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Black & White Tim Burton-esque Wedding with Pops of Colour

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Charlotte Wotton

January 12, 2022

Sophie and Michael's love of Tim Burton movies, particularly, Nightmare Before Christmas, inspired their November wedding. They were influenced by the aesthetics of Halloween Town, which is dark and creepy but has pops of colour. The bride had a black and white striped dress made for her by Rosie Red Corsetry & Couture which she wore with an OGSquad crown. The decorations were all homemade and their handfasting ceremony, led by a friend, featured the vows from Corpse Bride.
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Psychedelic Summer of Love Wedding at America’s Longest Running Hippie Commune

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Robin Clark

October 28, 2021

This wedding h so perfectly merged the modern festival wedding trend with the 1960s hippie aesthetic. Kristel and Joe chose Black Oak Ranch as their venue, which is widely considered to be America's longest running hippie commune. It is also known for it's involvement in music and politics over the years, including serving breakfast in bed for 400,000 people at Woodstock!
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Lana Del Ray Meets Midsommar Inspired Wedding on a £2000 Budget

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Daniel Thompson

October 19, 2021

Midsommar may be a horror movie, but the aesthetic is anything but scary, which is why Shar and Scotty were so heavily inspired by it for their not-at-all Halloweeny summer wedding. When Covid hit, it made them realise what they really wanted (and didn't want) for their day so they had their reception of cake and informal, unplanned speeches at the bride's mum's house and spent less than £2,000 to boot!
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Sophisticated Yet Spooky Wedding on Halloween

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Kristen Wynn

October 11, 2021

Heather and Anthony chose October 31st 2020 as their wedding date but they didn't want the usual themed wedding with Halloween decorations and costumes. Instead they wanted their day to feel traditional but in black instead of white, "I like to think it was quite the creepy yet classy affair", said the bride. For the colours, they went with a ghostly grey and magical magenta except for their outfits which were all-black.
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Adventurous & Carefree Elopement in the Woods

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Coral Dove

September 10, 2021

When a wedding photographer gets married, you know the pictures are going to be a big consideration. Peyton, who married Cullen in June, decided she wanted the day primarily shot on film and so they hired Coral Dove Photography to do the honours. They eloped in the woods in Maryland with a $2000 budget. The bride wore vintage dress she found on Facebook marketplace for $75 and carried a bouquet made from flowers from her grandmother's garden.
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