Things I learned when I ended up in a traditional wedding dress. Or: How I stopped caring and learned to love the white dress
I thought I would wear pink, blue, or red, certainly never white — and there was no other way I could be true to myself. Well, I bought my pink dress, and then a week later I hated it. I then returned the dress for store credit a month and a half later (thank god for a lucky return policy in a non-traditional wedding shop), and bought one I loved — a white wedding dress. Since I spent a lot of time fretting over not being “different enough,” I figured I’d share how I stopped caring and learned to love my traditional wedding dress…
You must see this Legend of Zelda wedding with Odinic ceremony
Jen and John had an Odinic ceremony at the Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire with loads of fantasy-inspired and awesomely geeky details inspired by The Legend of Zelda. The Renaissance faire offered up lunch and shows performed by the actors after the ceremony, including a dancing pig and a falconer. Keep your eyes peeled for the Legend of Zelda cake and ring, black fishnets on the bride, and epic Renaissance garb on the guests.
You’ll swoon over this joyful lesbian Quaker wedding
“We never set out to have a perfect wedding; we only set out to have a wedding that brought together everyone we love in one room.” This lesbian Quaker wedding will give you the sniffles from the sweet Parent Trap handshake, the amazing community-centered projects, the Quaker silent ceremony, and gorgeous ladies in deep love.
The family altar: a low-maintenance yet highly-sweet family wedding ceremony
The “family altar” is a good way to involve your family if they have a hard time playing nicely together… or you want to give everyone an opportunity to shine without micromanaging… or if there are not enough short poems to satisfy everyone who will feel disappointed if they do not get a chance to talk at your wedding.