculum Developer Her offbeat partner: Theo, Software Test Engineer Location & date of wedding: Carrigan Farms, Mooresville, NC on November 4th, 2007 What made our wedding offbeat: My husband wanted to wear a Great Kilt in his family’s tartan, so we decided to use the 18th century as inspiration and the […]

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Everything you need to know about having your wedding dress custom-made

A while back I ranted about how I think brides are best off having their wedding dresses custom made — you’ll get a better fit, exactly the design you want, and won’t have to suffer the attitudes and obscene prices of a bridal boutique.

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Offbeat dress advice for plus-sized brides

I haven’t spent a lot of time talking about dresses for plus size brides because my advice to y’all is the same as my advice to everyone: HAVE YOUR DRESS CUSTOM MADE.