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Love-Filled Wedding with Vintage Details, Eclectic Vibes, and a Cake on Every Table

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Kaitlynn Faith Photo

August 18, 2026

Rachel and Jada had already booked their venue and started planning their spring 2026 wedding when the political climate in the US began to change. As a lesbian couple in Utah, waiting another year and a half to become legally married began to feel like a risk. “We weren’t sure what would happen before our wedding or if we’d still be able to be legally married,” Rachel explained.
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Medieval Rococo Fairytale

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Maddie Farris

August 4, 2026

Salomé and Elinor turned their love story into a fantasy fairytale, complete with sword-cut cake, Jellycat eggs, and an emo-fuelled dance floor. Their relationship started the way a lot of modern ones do: online. The difference is that they didn’t just find each other on a dating app. They met on Tumblr, bonding over a video game they both loved. Within days of meeting in person, they knew they’d found their match and in 2022 they proposed to each other at Disneyland.
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This Is Not a Wedding: Drag Queens, Surrealist Florals & The First Same Sex Union in Montecosaro

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Fotosam

July 24, 2026

The concept behind Alessandro and Francesco's wedding came before anything else, they called it "This Is Not a Wedding". For them, the words had several meanings. The first was a nod to René Magritte and his surrealist work The Treachery of Images, with its famous declaration, "Ceci n’est pas une pipe” (this is not a pipe). The second was due to the legal reality of their relationship.
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Cottagecore Meets Queer Joy

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Bon Harder

July 15, 2026

A few years ago, Griffin was performing at a drag show when Jay became the first person to tip them. Griffin winked at him, then a couple of years later they matched on a dating app! From then on, they were inseparable. They were lucky enough to win a free wedding at The Vow Room in Spokane so they planned an intimate celebration that brought together cottagecore styling with astrology, queer joy and a palette of green and orange.
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Woodland Disco: A Wedding Shoot Full of Queer Love, Body Diversity & Gender Expression

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Espy Creative

June 17, 2026

Wedding themed photo shoots and editorials often follow a very particular formula, but when wedding planner Catalina Rojo of Celebrations by Catalina set out to organise one, she knew she'd be taking a very different route. Rather than focusing on a couple, or a single bride model, she called in help from a diverse collection of models and suppliers who she knew would help her celebrate inclusivity, creativity, and some really bold design ideas.
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This is What Can Happen When You Stop Waiting for Your Wedding to be Perfect

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Emily Avila

June 10, 2026

A few weeks before this shoot took place, the venue wasn't exactly wedding ready. The lease for Continental Square Ballroom in York, Pennsylvania, had only recently been signed. Furniture left behind by previous occupants was still scattered throughout the space and construction was ongoing. Most planners would have waited until the dust settled before bringing in photographers and models but Kyla Edwards of Eternal Moment saw it's potential.
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Sunrise Lover’s Leap Elopement

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Stag and Bird

March 17, 2026

April and Brandy married twice, both in ways that made sense for them. In July, under a willow tree in the garden of their friend and photographer Courtney of Stag and Bird, the couple made it official. By autumn, they decided they wanted a second day that marked the marriage in a different way. So, in October they drove four hours south from where they live in Kansas City to Eureka Springs, Arkansas. Waiting for them were Courtney and her assistant Kendal, along with a loose plan to say some vows at sunrise at Lover’s Leap, a scenic overlook just outside the town.
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The Apocalypse, but Make It a Wedding

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Sarah Kusz Weddings

December 17, 2025

The Apocalypse might not be a theme you'd automatically go for when planning a wedding, but for Kevin and Reagan it felt pretty spot on. They spent a long time deciding whether marriage made sense for them and as their conversations turned were political and grounded in the reality of the world they are moving through together, Reagan kept coming back to one thought: "This is my person to go through the apocalypse with." That was true with or without a wedding but once that idea landed, they couldn't shake it,
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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.
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