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mismatched-bridesmaids

Who says you need matchy-matchy bridesmaids? We love it when bridesmaids get to pick out their own dresses, and this whole archive full of real wedding pictures with bridesmaids wearing non-matching dresses. You might always want to check out our more general bridesmaid posts, including our awful-but-necessary How to fire a bridesmaid. Wait and what about groomsgirls? If you’re going that route, be sure to check out our mixed-gender wedding party posts.

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Steff & James’ Viking Heavy Metal Halloween Wedding of Epicness

Happy almost-Halloween! Today marks our final post in our month-long celebration of Halloween weddings. The Offbeat Bride: Steff, Copywriter and Braille Transcriber Her Offbeat Partner: James, Geo-technician, Armourer and heavy metal drummer Location & date of wedding: Spookers, Kingseat Hospital Grounds, Kingseat, New Zealand — 1 November 2008 What made our wedding offbeat: James and […]

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Amber & ZaQ’s Punk Rock Trashy Classy DIY Damask Wedding

“My youngest son broke away from the pack and met me at the bottom of the stairs, held my hand and walked me all the way down the aisle.”

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Maya & Adam’s “Starry Starry Night” wedding

We had to have a cool party, but on a budget. The community room at the Austin Museum of Art was a perfect little chapel for us, and it fit our “Starry Starry Night” theme! (Adam and I are both astronomy geeks.) Oh and the groom’s one request for the party?: LASERS!

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Shyla & Richard’s Las Vegas Vow Renewal

We had a vow renewal ceremony as the big shin dig instead of the court-house wedding we had six prior. I got to wear my chucks and kick-ass stockings. We played the music we wanted at the reception. OOOH, did I mention the crazines that was Vegas?

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Jenny & Qwenton’s Wyld Wyoming Backyard BBQ Bouncehouse Extravaganza

We did everything our own way, had a TON of help from all our friends, and had the best party of our lives! We even had yard games (corn hole and monkey nuts) and a bounce house. It was a great excuse to get all of our friends and family together for a celebration.

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Corinne & Jesse’s Homemade Alice In Wonderland Zombie Wedding

Jesse and I don’t like to be the center of attention, and since we’ve been together for ten years, we decided to make our wedding as much fun as possible and not so much about us but more about our families and friends.