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rockabilly

What is it about rockabilly brides in their retro wedding dresses? WE LOVE THEM. Grooms in pompadours? WE CANNOT GET ENOUGH. Rockabilly wedding invitations? WE WANT THEM ALL. You don’t even have to be getting married to love rockabilly dresses… mid-century eye-candy everywhere!

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How I made my Rockabilly scrapbook our guest book alternative

I didn’t want a guestbook where guests just signed their names — I knew we’d just look at it once and then shove it in a drawer. So I decided to make a guest scrapbook instead! Here’s how you can make one…

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How to rock a stylin’ pompadour for your rockabilly wedding

Adam Cox of the Arkansas-based acoustic/punk trio Cletus Got Shot has an awesome tutorial for crafting the signature pompadour look, perfect for a rockabilly wedding… or anytime, really.

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Liza & Matthew’s joyful polka dot tattooed wedding

When you’ve done it once the wrong way, sometimes you come out of it knowing exactly the way you want it this time — a polka-dotted, red and blue, retro, DIYed outdoor bonanza. There were lots of happy tears (with video), excellent fashion and style choices, and even some vows that include Yankee Candles.

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Kristina & Ki Yin’s Double Happiness East-meets-West wedding

A groom from Hong Kong living in Brisbane and a Canadian dame living in Adelaide means an East-meet-West wedding on a few levels. Working with the color red, rockabilly style, a “Double Happiness” theme, and two continents, this double wedding (plus 40-day honeymoon!) was a world traveling wonder.

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Dominique & Nicholas’ retro ’50s mountain party wedding

A celebration with only the besties in the mountains of Australia PLUS a 1950s theme? Sign me up. The scenery at this place is amazing and the fashion adds a really cool contrast. Plus the wedding party included two bulldogs, so you know it was adorable.

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Nicole & Chris’ rockabilly bowling wedding in Las Vegas and Texas

This retro-loving pair incorporated bowling, Vegas, rockabilly fashion, and photo op hijinks into their awesome two-part day. This included an intimate ceremony in Vegas, followed by a crazy bowling party in Dallas with a candy bar and the most adorable sundae-shaped flower centerpieces!