Sequins and Skiing: An Alpine Wedding Shoot

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Ellie Mac

April 15, 2025

What happens when you combine a love for skiing, an eye for alternative bridal fashion, and a dream of saying "I do" on the side of a snowy mountain? You get this epic elopement shoot that blends adrenaline, sequins, and serious style. Set against the winter wonderland of Zakopane, Poland, this shoot is a glittering reminder that your wedding can be just as adventurous (and stylish) as you are.

New York Bridal Week, Spring 2025: Why Wedding Trends Are Fun (But You Don’t Have to Care)

Kat

April 14, 2025

Wedding trends are not really our thing. We’ve always been of the opinion that they’re fun to look at, but they’re not gospel. Trends should inspire, but not to dictate, what you do for your wedding.

A Rock ‘n’ Roll RenFaire Circus

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Saturn and Sun Collective

April 11, 2025

Jennifer and Rich’s wedding was a weekend-long celebration of music, love, and personal history. Held in Nashville in October, their ceremony took place in an Episcopal cathedral before guests joined them at their home for a reception that blended rock 'n' roll with Renaissance Faire influences.

Kitsch Alice in Wonderland Wedding

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Vincent Driancourt

April 10, 2025

Charlotte and Sébastien's wedding in France was held over two days in June. The couple wanted a kitsch Alice in Wonderland vibe to their celebration with lots of homemade details. “We called it The Kitsissime Wedding,” Charlotte said. “It means the most kitsch wedding. It was a mix of vintage, too much stuff, and a little bit of Alice in Wonderland.”

‘Til Death Do Us Party: A Wedding Planner’s Rebellion Against Tradition

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Nautical Studios

April 9, 2025

As a wedding planner, Celine had spent years organising weddings for other people. She knew what to expect when she got engaged, but when it came to her own day, she wasn’t interested in taking the traditional route. “Weddings can be whatever you want them to be,” she told us. “There’s no rulebook unless you decide to follow one.”

Sustainable Vegan Wedding with Homebrewed Beer, Artichoke Bouquets & a Balkan Beats Send-Off

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Michelle Wood

April 8, 2025

Julia and Nick’s wedding unfolded not only as a celebration of their love and marriage, but also as a kind of farewell. A week later, they were leaving the UK for a new life in Australia. So this wasn’t just a party, it was a gathering of the most important people in their lives, sharing one last chapter before everything changed. They spent the week at the venue with family and friends, cooking meals, drinking homemade wine, and swimming in the pool.

Dopamine Maximalist on a Budget

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Sydney Darwin

April 7, 2025

Tess and Parker planned their wedding in just three and a half weeks! They held the celebration in an AirBnB in Louisville in November. They had plans for a 2025 wedding, but given everything going on in the US, they felt it was important to be wed before the years end. 

Easy-Going Italian Rock ‘n’ Roll Wedding

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Framelines

April 4, 2025

For anyone looking for permission to throw the wedding rulebook out the window: here it is. Marlis (from Berlin) and Luke (from New York) gathered their community from both sides of the Atlantic, inviting an unforgettable mix of New York creatives and European friends to join them for a weekend that felt more like an art project-meets-house party than a wedding. The fashion? Absolutely extraordinary. The guests showed up in everything from sharp, avant-garde suits to full-on drag queen ensembles.

Instagram Vs Reality: Why The Pressure for Your Wedding to ‘Perform’ has Never Been Higher

Rachel Darwin

George Thomas Pictures

January 12, 2026

Ask An Expert: There Such a Thing as an Ethical Wedding?

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Lauren New

January 8, 2026

I want to get married but the whole wedding industry feels so consumerist. Can a wedding ever really be ethical, or am I kidding myself?

Everything You Need to Know When You First Get Engaged

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Maddie Farris

December 23, 2025

Getting engaged between Christmas and New Year hits in its own ridiculous, sparkly way. Fairy lights, leftover stuffing and suddenly you’re staring at a ring thinking "OMG this is it!". Welcome to the newly engaged bubble. It’s sweet. It’s surreal. It’s the only time you get to sit in the glow before the wedding machine tries to drag you in by the ankles.

How to Plan a Sober Wedding: Celebrating Love Without Alcohol

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By Brianna Marie

December 22, 2025

A wedding without alcohol is like fish without chips. Or is it? Many couples are rethinking the culture of boozy weddings, and for good reason. More and more wedding guests are swapping their wines for cokes, whether they’re tee-totalers, Dry January participators who never went back, or simply casual drinkers who would rather avoid the headache the next day.

We Felt Like Rockstars: A Sure Thing Vow Renewal with a Difference

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Tree of Life Films & Photos

December 4, 2025

Sure Thing Chapel (and their second location, Sure Thing Too) in Las Vegas has become somewhat of a pilgrimage spot for alt couples who want a kitsch, quirky Vegas wedding. We see a lot of weddings in this space. We’ve featured weddings with rhinestones, leather, Hellvis, pink suits, black veils and every combination possible. Then Zuza and Marcin walked in and the way Tree of Life Films & Photos captured them almost shifted the room into something new. We are totally obsessed with these photos and we think you will be too.

Heart-Shaped Everything, Hellvis & a Heatwave

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Life in Vegas

November 12, 2025

Garrett and Delaney’s Vegas wedding was just about having a weekend away with their families that felt easy and personal. They’d fallen for Sure Thing Chapel the moment they saw it and built everything else around that - hearts, pink, and whatever made them smile.

When We Were Young: Gothic Desert Elopement at Eldorado Canyon

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Electric Sugar Elopements

November 5, 2025

Aimee and Jon left Birmingham to get married in the Nevada desert. The bride loved the idea of Vegas, the groom wanted something outdoors or in the mountains, so as soon as they found out about the little chapel at Eldorado Canyon, they knew it would be the best of both worlds. Eldorado Canyon gave them the intimacy they wanted, but they still ended the day in true Vegas fashion. After the ceremony they changed outfits and headed to the Strip and Downtown to celebrate.

A Punk Romance at Sure Thing Chapel

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High Roller Elopements

October 21, 2025

Heather and Angus met in the comment section of Reddit and ended up eloping in Las Vegas. They have a long-distance relationship between New Orleans and Scotland, and although they're still working through the visa process to Angus to move to the US, they didn't want to wait a moment longer to be married.

Til Death & Wedding Day Tattoos at Their Grandparents’ House

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Bettie Koer

January 28, 2026

Some weddings start with an aisle. Amelia and Bryson’s started with death. They got married at Amelia’s grandparents’ house, a family home built in 1900 and kept exactly as it is. “It was so important for me to keep everything at my grandparents house, as it’s my favourite place in the world", Amelia told us.

‘Til Death Do Us Punk

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Christina Srorzah

January 26, 2026

Casey met Dwayne in 2005 while looking for a tattoo artist. Appointments turned into years of friendship. In November 2022, when they realised they were both single, Casey invited Dwayne to a local venue to watch a friend’s stand up set after a session. Sitting in the booth, he reached over, grabbed her face, and kissed her. “He said he’d been waiting to do that for a long time and we’ve been inseparable ever since."

Whimsical, Retro, Camp & Kitschy: A Neurodivergent-Friendly Wedding at Cherry Bomb Chapel

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Red Eclectic

January 23, 2026

Georgia and Nathan’s wedding grew out of the life they already share and featured many of their favourite things: The arcade they go for date nights, the board games and Lego they loved to play together, and a shared fluency in internet jokes and pop culture references. The brief was never about landing on a single theme. "Whimsical, retro, camp, kitschy, Vegas-ish and arcade culture" was their reference point, as well as creating a day that felt manageable and comfortable for the neurodivergent bride.

Dolly Parton Meets Mars Attacks with a Wes Anderson Spin

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Of Colour and Hue

January 20, 2026

Pop Punk, Mexican Goth: Darkwave Wedding with a Latin Twist

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Cammy Marie Photo

December 9, 2025

For Samantha and Joseph, the music came first. Blink 182, Bay Area hip hop, pop punk classics and heavy EDM shaped the atmosphere of their wedding before anyone even walked in. Every guest arrived in black and the couple wore black too. The florals carried dark tones with a hit of mint as a nod to their matching tattoos.

Shakespeare’s Ophelia Meets Gothic, Rural Renaissance

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Fairfoxes

December 8, 2025

A Match Made in Metal Music

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J Dyer

December 3, 2025

Becky and Ran refused to hand their wedding over to anyone else’s version of “how it should be”. The bride knew she wanted to wear black, DIY as much as possible and to not spend a fortune on the things they didn't care about. Almost everything was made by them or by the people who know them best. The décor, the flowers and the stationery were all put together by the couple, and the cake was a sheet cake from Costo which cost just £15!

Woodland Witch: A Queer Love Story for the Lobsters for Life Alternative Wedding Fair

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Marieke Maakt Foto's

December 2, 2025

The Lobsters for Life Wedding Fair in The Netherlands pulled in makers, creatives and couples from across Europe last month and gave us a look at how alt weddings are evolving outside the UK. We were so excited to be invited along and spent the day meeting vendors who are pushing ideas forward with real intention. If you missed it and you are planning something unconventional on European soil, this shoot brings that same vibe straight to you! Every look, prop and detail was created by vendors from the show and most of them work with couples all over the continent.

Forbidden Fruit Alternative Bridal Editorial

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Tia Leigh

October 23, 2025

A single bite can change everything. That’s the energy behind Forbidden Fruit, a conceptual bridal meets boudoir shoot dreamt up by Suzy Marrero of Pepper Lavender Events. She calls it her “version of temptation meeting wedding day glam, where indulgence, lust, and allure take centre stage". It’s unapologetic. It’s decadent. And it dares you to look a little closer.

Halloween Wedding Shoot in Ecuador’s Enchanted Dry Forest

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LH Film

October 20, 2025

Halloween is a little different in the southern hemisphere. In the dry forests of Quito, Ecuador, it arrives with sun, dust, and a different kind of magic. Assyah of Jamila and Juliette, who conceptualised and styled this photo shoot, wanted to capture that energy in the shoot, blending local traditions with a gothic edge.

Renaissance Inspired Beauty and the Beast Wedding with a Gothic Twist

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Laura Fitzgerald

October 15, 2025

Do you love Disney but in a dark, alt way more than a girly fairytale way? Then you’re going to love this gothic-meets–Beauty and the Beast inspired wedding shoot. Although it wasn’t a real wedding, there are so many creative ideas you could steal for your own. Think: moody candlelight, corseted gowns, blood-red roses, gilded mirrors, dripping wax, and that perfectly haunting mix of romance and rebellion.

The Marriage of True Minds: A Wedding Shoot Inspired by Shakespeare

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Francesca Vecchi

September 18, 2025

We shared a few photos from this shoot in our "The Rise of the Temu Wedding" article a few months back, but we loved it so much that wasn't really enough. So, behold, the full majesty of this epic shoot, inspired by Shakespeare's Sonnet 116: