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potluck wedding

Thinking of having a potluck wedding reception? Wondering how to word your invitations? We’ve got great ideas and pictures from REAL potluck weddings.

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Sarah & Aaron’s rustic forest camp-out wedding

It started with the vintage postcard invitations and ended with a nighttime game of “Monster.” That’s a pretty awesome way to have an outdoor camp-out wedding. Add in a potluck feast, a dance party to rival any and all barn dances, and sage advice on buying kegs, and you’re bound to enjoy this taste-of-rustic forest wedding.

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Lotte & David’s games and dance DIY fête of love

Having a bad day? This wedding just might be the pick-me-up you need. With joyous dancing, lawn games, dinosaur puppets, choir singers, and a lots of choreographed dancing, I challenge you to keep a grin off of your face. Go on, try it. I dares ya!

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Wildflowers and farmland at this clifftop wedding in Wisconsin

Instead of feeling like a wedding, the goal was “first family reunion.” And after finding an awesome farm locale with hay rides and lawn games, the potluck dessert and flowers came naturally to finish off the event. Despite planning from a state away, these two found help in their friends and family to pull it off. Put on your farm boots and check it out.

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Christa & Michael’s potluck pig roast farm wedding

Scottish influences + potluck reception during the busy season = a rowdy, rockin’ farm wedding! Most people pay top dollar for a local, custom menu, but these two have it at their (hard-working) fingertips.

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Sarah & Chris’ pagan handfasting food-sharing wedding

This couple turned their potluck wedding into a recipe book benefiting a charity close to their hearts.

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Laura & Chris’ nature-loving fall wedding in the rain

You may recognize this bride from her eco-chic and uber bad-ass wedding outfit. Well, that wasn’t the only earthy element at their wedding. Laura and Chris designed their entire wedding around their wilderness ways! -Coco