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Whether you’re looking for unique wedding dresses, wedding shoes, cute wedding invitations, nontraditional wedding rings, or an offbeat wedding photographer… chances are you’ll find ’em here. Start by browsing our Vendor Directory for vendors in YOUR area, and then have fun with these posts to find online wedding dressmakers, photographers, and more!

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Siren’s song: 10 mermaid wedding accessories

Victoria’s Secret can keep their angels, because this post is for the folks who have their eye on a different kind of fantastical creature. We’re all familiar with Disney’s The Little Mermaid , yet not every bride wants to be like Ariel (unless you mean our publisher, in which case everyone wants to be like Ariel). Thus for the brides and grooms on a mission to add a hint of mermaid sophistication to their wedding without drowning in clichés, here are six aquatic accessories that don’t scream Disney.

Rustic wedding ideas from @offbeatbride

Logs, twine, and flower crowns: 40 rustic wedding ideas for your reclaimed wood dreams

Today we’re paying homage to one of our favorite nature-inspired wedding themes: the rustic wedding. Let’s take a peek in our archives for rustic wedding decor ideas, rustic wedding fashion, and rustic jewelry, dresses, favors, and ceremony backdrops. Let your hair down and keep all your rough edges: we’re going rustic!

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We’ve got your picnic wedding menu AND the cute blankets to go with it

Thinking about a picnic-themed wedding? You’re probably gonna want a picnic wedding menu to go with it.

You’ve seen our menus for afternoon wedding teas and the wedding menu for (just about) every diet, right? Well, here’s one fit to share on an adorable blanket on a green summer lawn somewhere… complete with a suggestion or two for picnic blankets and baskets at the end!

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Mini birdcages as bouquets? Yep, put a bird right on that

Remember the steampunk-y goodness that was Greta and Erty’s Victorian-styled wedding weekend? Greta’s bridesmaids carried some bird-iful alternative bouquets — birdcages, natch!

Let’s take a peek at the mini cages this bridal party wove into their outfits.