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Laidback & Colourful 1970s Inspired Wedding

Kat

Just Jess

March 6, 2026

Ella and Brian pulled loosely from 70s motifs for their Indianapolis wedding, but mostly focused their planning on atmosphere they wanted to create. “Our biggest goal was to curate a vibe - fun, colourful, laid-back, open-hearted, and full of love", Ella said. "We wanted our friends to become friends with our other friends they didn’t know yet. We wanted it to feel like a PARTY, not a stuffy event that you HAVE to go to. All the people there were people we WANTED to be there, and we wanted them to want to be there, too!!!”
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Whimsical, Retro, Camp & Kitschy: A Neurodivergent-Friendly Wedding at Cherry Bomb Chapel

Kat

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.
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Glitter, Glowsticks & EDM: A Jungle Disco Wedding in Denver

Kat

Mackenzi Knight

January 21, 2026

Rekha and Mike did not grow up seeing marriage as something to aspire to. Marriage was a practical choice for them so before they began planning, they thought they'd do something pretty simple. What shifted things was their community. Over years of attending friends’ weddings, they started to notice people doing things differently and making decisions that reflected who they actually were. These were the kind of weddings they could get on board with! After one especially full wedding season, driving home together, they asked each other a simple question: what would it be like if we had a wedding?
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Retro Kitsch Wedding with Fake Jelly Centrepieces, DIY Flowers & A Fully Vegan Menu

Kat

Ceremony by Charlie

September 9, 2025

Kara and Ed’s Melbourne wedding was stitched together by their own hands. Every detail was pulled from their own creativity and a desire to create a day with retro heart and style. The bride made her veil, customised her shoes, and sewed velvet banners with their favourite love song lyrics on them. She even turned fake jellies into glowing centrepieces. They picked their own flowers on a farm, cooked the food themselves, and designed the whole thing around a bold pink and red palette with splashes of green.
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Colourful Disco Meets 420 Wedding at the International Church of Cannabis

Kat

Hennessy Photo Co.

June 19, 2025

Kelsey and Miles didn’t just include weed in their wedding, they built the whole thing around it. From the private vows and gift exchange at the International Church of Cannabis, the bar with curated strains to the disco ball dancers and aerial performers spinning above the dancefloor, this was never going to be a traditional celebration. And it certainly wasn’t trying to be.
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Colourful & Quirky Wedding at a Motorbike Repair Shop

Kat

Todd Hunter McGaw

April 16, 2025

The venue for Summer and Iby's wedding, Smoked Garage, is an old motorcycle repair shop tucked away in the heart of Brisbane. It still houses bikes between the furniture, so it was a truly fitting setting for a car-loving groom and an artist bride. “We wanted something colourful, unique and a little bit vintage,” Summer told us. “Smoked Garage suited our style perfectly and let us and our guests relax – nothing too fancy.”
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