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Wedding ideas on a budget? Hell yeah. Wedding ideas for fall weddings? So many. Yes, it’s okay to steal any of these unique wedding ideas… that’s what they’re there for! You may also want to follow us on Pinterest — our pins are basically a steady stream of creative ideas to steal.

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Light the Way: Mini Lanterns as Bridesmaid Bouquets

We’ve featured tons of non-floral bouquet alternatives, but here’s one alternative I think we’ll be seeing more of in the future: Rachael‘s bridesmaids carried red glass lanterns instead bouquets …

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How to make a super-nifty ring book

Marya created ring books as an alternative to ring pillows — and the book-loving, English major in me is freaking out over them! Luckily for all of us book-lovers, she gave us the details on how to make them yourself…

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Ring-warming ceremony: a meaningful alternative to the unity candle

The concept is simple: near the beginning of your ceremony, have your officiant let your guests know that your rings will be making their way through the assembled guests, with an invitation for each guest to hold the ring, say a silent prayer/blessing for your marriage, and then pass it to the next guest.

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Dice wedding favor: the ultimate gamer favors!

Offbeat Bride reader Julia-Gulia and her future husband are big gamer geeks. So when it came time to come up with wedding favors, they thought, “What better favor for our gamer geek wedding than personalized custom wedding dice?”