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Neo-Medieval Wedding with an 80s Dress and Gorillas

Kat

Lulan Studio

June 2, 2026

The couple met while working in live theatre so they brought their creative skills, eclectic tastes, and passion for art and music into their Pasadena wedding celebration. Miranda and Jon combined medieval and renaissance art, funk music, bubbles, giant gorillas and a lot of love. They encouraged guests to dress in "finery regardless of time period" and there was a delightfully anachronistic tone to the evening.
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Faeries Roamed This Fantasy & Burlesque-Inspired LA Wedding

Kat

Mandee Johnson

June 1, 2026

Joey and Gina met while playing Dungeons & Dragons, where their characters quickly became friends in the game. Two years later, they admitted their mutual crushes and began dating. For a long time, Joey and Gina believed they simply weren’t “marriage” people. After purchasing rings for one another to wear, because everyone thought they were married anyway, they eventually realised that an engagement felt right after all.
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Til Death Rooftop Micro Wedding

Kat

Electric Honey

May 20, 2026

Kimmy and James planned a 14-person micro wedding with a black, gold and orange palette inspired by Halloween Horror Nights in Orlando, where James proposed during their annual trip. The ring came in a black velvet coffin box and featured an opal stone surrounded by skulls and roses. From there, the aesthetic unfolded naturally. Matte black stationery with gold foil lettering sat alongside tiger lilies, skull candles and a coffin-shaped card holder.
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Rockstar Retreat: A Joshua Tree Elopement for Rock n Roll Bride Magazine

Kat

Jamie Y

May 4, 2026

With the overall message of issue 67 being ' freedom', the desert felt like a natural starting point for the main editorial shoot. Our models were Sydney and Steven, a real couple who eloped in Vegas a few years ago and whose wedding we previously featured. Their familiarity with each other brought an ease and authenticity to the shoot that simply couldn’t have been manufactured. In fact, many of the accessories they wore were their own!
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Community-Led Pittsburgh Wedding Meets 80s Vegas Kitsch

Kat

We are the Richards

April 14, 2026

Ari and Bry designed their wedding with their people at the centre and everything else arranged around that. They chose the Allegheny Elks Lodge #339, a working-class Pittsburgh hall, as their location then added all their own décor to make it on-theme. “The theme was classic Pittsburgh hall wedding collides with Vegas kitsch and a hint of the Deer Hunter!” Ari told us. The result was a day that felt retro, in 80s Vegas chapel type way, meets a community party where everyone pitched in.
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