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wedding dress with sleeves

So you’re looking for a wedding dress with sleeves? Well, first: we think your arms are gorgeous. That said, we support you finding a wedding dress that feels awesome, so this is our collection of REAL brides wearing REAL wedding dresses with (yes) REAL sleeves.

This intimate French-American wedding of two pilots had an unforgettable ceremony entrance

This intimate French-American wedding of two pilots had an unforgettable ceremony entrance

Kim and Jeremy are both small craft pilots who own and fly their own WWII bombers, as well as Cessnas and other aircraft. They train others, too. Kim arrived at their ceremony (in a friend’s hanger done up for the day!) by driving down an airstrip in a Cessna plane. All the draping in the hanger was antique parachute silk. You’ve got to see this stellar French-American pilot wedding…

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A magical Italian fall wedding inspired by autumn leaves

Morena and Fabio were married at Masseria Bonelli in Noci, Italy in a warm, magical, sun-lit Italian wedding. You have to see her pink vintage-inspired dress and matching hat, their luscious fruit-covered cake, their sweet bow-tied pooch, and the dried flowers and rustic touches everywhere.

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Ladies of the Lake: Nimue marries Morgan Le Fay in this Arthurian wedding shoot

We’ve definitely seen grooms with swords cutting cakes at weddings (note: do NOT put the sword back in the scabbard with cake on it. You’ll thank yourself later). But we hadn’t noticed quite as many women with swords (though we have seen a couple!).

The team who crafted this inspiration shoot drew upon the myth of the Lady of the Lake from Arthurian legend, but with a twist: the Lady marries Morgan Le Fay!

A rustic zodiac inspiration shoot in the foothills of Colorado (with a surprise vintage VW!)

A rustic zodiac inspiration shoot in the foothills of Colorado (with a surprise vintage VW!)

This zodiac inspiration shoot was driven by constellation imagery with purples, gold, and a touch of galactic pink. Geometric and star shapes were used throughout, from the bride’s hairpieces, to the geometric wedding arch, to the table decorations, and geode cake. Don’t miss the bride’s loose bouquet of wildflowers and sage and the surprise gold vintage Volkswagen that happened upon the scene without any planning!

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With golden dinos and The Simpsons, these two major cuties get wedded

Simpsons cufflinks (from the episode with Lisa’s wedding!), DIYed golden dinosaurs, “love” balloons, and a first look ass grab: it’s the adorable wedding of our dreams! When it came to why Emily and Bill had golden dinos, their answer was “Dinosaurs are the best, so just calm down.” And it’s true, Dinosaurs ARE the best. Bonus points when they’re glitzy.

Let’s see the rest of this cute AF wedding in Ontario…

A casually elegant BBQ wedding in their own backyard

A casually elegant BBQ wedding in their own backyard

Shortly before Matt and I got engaged, we bought a house with a stunning park-like backyard, complete with an arch for the ceremony. We planned the wedding in just three months. Our focus was celebrating the new family we were creating with my three sons from my first marriage. To keep it casual, we held a catered backyard barbecue on a Friday evening.