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Paula & Graham’s Elegant Modern New Zealand wedding

The offbeat bride: Paula, Psych Student & PT Office Manager Her offbeat partner: Graham, Company CEO Location & date of wedding: St. Michael’s Church (ceremony) and The Art Gallery (reception) in Christchurch, New Zealand on January 24th, 2009 What made our wedding offbeat: Anyone who saw the photos and doesn’t know me made comments along […]

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My vintage DIY invitations

“We designed our invitations to look like a packet of items you might find in your grandmother’s attic. Here’s what we did…”

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Peacock Feather Fans, the ultimate bouquet alternative

I’ve featured lots of alternatives to the standard “clump of flowers” bouquet (check out all my non-floral bouquet posts) but this photo may feature the ultimate alternative: gorgeous feather fans. Now, this may not be an option for the vegans & vegetarians in the house … but for a hot summer wedding, can you picture […]

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Beautiful dreadlocked bride

I wish I could tell you more about this beautiful dreadlocked bride with her neo-tribal feather and bone headpiece. All I know is that her name is Sonya, she got married at a beautiful outdoor location in Santa Barbara, and I think this might be her bridal lingerie. If so: whoa. …Everything else you’ll have […]

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Shanah & Jerry’s Gothabilly Wedding!

“Don’t treat your wedding like a competition, focus on the things that mean the most to you and your husband/wife to be, not what others are doing.”

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Peacock feather bouquet

For those of you seeking out alternatives to the traditional floral bouquet, check out Rachel’s fabulous peacock feather bouquet. The peacock theme continued on the wedding cake, too. It’s worth checking out all the photos from this lovely wedding … this one is my favorite, although I’m also quite fond of this one of the […]