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katiekay - 07/22/08 - 7:10 pm (192.138.178.113)
post pictures of unconventional, but not hideous, wedding stuff. dresses, ceremonies, cakes, whatever. not stupid stuff. anything that still looks beautiful without having any taffeta, tulle, glitter, etc. i am not princess barbie.

no reason.
katiekay - 07/22/08 - 7:11 pm (192.138.178.113)
i like this dress:

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terrencehanscom - 07/22/08 - 7:11 pm (209.6.140.111)
bingo. i'm getting married at burning man
milkglass - 07/22/08 - 7:23 pm (74.8.119.71)
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my mom's pretty/sexy wedding dress. it's a prom dress!
kayla - 07/22/08 - 7:26 pm (209.6.145.7)
this probably isnt the style you are looking for, but holy shit its so cute! vera wang...

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katiekay - 07/22/08 - 7:37 pm (192.138.178.113)
awesome bridal photography

awesome looking book:
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milkglass - 07/22/08 - 7:44 pm (74.8.119.71)
there's also the anti-bride series.
katiekay - 07/22/08 - 7:46 pm (192.138.178.113)
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this is a similarish dress, which is still too froo froo for me. but pretty.
katiekay - 07/22/08 - 7:48 pm (192.138.178.113)
woops.
this is the dress:
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katiekay - 07/22/08 - 7:51 pm (192.138.178.113)
this lady had all of her guests hand her a flower as she walked down the aisle to form a bouquet. cute!
katiekay - 07/22/08 - 8:06 pm (192.138.178.113)
this couple had a photobooth at their reception, as well as zoo animals, video games, a carousel and hungry hungry hippos centerpieces.

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ALSO AT-ATS
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katiekay - 07/22/08 - 8:10 pm (192.138.178.113)
this couple met through their mechanic because they both love classic cars. they had their wedding in their house. i love this photography
katiekay - 07/22/08 - 8:11 pm (192.138.178.113)
best looking groom cake.

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flips - 07/22/08 - 8:15 pm (76.19.194.241)
That one with the classic car couple looks the most fun. I say whatever you do spend your money on good photography (unless you just happen to have a talented friend who wants to do it).
BeesKnees - 07/22/08 - 8:16 pm (65.96.221.197)
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streganona - 07/22/08 - 8:17 pm (24.128.14.213)
someone ask my family what the hell is wrong with doing it yourself. that house wedding looks so comfortable and just because it's at home doesn't mean it looks cheap. and what is wrong with cheap, anyway.
vom - 07/22/08 - 8:20 pm (76.119.34.41)
ARE YOU ENGAGED KTK
katiekay - 07/22/08 - 8:22 pm (192.138.178.113)
i just read this and got so teary. wtf.
seriously. best pictures. best wedding.
vom - 07/22/08 - 8:25 pm (76.119.34.41)
oh thats beautiful
calvin - 07/22/08 - 8:34 pm (24.34.58.39)
ceremony
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annie oakley
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reception
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weird drunken wedding moshing
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our minister delivering our certificate
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katiekay - 07/22/08 - 8:34 pm (192.138.178.113)
jacky, i am engaged. i announced it in the attn: couples thread. no one noticed but mothra and cripes.

HEY GUYS, LOOK HOW PRETTY
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OMG MARIO
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christopherlame - 07/22/08 - 8:36 pm (76.118.217.252)
we were married by a grumpy man in north carolina, i liked it
rrrrachel - 07/22/08 - 8:38 pm (71.184.244.111)
CONGRATS!
bio_rad - 07/22/08 - 8:40 pm (71.219.24.107)
i want to go back in time and steal that asian couple's wedding. that looks hell of fun.
katiekay - 07/22/08 - 8:41 pm (192.138.178.113)
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GIMME CHANDELIERS IN TREES PLZ
BeesKnees - 07/22/08 - 8:42 pm (65.96.221.197)
I am stealing that hungry hungry hippos idea
vom - 07/22/08 - 8:43 pm (76.119.34.41)
holy shit
congratulations
holy shit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
streganona - 07/22/08 - 8:44 pm (24.128.14.213)
blog p 2 has an amazing checkerboard dancefloor with simple white paper lanterns strung around and uh
i need to get back to work
streganona - 07/22/08 - 8:45 pm (24.128.14.213)
i mean

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vom - 07/22/08 - 8:45 pm (76.119.34.41)
now that i know that there is a reason for the thread i am going to find pretty things that you will deem useful
katiekay - 07/22/08 - 8:46 pm (192.138.178.113)
haha. yay me.
katiekay - 07/22/08 - 8:47 pm (192.138.178.113)
pretty lacey dress

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streganona - 07/22/08 - 8:52 pm (24.128.14.213)
i can't tell if the blog people are just great photographers OR if everyone in atlanta is naturally gorgeous.
katiekay - 07/22/08 - 8:54 pm (192.138.178.113)
jacky, call me back. i lost you and cannot call out on my phone!
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katiekay - 07/22/08 - 9:21 pm (192.138.178.113)
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katiekay - 07/22/08 - 9:24 pm (192.138.178.113)
what a babe

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ManxomeFoe - 07/22/08 - 9:24 pm (209.6.159.129)
katie are you fucking kidding? Congrats!
katiekay - 07/22/08 - 9:25 pm (192.138.178.113)
HEY! MORE YAY ME! YAY!
THANKS!
tremulantcake - 07/22/08 - 9:28 pm (75.69.185.133)
We're not engaged, we're superfucking!
katiekay - 07/22/08 - 9:31 pm (192.138.178.113)
and at the risk of sounding like a jerk to non-comedy-reference-getting folk, my wouldbe offbeat husband enters the thread!
rockbottom - 07/22/08 - 9:33 pm (76.24.236.129)
wedding rap
linds - 07/22/08 - 9:35 pm (75.101.10.76)
I can send you the Offbeat Bride book if you like. I finished reading it.
The BEST website is:
kvetch.indiebride.com

If you end up posting there, give me a heads-up, and I'll send you my username on there.

I will post lots of pictures in this thread later.
appletree - 07/22/08 - 9:38 pm (216.15.125.149)
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katiekay - 07/22/08 - 9:39 pm (192.138.178.113)
linds, i would love that! how much would you want for it?
i will check that site out once i'm done gushing over vintage dresses!
streganona - 07/22/08 - 9:39 pm (24.128.14.213)
bahaha that is an amazing picture
appletree - 07/22/08 - 9:41 pm (216.15.125.149)
thanks! that's us at our wedding
streganona - 07/22/08 - 9:42 pm (24.128.14.213)
well yes, i inferred that
also nice plaid

so i want a checkerboard dance floor even for like, the weekend
katiekay - 07/22/08 - 9:53 pm (192.138.178.113)
i love this:

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Red envelopes are traditionally given by chinese people on days of celebration filled with money. instead, we asked that all guests at our wedding participate in our ceremony by writing their wishes for our marriage on a card and placing it in the red envelope. the bridespeople and groomspeople walked down the aisle with baskets and collected all the wishes from the guests, then placed it at the altar. we were then married surrounded by everyone’s good wishes for our marriage. each envelope had a number written on it, from 1 to 60. We will open all envelopes labeled “1″ on our first wedding anniversary, all envelopes labeled “50″ on our 50th wedding anniversary, etc
rockbottom - 07/22/08 - 9:55 pm (76.24.236.129)
Wai-Ching makes great dresses
streganona - 07/22/08 - 9:55 pm (24.128.14.213)
if we did that we would end up with a tree trimmed in fart jokes
katiekay - 07/22/08 - 9:55 pm (192.138.178.113)
oh yeah. my cousin is getting married soon. he's going to be a samurai and the bride is going to be a geisha. on the beach! so good.
katiekay - 07/22/08 - 9:58 pm (192.138.178.113)
those wai-ching dresses are something else. some of them are so gorgeous. some are just strange.
katiekay - 07/22/08 - 10:32 pm (192.138.178.113)
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flips - 07/22/08 - 10:45 pm (76.19.194.241)
Congratulations!!!
katiekay - 07/22/08 - 10:59 pm (192.138.178.113)
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i am so in love with this couple and their library wedding.
calvin - 07/22/08 - 11:10 pm (24.34.58.39)
congrats, lady...
katiekay - 07/22/08 - 11:22 pm (192.138.178.113)
thank you!

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walker - 07/22/08 - 11:30 pm (76.119.234.172)
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walker - 07/22/08 - 11:30 pm (76.119.234.172)
The Boston Public Library is the second most expensive venue in town. Sad that I know this.
streganona - 07/22/08 - 11:32 pm (24.128.14.213)
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streganona - 07/22/08 - 11:32 pm (24.128.14.213)
if my friends will help me build that i will get married yesterday
linds - 07/23/08 - 1:55 am (75.101.10.76)
I have this dress, and it's going to have a little less boobage day-of:
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We're going for 'have a sweet party and get hitched while hanging out'; Renting an old New England farmhouse, converted into a youth hostel, for a whole weekend, so people can stay over:
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We're getting married by our sisters (thanks, sweet MA law allowing anyone to be deputized for a day!).

I'll again plug the kvetch.indiebride.com site, especially the Weddings We Loved section, for finding sweet pictures and ideas, so you don't have to start from scratch.
Huts - 07/23/08 - 1:57 am (66.31.165.185)
my friend just recently got engaged and they just set their wedding day for my BIRTHDAY. fuck them, i want my day back.
katiekay - 07/23/08 - 1:59 am (192.138.178.113)
dude, that dress is out of this world. so awesome. i want to see so many pictures!
gobeartrap - 07/23/08 - 2:07 am (71.232.78.10)
waffle house wedding?
ellehcim - 07/23/08 - 2:21 am (71.232.185.191)
man, i like a lot of stuff about weddings, outside of the marriage part. maybe i will participate in this thread. also, CONGRATULATIONS
katiekay - 07/23/08 - 2:38 am (192.138.178.148)
:D
Huts - 07/23/08 - 2:41 am (66.31.165.185)
oh wait i totally missed the point of this thread. congratulations!
heyradio - 07/23/08 - 3:08 am (24.60.188.43)
aw congrats! i'm really happy for you
katiekay - 07/23/08 - 5:39 am (192.138.178.113)
yay, thanks!
digger - 07/23/08 - 7:38 am (18.38.2.103)
unconventional weddings don't count, y'know...
monacomachine - 07/23/08 - 9:16 am (134.174.151.132)
We rented a summer camp.

I highly recommend it-- it was inexpensive, totally low-key, and fun for everyone, from kids to old people. It was a whole weekend, people stayed in the camp cabins, we had a semi-potluck main dinner, kegs and an all night dance party, a pancake breakfast, my dad married us, there was kickball and canoe races.

<http://farm1.static.flickr.com/97/255032393_9c024f7603.jpg>

I can send you other pictures/info, if you want, katie.

Congratulations!
monacomachine - 07/23/08 - 9:18 am (134.174.151.132)
OOPS:

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lil_red - 07/23/08 - 9:19 am (24.91.119.61)
HEYYY CONTRATULATIONS

katie if you ever want to hang out and talk about weddings I am so down!!!!!!!
ManxomeFoe - 07/23/08 - 9:32 am (69.32.167.1)
Katie! I am still excited about this.
exxsarahx - 07/23/08 - 9:35 am (72.85.250.121)
OMG i am in love with this thread and the pictures. i want that cake with the zebra print.
athena - 07/23/08 - 9:37 am (192.234.246.206)
linds, i looooove that dress

also congrats katiekay!
torpaul - 07/23/08 - 9:56 am (68.14.87.52)
holy shit, congrats katie!!!!!

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the wifey

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me and the metal groomsmen
tintern - 07/23/08 - 10:18 am (63.116.56.11)
I have no idea if this has been mentioned yet but this show is hilarious:

CMT's My Big Redneck Wedding
mike - 07/23/08 - 10:20 am (24.193.67.29)
i attended one at the gazebo at Jamaica Pond and the bride came down to the star wars theme (ATTN KATIE KAY), the reception was at the Milky Way - it was pretty awesome.
sugarbee - 07/23/08 - 10:25 am (207.180.186.94)
yeah, if there us not an abundant star wars theme (like someone in a wookie costume marrying the two of you) then this won't be an official katiekay wedding.
Douchetooth - 07/23/08 - 10:29 am (140.247.119.219)
A close friend of mine had her ceremony in the Fenway area right near the Longwood stop on the D line. It was very beautiful and it was so nice to have the wedding outside. I wish I could find pictures because her dress was classy and gorgeous and not your typical tacky wedding dress at all.
exxsarahx - 07/23/08 - 10:34 am (72.85.250.121)
my bffs wedding

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More photos of my friend Dave's wedding to the beyootiful Cara can be found here
argo - 07/23/08 - 1:03 pm (98.216.106.78)
That's funny, I saw this thread and was going to post in it later, but monacomachine beat me to it! I was Cara and Dave's photographer. They were awesome, and I got some great shots.

Here's some unconventional photographs from that wedding that aren't on my blog:

Holga

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Polaroids

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olive - 07/23/08 - 1:05 pm (67.90.36.114)
i LOVE that library wedding dress. so pretty.
olive - 07/23/08 - 1:09 pm (67.90.36.114)
i also love this dress
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cripes - 07/23/08 - 1:14 pm (24.218.18.202)
library wedding <3
terminalryan - 07/23/08 - 3:50 pm (76.118.199.205)
library wedding is very cute
plus
HOLY SHIT KATIE YOU'RE GONNA GET MARRIED THAT RULES!
appletree - 07/23/08 - 5:28 pm (128.33.73.211)
from the back that last dress is spectacular. from the front it looks like a t-shirt sewn onto the bottom half of a gown
streganona - 07/23/08 - 6:26 pm (24.128.14.213)
library wedding bride looked like jen in one picture so much i thought it was her, at least from the pictures i've seen of jen


ok but here's the thing about weddings that i don't get
i feel like i would be kind of embarrassed about the whole THE BRIDE IS THE PRINCESS schtick. you know?
katiekay - 07/26/08 - 3:49 pm (192.138.178.113)
omg. i forgot that when you say things on the internet, everyone finds out. i went to the show last night and like 20 people, including people i didn't realize had the internet, were like "YAY MARRY!"

thanks so much to everyone. everytime i think about this stuff i get all giddy. also, i love(!!) these pictures:

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also, my boyfriend doesn't remotely care about star wars beyond liking that it makes me happy.
katiekay - 07/26/08 - 3:51 pm (192.138.178.113)
oh yeah. and we have no set date or anything. we know that we want a semi-long engagement because our lives are not exactly synced up just yet, what with living/going to school in different states and stuff. hey what's up being responsible adults about things that are hard to not be spontaneous about. mmm.
katiekay - 07/26/08 - 6:15 pm (192.138.178.113)
A M A Z I N G

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katiekay - 07/26/08 - 6:24 pm (192.138.178.113)
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gorgeous

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katiekay - 07/26/08 - 6:53 pm (192.138.178.113)
this is so so so not me, but cute!

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vom - 07/26/08 - 6:59 pm (98.217.180.78)
wear a hippie dress
katiekay - 07/26/08 - 7:02 pm (192.138.178.113)
i don't wear hippie dresses now, though. although, i made a weird goldenrod/yellow gauzey sundress. i've never worn it outside of my livingroom. :(

also, omg:
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katiekay - 07/26/08 - 7:03 pm (192.138.178.113)
oh yeah. how do you tell the cousin that was always sort of like your sister that you don't want her involved in your wedding as anything more than a guest? :(
katiekay - 07/26/08 - 7:24 pm (192.138.178.113)
more bikes:
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eatingout - 07/26/08 - 7:29 pm (66.31.45.77)
My sister is apparently toying with the idea of getting married in a bbq restaurant... defying convention - yes. Helpful with dress ideas - no.

Good luck and congrats!
katiekay - 07/26/08 - 7:31 pm (192.138.178.113)
haha, really we should be getting married in a sushi bar. or have a nori dress or something.
eatingout - 07/26/08 - 7:33 pm (66.31.45.77)
If you are serious, call some places up. It was cheaper to reserve space at the bbq place than any hall/vfw/elks club/etc.

Its also way cheaper than a caterer, in many instances.

(ps - make the guests fill up on seaweed salad or something)
bio_rad - 07/26/08 - 7:37 pm (71.219.34.195)
i think if i ever get married, it will have to be at one of those private room karaoke places, and there will be sushi all over the place, and an open bar that only serves mai tais and scorpion bowls.

.. that's a big if, though.
katiekay - 07/26/08 - 7:45 pm (192.138.178.113)
no karaoke!
bio_rad - 07/26/08 - 9:43 pm (71.219.34.195)
WHAT.

the karaoke is the best part.
katiekay - 07/26/08 - 9:55 pm (192.138.178.113)
you haven't met my father.
Morgan - 07/27/08 - 12:31 am (209.6.144.175)
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IT'S A TRAP
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Ours was pretty straightforward, but you should definitely go with

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tinobeat - 07/27/08 - 12:48 am (98.216.110.248)
My parents had an awesome quasi-elopement. They knew they were gonna get married, their families knew they were gonna get married, but there was no date set. Then one day they were in a coastal Croatian town with my pop's family and they said they were gonna go into town to run some errands. They went to a justice of the peace or whatever Croatian equivalent there is, and got married. They met my dad's family in town later and told them they'd just gotten married. Just then an annual town celebration/festival was starting, and rumor went around that some couple had gotten married, and so thousands of people toasted and partied with my folks. My mom wore a bright red dress and my dad wore black pants, a black shirt, and some sunglasses. The pictures look badass.

My wife and I had a more traditional church wedding, with the reception at the Fogg Museum. I think the unconventional stuff was in the details, not necessarily the whole picture. We had a Hungarian vocal group sing as guests came, we had Eli Reed & The True Loves play a burnin' dance party, and there were lots of little bits of Croatian, Hungarian, and Southern tradition strewn around. It wasn't some wild reinvention, but it really was the most wonderful party. Kalyn wore an incredible dress, the bridesmaids wore black, looked awesome, and I had my guys wear black suits. I didn't want a tuxedo anywhere near the proceedings...

I wish I had some pictures
tinobeat - 07/27/08 - 12:49 am (98.216.110.248)
hit "make it so" too soon!

I wish I had some pictures online, we've been exceedingly slow on getting the photo album done, its been over two years now.
tinobeat - 07/27/08 - 1:00 am (98.216.110.248)
OK, I nerded out and uploaded a few, all these wedding pictures people are posting are so awesome, I wanted to play along...

here's two from ours:

Kalyn approaching the church in Harvard Sq.
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sick party!
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tinobeat - 07/27/08 - 1:01 am (98.216.110.248)
AMAZING suit, Morgan.
tinobeat - 07/27/08 - 1:17 am (98.216.110.248)
Also, I'd be wildly remiss in not saying congratulations katiekay!

huzzah!
heyradio - 07/27/08 - 1:21 am (24.60.188.43)
Morgan - I was looking at pictures of your guys wedding online. You both look amazing!!!
torpaul - 07/27/08 - 10:16 am (68.14.87.52)
man, a sushi bar would be ridiculous. we had a fairly straight forward ceremony in the morning. really quick though. like 15min. then we had a lunch buffet at a local italian restaurant. no dancing or nothing, but we made a playlist and that going in the background. just an informal thing with lots of eating. and then that night we had a party in providence with a dj and bbq-ing. it was a really good day. we went home in between. opened cards. it was nice.
emilymc - 07/27/08 - 12:03 pm (98.217.193.12)
wow, this wedding! http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/27/fashion/weddings/27VOWS.html?ref=weddings
Morgan - 07/27/08 - 2:55 pm (209.6.144.175)
Thanks, guys! Getting that suit together was a labor of love; I think it might've taken me longer than it took Rosie to find her dress. At one point I caught myself seriously thinking "sock garters! How did I forget sock garters?!" and had to take a big mental step back.
dynne - 07/27/08 - 4:13 pm (82.105.216.178)
r.i.p. the fogg!
katiemf - 07/27/08 - 7:21 pm (71.232.15.120)
all of these weddings look awesome. i looked at both the fogg art museum (couldn't hold all of our guests) and the boston public library for our wedding. bpl was soooooo expensive and only does a few weddings/ year (they have a big waiting list).
Bridget - 07/27/08 - 7:26 pm (76.118.182.159)
CONGRATS!!!!!

I am JEALOUS!

I'm sure you will have an amazing unique and wonderful wedding! Good luck!
asemisldkfj - 07/27/08 - 7:39 pm (96.233.21.227)
my cousin got married in a bar.
katiekay - 07/28/08 - 2:41 am (192.138.178.103)
this was my parents' first wedding. this is the sweet picture. the one of the other 3 people there is less charming and more hilarious.

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katiekay - 07/28/08 - 2:45 am (192.138.178.103)
also, really, i wish she still had the dress. with very few alterations (she made it herself!) it would be so nice and simple. however, i hope that suit jacket burned. if it could.
kayla - 07/28/08 - 3:34 am (209.6.145.7)
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without the stupid thing on her head
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kayla - 07/28/08 - 3:41 am (209.6.145.7)
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kayla - 07/28/08 - 3:44 am (209.6.145.7)
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if you had a sushi wedding, you could get chopsticks that have you guys names and the date of your wedding on them as the gift!
katiekay - 07/28/08 - 3:49 am (192.138.178.103)
omg kayla. be my maid of honor. i LOVE so much of what you posted.
kayla - 07/28/08 - 3:51 am (209.6.145.7)
haha, aw, im glad! i dont really know why, but i think i would be really good at planning weddings. which is really weird considering im not even sure if i ever want to get married.
monacomachine - 07/28/08 - 1:47 pm (134.174.151.132)
I finally uploaded a few pictures of my summer camp wedding as a little propaganda tour, because weddings at camps are pretty flexible and fun.

For example, we had:

Canoe races (unfuckwithable and zekar's niece is in this picture-- cutie pie!!!)
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A quasi potluck main meal
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A wheel of cheese instead of a cake
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(at the last minute, we also got a cake from a local bakery)
A costume party and dancing until 4AM.
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Room enough to accommodate your enormous family
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(this is my mom's family-- my dad's family's bigger)

We also had:
1. Kickball
2. A Climbing wall
3. People stayed over in cabins
4. A pancake breakfast
5. Oh, and a wedding ceremony

My favorite part of all was that the camp we got married at serves low-income and homeless kids from Boston (I worked there one summer). Renting the camp also supports their kid programs.
monacomachine - 07/28/08 - 1:49 pm (134.174.151.132)
Sorry, I'm a bad herfer:

Canoe races (unfuckwithable and zekar's niece is in this picture-- cutie pie!!!)
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A wheel of cheese instead of a cake
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(at the last minute, we also got a cake from a local bakery)
monacomachine - 07/28/08 - 1:50 pm (134.174.151.132)
Fuck me.
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monacomachine - 07/28/08 - 1:51 pm (134.174.151.132)
Screw it. It's not like people don't know what a wheel of cheese looks like...
katiekay - 07/28/08 - 3:55 pm (72.92.236.244)
haha. that is so awesome. i don't know if we have remotely that many people to invite to really make it make sense, but i love the idea of it. our love formed by a campfire. aw.

and here's your cheese cake. badumchin.

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xdementia - 07/28/08 - 4:09 pm (206.19.217.25)
My BFF got married on a cruise ship. It was a great alternative to going to Ohio or some shit for a few days. Much more enjoyable for the guests, and cheaper for the wedding party as well since food is included with the cruise!
olive - 07/28/08 - 4:18 pm (67.90.36.114)
adams cousin also did a wedding cruise. i wish i could have gone!
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HoneyPie - 07/28/08 - 6:29 pm (69.86.127.251)
i CONGRATULATIONS !

I've had that photo of the red dress saved forever as my potential dress but my hair is gonna be red for the rest of my life and I promised my step-mom I would wear her dress. I wish I had a pic of it. It's soooooo eighties with the biggest, puffy sleeves you'll ever see, but she said I can take 'em off. lol

Hope you find something perfect! When is the big day??
truthserum - 07/28/08 - 6:46 pm (71.255.165.105)
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i married these two to each other in the wood with their kids. one kid held the flowers, the other kid threw bottle caps to line the path, and the other one did something else i can't remember. they ran down the path to me and i was directed to say something like, "finally! you're here!" even though we'd all arrived at the same time.

their public wedding involved a ride on a tandem bike. i'll have to find photos of that.
minicees - 07/28/08 - 6:56 pm (72.166.46.129)
my brother and his wife got married at the top of a hill in Yosemite. It was the most fun wedding ever, and they barely spent any money at all. The "rehearsal dinner" was a costume party and square dance - with a caller and everything. Then the wedding was outside, and afterwards my brother made us all do the Thriller dance - no joke, we had practices and everything. And everyone had a "job", sort of - one person did the flowers, one person made a cake that looked like a mountain (they're both rock climbers), and it was made of brownies and we all had brownie sundaes!

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Thriller dance:
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minicees - 07/28/08 - 6:58 pm (72.166.46.129)
PS - Kayla, those sushi cakes look awesome.

Olive, you are always the source for cute dresses!
crackonacracker - 07/28/08 - 7:10 pm (69.39.98.149)
the last wedding i went to, with my co-worker's daughter and bill's co-worker, was SUPER traditional except for one very funny, very maine thing: the rings were carried down the aisle on deer antlers. it got a HUGE laugh, which was awesome because the mother of the bride had been SO INTENSE the whole year they were planning the wedding and it was a relief that it could still be a fun event.
Fowler - 07/28/08 - 7:27 pm (24.60.19.217)
This is why I am an ordained minister and and am doing everything I need to do legal-wise to marry people.
heyradio - 07/28/08 - 7:45 pm (24.60.188.43)
Lots of strapless dresses posted. Am I the only one who thinks they are generally unflattering unless you are really tiny?
linds - 07/29/08 - 12:09 am (75.101.10.76)
Minicees, I only see red squares?

Heyradio - I totally agree with you. Strapless dresses = BLEHCHHHHCHCh on me.
minicees - 07/29/08 - 11:49 am (72.166.46.129)
oh bummer... theyre showing up for me but maybe snapfish is shutting me down
lauren - 07/29/08 - 12:12 pm (69.86.240.127)
olive posted the wedding dress my sister is (probably) getting from j.crew.
eatingout - 07/29/08 - 12:15 pm (140.247.82.242)
Does "maternity wedding gown" fit under the unconventional theme?
olive - 07/29/08 - 12:21 pm (67.90.36.114)
heyradio - 07/28/08 - 7:45 pm (24.60.188.43)
Lots of strapless dresses posted. Am I the only one who thinks they are generally unflattering unless you are really tiny?


i think they can look great, but personally, i dont like them. i am self concious of my under arm fat.


lauren, which dress is she getting?
argo - 07/29/08 - 12:36 pm (98.216.106.78)
Just say no to strapless dresses. They're unflattering on A LOT of brides, which makes my job of taking their picture harder. Don't make my job hard.
katiekay - 08/04/08 - 2:21 am (72.92.236.244)
i don't have the chest for a strapless dress even if i liked them. give support, not anxiety!
sarahd - 08/04/08 - 9:21 am (63.244.5.1)
monacomachine, your wedding sounds SO SO awesome!
what camp did you rent?
now i think if i were ever to get married i would do it at a camp - what a good idea! so fun and affordable and not super fancy!

also, i love maggie! cutest ever!
flips - 08/06/08 - 3:08 pm (199.94.69.26)
Hey i just came across the weddings section of NY Mags website while looking at their fashion blog.

I have not looked at the whole thing but the Pedicab idea is really cute!

Also their fashion blog is a riot.

http://nymag.com/weddings/planner/2008/summer/standout-reception/
lizz - 08/06/08 - 3:46 pm (71.233.79.1)
this is a friend's wedding last august. it was kind of conventional, but the dress is super pretty so whatevs.

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coweatman - 08/06/08 - 4:19 pm (209.6.236.231)
i really liked morgan and rosie's wedding. it was simple but it fit both of them really well. and morgan's suit was fantastic.

great suit:
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also, seeing this guy in a tie was great:
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streganona - 08/11/08 - 11:44 am (64.214.98.3)
after the shower for my cousin yesterday, more than one of my relatives said to me later they can't wait for me to get married because it will be ACTUALLY FUN and that they now realize how much they prefer unconventional style, not one of these braying bridezilla conformity-fests.
monacomachine - 08/11/08 - 1:15 pm (134.174.151.132)
sarah d--

I know! Maggie gets cuter and cuter every time I see her. She's also really into bugs, which is so hilarious.

We rented Camp Wing/Duxbury Stockade in Duxbury, MA. It's a big place, but really just worked out perfectly for us.
streganona - 08/11/08 - 1:17 pm (64.214.98.3)
also my sister said that the nice thing about there being two sisters is that when i disappoint my mother with my counterculture hippie let down disappointment wedding, there will still be a chance for her to do it right.
sarahd - 08/11/08 - 1:18 pm (63.244.5.1)
awesome, thanks!
streganona - 08/31/08 - 11:00 am (24.128.14.213)
this dress is beautiful and i am not biased because of her fork/knife/s&p tattoos i swear

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appletree - 08/31/08 - 11:19 am (216.15.125.149)
hahaha I can't wait for your sister to be so, so wrong
katiekay - 09/16/08 - 8:46 am (192.138.178.113)
bump bump bump for discussion on inexpensive weddings
katiekay - 09/16/08 - 9:02 am (192.138.178.113)
this wedding photography is phenomenal.
eepee - 09/16/08 - 9:59 am (72.248.52.91)
did i promote my parents' photography enough yet? cause i can do it again.
also, here's another site i'm excited about: diy bride.
there's instructions on how to make your own birdcage veil in the book. yay for inexpensive!
bonnie - 09/16/08 - 10:24 am (65.96.201.255)
buy a dress from a thrift shop.
linds - 09/16/08 - 10:34 am (75.101.10.76)
eepee, your parents' photography looks great! I love their site design, too.
megret - 09/16/08 - 10:45 am (155.52.4.132)
i had a super cheap wedding! it was really fun and full of family, at a hall on the beach in quincy. we ordered pizza and listened to a really long mix of songs that edward made on his computer lined out through a friend's PA. friends and family took pictures, and we did pot luck desserts. so all the pictures are hilarious and goofy and not staged, and all the food was amazingly awesome.

us standing up front with the jp:
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friends and fam! as part of our vows, we had a really dorky cute community vow where we made everyone in the room say I DO. it was adorable and made everyone cry! <3
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the centerpieces my mom made out of shells and napkins and some christmas tree shop lanterns:
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dudes lookin at the view, it was the end of june, but it was foggy and cool, which was soooo perfect:
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me and the JP and my dad (L-R) on the deck:
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pizza!
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wedding cake (one of many) made of rice crispies treats and coco crispies treats, with bride and groom wind up lobsters:
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my tiny ring!
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it was super super fun and non stressful and soooooo cheap. about 110 people or so, and including our clothes and rings and invitations and all that, it was probably under 2K? :D
katiekay - 11/07/08 - 9:31 am (192.138.178.123)
QUESTION!!
so, we don't want to have a giant wedding anyway... so we probably won't have a really big wedding party... but i don't know if i'm close enough with any women to ask them to be in it, anyway. this is sort of a bummer, but whatever. is it weird that i want my mom to be my maid of honor?

:(
BarXtheRockinM - 11/07/08 - 9:49 am (148.183.241.21)
I don't think it's weird at all. And who cares if it is? If your mom is your favorite lady, then why not ask her to be your maid of honor?
argo - 11/07/08 - 9:52 am (65.78.25.94)
Maid or Matron of Honor?

I wouldn't think it's weird, but then I think it's awesome whenever weddings are a bit different. I've shot weddings where the mom was the matron of honor, or the dad was the best man.

Something I like to tell my bridal couples: it's your wedding. Forget about what weddings are "supposed" to be like, or what they "traditionally" entail. What do YOU want? Go with that.
katiekay - 11/07/08 - 9:54 am (192.138.178.123)
she is my favorite woman ever.
tylerforpants - 11/07/08 - 10:00 am (24.151.141.96)
calvin - 07/22/08 - 8:34 pm (24.34.58.39)
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haha, what the fuck? i'm pretty sure that's my step-sister's son, aiden.
katiekay - 11/07/08 - 10:01 am (192.138.178.123)
well, yeah. i just think it will be weird to see ryan's hippie friend adamtalkstotrees walk down the "aisle"? with my momma.