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natural hair

We’re sorta obsessed with natural hair wedding styles — from fros, to locs, to twist-outs, to buns, to up-dos, to SO MUCH MORE. Bring us your kinky hair! You may also want to check our wedding dreadlocks page.

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Behold this floral afro, the ultimate wedding updo for natural hair

Ok, can we take a moment to talk about the looks at Stephanie & Carla’s wedding? These two were married in July 2022, and we need to talk about Stephanie’s amazing floral afro!

textured hair

Textured hair? Here are 4 wedding hair considerations

Brides and grooms can embrace their beautiful natural features—including the characteristic look of their textured hair type—to curate the perfect style. Curious how to get your natural texture on for the big day? Read through these wedding hair considerations for folks with textured hair. Your dream look awaits.

Tattooed Nonbinary Wedding Photographer Hannah Sharriee Photography7 alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

Steal nonbinary wedding inspiration from this elopement shoot

It’s like Prince Harry meets Travis Barker! Glamour, tattoos, and sophistication combine! Get nonbinary wedding inspiration from this romantically moody elopement shoot.

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This enchanting blue dress at a lakeside wedding left us breathless

Bria and Derek had a relaxed 50-guest Lake Tahoe wedding. Everything about their lakeside wedding is simply breathtaking, from their color palette to Bria’s gorgeous blue Wai Ching wedding dress!

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A Hawaiian adventure engagement session

Kat and Bliss had never traveled to Hawaii together before, so this was an engagement session and a new adventure rolled into one. Their photographer brought them to lesser-known beaches which made for intimate and gorgeous engagement photos! Kat and Bliss even brought their own prop, the LGBTQ+ Pride flag, and got cozy underneath it for a few sweet shots.

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Wedding inspo with a short red wedding dress and the best couple hair ever

While this is a styled shoot (meaning it’s a fake wedding), Kendal and Dean are a real couple. The idea behind the shoot was to show the ultimate non-traditional wedding – a humanist celebrant, neons everywhere, the bide wearing a mini red dress+pink veil. You’ll love the overload of color, Vegas vibes, waffle food truck, and the style for days — from Kendal’s impeccable short red wedding dress and natural hair, to Dean’s vintage suit and blond curls.