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mixed-gender wedding party

We love mixed-gender and gender-neutral wedding parties. Who says a bride needs maids? Who says grooms need men? MIX IT UP!

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Shaun & Lauren’s Quaker and Buddhist inspired, Seuss-ian beach wedding

Offbeat groom Shaun chimes in to share the story of Lauren and his Dr. Seuss themed, buddhist/quaker inspired beach wedding. Shaun did most of the planning while Lauren was busy with school. He even went as far as referring to himself as “the bride.” SO CUTE!

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Sarah & Andy’s casual, secular, feminist, ceremony and dance party

Sarah & Andy live in Texas but they flew to California to have their wedding at their dream venue on a bluff overlooking the stunning Lake Tahoe.

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Michelle & Philip’s multicultural, 1930s wedding and tea ceremony

Michelle & Phillip had a multicultural wedding that took place in a 1930’s Art Deco theatre. But before all that they played Chinese Door games, where the aim is to make the groom and his men do challenges in order to prove himself worthy of the bride and a Tea Ceremony!

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Jill & Peter’s folk-band, vineyard, clambake wedding

Jill & Peter’s wedding plans went awry when it started raining, but they didn’t let that stop them from celebrating! They turned it around by squeezing all 100 guests into a one of the Vineyard’s tiny tasting rooms.

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Cali & Richard’s fun, free spirited, bohemian, vintage, moulin rouge wedding

Cali & Richard got married outdoors in an amazingly touching ceremony with a goth-y spin on their Moulin Rouge theme.

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Linda & Stephen’s fairy tale, tea party wedding

Our ceremony was held deep in a rainforest under a giant fig tree. We chose the location because I have loved it ever since I was a child. (I used to think fairies lived in the tree!)