Mexican Inspired Park Pavilion Wedding with a $10,000 Budget and Free Secondhand Dress!

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Purely Brooke Photo

March 20, 2025

So many weddings start with a grand venue, expensive outfits and a colour scheme planned down to the last detail. And while we love weddings like that of course, Caleb and Gabbi did something entirely different. They started with the simple idea of just throwing a party that just happened to include a wedding. No rigid timelines, no unnecessary formalities, just a celebration that felt like them.

Ask An Expert: The “Fuck It” Bucket

Guest Contributor

March 19, 2025

We really want to do our own thing for our wedding and not follow pointless traditions. However, we have some very conservative relatives who will expect certain elements. How do we tread that fine line between doing our wedding our way and not alienating everyone we love?

Pink & Retro Backyard Wedding with a Drive Thru Twist

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The Sugarcoated Company

March 18, 2025

Throwing a big, traditional wedding wasn’t was Hella and Noah wanted, but neither was a small-scale elopement. So they decided to blend the two, throwing a party at home that was intimate, yet full unconventional touches. “We did all the basic stuff,” Hella says, “but poured some alternative sauce on there. No regrets.”

Kitschy Colourful Vintage Wedding Inspired by the 60s, 70s, and Roller Discos

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Pha Nguyen

March 17, 2025

Instead of following a standard timeline, Renee and Sam split their celebration into two parts. First, they eloped in Colorado on their ten-year dating anniversary. Seven months later, they hosted a reception to bring friends and family into the celebration back home in Lincoln, Nebraska.

A Viking Wedding in Denmark with a Pregnant Bride

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Alexa Geibel

March 14, 2025

Anna and Victor’s love story began in Watamu, a coastal town in Kenya, where they met through a mutual friend. What started as a simple introduction led to an unplanned but deeply meaningful chapter in their lives. Anna had just rescued two puppies from the streets of Nairobi and had traveled to the coast to figure out her next steps. “I still lived in Germany at the time, and adopting the pups was a spontaneous decision", she told us. "Turns out, more spontaneous decisions were about to come,” She never went back to Nairobi, and she never went back to Germany. Instead, she and Victor built a life together in Kenya.

Styling Your Wedding: Making a Big Impact on a Small Budget

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Alex Mari

March 13, 2025

There are several things you need to consider when deciding what you want your wedding to look and feel like: your budget, your guest count, your venue, your priorities, and your vision. This is especially true if you’re working with a smaller or limited budget.

Every Rose Has Its Thorn: Alternative Wedding Flower Ideas

Kat

March 12, 2025

We've been bombarded with images of the ‘traditional’ wedding our whole lives, it’s part of our culture, so when it comes to planning your own, it's very natural to feel a bit torn between wanting to stick to tradition while also wanting your own personality to shine through.

Carefree London Elopement with Vintage Touches

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Magpie Eye Photo

March 11, 2025

When Jeanette and Drew, who recently moved to the UK together, decided to get married, they wanted to do so as simply as possible. With all their family back in America, they decided an elopement was their best bet. They wanted to blending the excitement of a classic Vegas elopement with the charm of the city’s historic backdrop.

How to Plan the Best Vegas Wedding (for People Who Don’t Do Normal)

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Cassandra Daye

June 25, 2025

Las Vegas has always had a reputation for spontaneous weddings, but for alternative couples, a Vegas wedding offers something more useful: flexibility. You can build a day that looks however you want it to. Wear what you like. Invite who you want. Keep it small. Go all out. Skip the traditions or invent your own. Vegas can take it.

Planning a Wedding with a Chronic Illness or Disability

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Marissa Solini

June 24, 2025

Planning a wedding can be a super stressful time for everyone, but when you have a chronic illness or disability, added stress can also have a huge impact on your physical health. So how do you navigate wedding planning and all the inevitable stresses that it brings while keeping yourself as healthy as possible? Yes, you can take the outlook that most alternative wedding suppliers promote of ‘your day, your way’ and try to make the planning as fun as possible but this only really is the first step when you have a long-term condition.

Using AI to Help You Plan Your Wedding (In An Ethical Way)

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Alyssa Keys

June 23, 2025

There’s a lot of noise around AI right now, from fears about job losses to concerns over ethics and the environment. But like it or not, AI isn’t going anywhere. So rather than bury my head in the sand, I figured it was better to use my platform to help you understand it - and hopefully show you how to use it responsibly, creatively, and in a way that helps you plan the wedding you actually want.

Wedding Content Creators: What They Actually Do (And Why You Might Want One)

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By Brianna Marie

June 18, 2025

By now, you’ve probably seen those viral “wedding recap” reels on TikTok or Instagram – the ones that somehow appear just hours after the ceremony. The ones that make you go: Wait, how did they already post that?! Well, there’s a good chance a wedding content creator was behind it. A wedding content creator is a service provider who creates primarily video content on their phones. The idea is you have a skilled person who is capturing all of the moments of a wedding, candidly. That is also the person, a couple would put in charge of recreating any trending videos or transitions, lip syncs, etc. They often provide clips in a quick turn around, so the couple can share their wedding “in real time” or within a the few days after, on their social media. Some wedding content creators even offer a wedding day takeover, so they really are posting the wedding day in real time. We spoke to Falon Mei of Vegas Wedding Content Creator all about this rising, and sometimes controversial, new trend.

Colour, Chaos, and Commitment: A Sure Thing Chapel Wedding

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Of Color and Hue

May 7, 2025

Angel and Shane didn’t want a wedding that felt too staged. They wanted a day that made sense for them, built around colour and joy with zero pressure to fit someone else's idea of what a wedding should look like.

Thrifted Elopement at A Little White Chapel

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Tree of Life Films

March 10, 2025

Andrew and Leah flew to Las Vegas the day after Christmas to elope, just the two of them. They wanted to stick to a small budget and be as sustainable as possible, so everything they wore besides the bride's veil and the groom's suit were secondhand.

Married by Hellvis on Halloween at Sure Thing Chapel

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Petite Cherry Photo

January 31, 2025

Melanie and Daniel got hitched on Halloween at the Sure Thing Chapel in downtown Vegas. The chapel handled everything for them—the officiant, the flowers, and even recommending the photographer—making the whole process completely stress-free, even as Vegas first-timers. They didn’t technically invite any guests; the people who came kind of invited themselves!

Vintage Pop Punk with a Hint of Viking

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Elope in Las Vegas

January 17, 2025

Grace and Kurt’s story began when they met as 12 year olds, but life took them in different directions until they reconnected at 25. When it came to planning their wedding, they opted for an unconventional approach that reflected their love of pop punk... with a hint of viking! They eloped in Las Vegas and hired Elope in Las Vegas who handled everything from the photographer, the planning, hair & make-up and the ceremony.

Amalfi Coast Elopement That Was All About Them

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JoAnne Dunn Photographers

June 4, 2025

Samantha and Michael’s wedding wasn’t about themes, trends, or traditions. It was about them. Eloping to the Amalfi Coast, they chose Hotel Santa Caterina, a cliffside jewel in southern Italy, as the backdrop for a day that felt entirely, unapologetically theirs.

Fantasy Themed Bilingual Welsh Wedding

Kat

Leesha Williams Photo + Film

May 30, 2025

As a gay, non-gender conforming couple, tradition wasn’t something AJ and Ryan felt obligated to follow. That freedom shaped every part of their day into something intimate and imaginative. "We had no expectations on us so we could make it our own, start our own traditions", they wrote. "We skipped pretty much all of the normal wedding traditions bar not seeing each other the night before the wedding. We kept that one for the excitement and to give each other space to decompress after the hectic build up."

Colour, Cats & KFC: An Afternoon Melbourne Winter Wedding

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Kristina Wild

May 29, 2025

Alix and Zac’s wedding was a bold, unapologetic celebration of love, queerness, and pure joy. From the outset, they made it clear they weren’t here to perform some outdated checklist of rituals - they were here to celebrate their love on their terms. They didn't follow any rulebook; they followed their hearts.

Spontaneous Auckland Elopement with a $2 Wedding Veil

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Mala

May 26, 2025

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

Kat

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.”

Self-Solemnized Elopement with a Black Dress, Waterfall Picnic, and a Unity Joint

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McKenzie Bigliazzi

March 7, 2025

Gianna and Patrick chose an intimate elopement in the mountains of Breckenridge, Colorado, with only their Chihuahua and a photographer with them as their witnesses. In Colorado, you don't need an officiant to make it legal, so they decided to say their vows alone. They even got their dog got to sign as a witness with his paw print on the marriage license!

Dark & Spooky ‘Til Death Wedding

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Garnet Dahlia

March 5, 2025

With a shared love for all things dark and spooky, Kelsey and Mackenzie crafted a 'Til Death' theme for their wedding that embraced their personalities without slipping into a full-blown Halloween vibe. Their October celebration balanced moody decor with black, emerald green, and metallic accents, alongside a scattering of skeletons.

Fancy Dress Halloween Wedding with Autumnal Colours

Kat

Raw

March 3, 2025

Shannon and Jennifer’s wedding was an autumnal celebration wrapped in Halloween spirit. They embraced the season’s colours, filled their venue with pumpkins and autumn leaves, and invited guests to lean into the theme by partying in fancy dress.

Teletubbies Themed Wedding Shoot

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Erica Cervantez Photo

May 19, 2025

Just when you think the world has seen every possible wedding idea and theme, someone comes along and creates a damn Teletubbies-inspired bridal shoot! Because why not ditch the classic white colour palette and throw in a nod to your favourite childhood fever dream?

Dreamscape: A Floral Daydream in a 300-Year-Old Country House

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Kirsty Mackenzie

May 12, 2025

Dating back to 1724, Crowcombe Court is a stunning example of English Regional Baroque architecture nestled in the heart of Somerset. Home to the Carew family for generations, the house remained in their care until the 1960s. Since then, it has been lovingly restored to its former grandeur and now serves as a breathtaking exclusive-use wedding venue, proudly owned by The Gilchrist Collection.

70s Playboy Pool Party but Make it Queer

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McKenzie Bigliazzi

May 6, 2025

At a time when so many weddings and styled shoots are looking like carbon copies of each other, this one, planned to perfection by Hitched AF and photographed by McKenzie Bigliazzi is a very much welcomed and needed breath of fucking FRESH AIR.

Cool Girl Chic: A Modern Santorini Inspired Elopement in Los Angeles

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Jen Patterson Photo

April 17, 2025

When fashion-forward meets fiercely in love, magic happens. Set against the effortlessly stylish backdrop of Caster House in Los Angeles, this edgy editorial shoot for the Ride or Die Retreats, brought a slice of Santorini to the heart of LA.