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Pictures of creative wedding details, including decorations, accessories, gifts, cultural traditions, and ceremony ideas.

Outdoor urban wedding reception with a projected slideshow of drawings of the couple
Outdoor urban wedding reception with a projected slideshow of drawings of the couple's engagement portraits

Grilled cheese sandwiches served as a late night snack to dancing guests
Grilled cheese sandwiches served as a late night snack to dancing guests

Display of family photographs
Display of family photographs

Colorful basket of water bottles for outdoor wedding ceremony
Colorful basket of water bottles for outdoor wedding ceremony

Vase filled with stones that guests have held in their hands and given blessings for the marriage.
Vase filled with stones that guests have held in their hands and given blessings for the marriage.

Sixpence
Sixpence

Menu selection identification cards
Menu selection identification cards

Bridesmaids with parasols during a rainy springtime wedding
Bridesmaids with parasols during a rainy springtime wedding

Bride with red parasol
Bride with red parasol

Fish napkin rings at a beach wedding
Fish napkin rings at a beach wedding

Collages of childhood photos of the bride and groom
Collages of childhood photos of the bride and groom

Lounge area outside ballroom
Lounge area outside ballroom

Handfasting ceremony
Handfasting ceremony

Photos of the bride and groom through the years, displayed on a clothesline with clothespins
Photos of the bride and groom through the years, displayed on a clothesline with clothespins

Something blue embroidered inside the bridal gown
Something blue embroidered inside the bridal gown

Blue and pink wedding place cards displayed with family photographs and the bride and groom\
Blue and pink wedding place cards displayed with family photographs and the bride and groom\'s initials

Line dancing lessons at a cowboy-themed wedding reception
Line dancing lessons at a cowboy-themed wedding reception

Penny taped inside bride
Penny taped inside bride's shoe

Bouquet made of the heirloom brooches
Bouquet made of the heirloom brooches

Bride in a hat with a birdcage veil
Bride in a hat with a birdcage veil

Chandeliers in wedding reception tent
Chandeliers in wedding reception tent

Surprise garter for the army groom
Surprise garter for the army groom

Colorful lanterns in wedding reception tent
Colorful lanterns in wedding reception tent

Groom with top hat and bride with lace parasol
Groom with top hat and bride with lace parasol

Shawls for the ladies to wear on a chilly evening
Shawls for the ladies to wear on a chilly evening

Olive branch wedding crowns
Olive branch wedding crowns

Horseshoe fastened to the bride
Horseshoe fastened to the bride's bouquet for luck

Traditional Ukrainian wedding bread, made by the grandmother
Traditional Ukrainian wedding bread, made by the grandmother

Personalized napkins
Personalized napkins

Graphical timeline of events
Graphical timeline of events

Flip flops for the guests to wear while dancing
Flip flops for the guests to wear while dancing

A photo and dogtags of the bride
A photo and dogtags of the bride's brother, who had recently passed away in Iraq

Parasols given to guests before a springtime wedding ceremony
Parasols given to guests before a springtime wedding ceremony

Personalized tote bag for the bride
Personalized tote bag for the bride

Wine unity ceremony
Wine unity ceremony

Handmade fabric boutonnieres
Handmade fabric boutonnieres

Olive leaf wedding crowns
Olive leaf wedding crowns

Mr. and Mrs. luggage tags
Mr. and Mrs. luggage tags

Chandeliers hung from reception tent
Chandeliers hung from reception tent

This ring bearer carried teddy bears dressed like the brides instead of a ring pillow.
This ring bearer carried teddy bears dressed like the brides instead of a ring pillow.

Sword for the cake cutting
Sword for the cake cutting

Blue bridal undergarment with "I Do"
Blue bridal undergarment with "I Do"

Engraved cake cutter
Engraved cake cutter

Engraved cake serving set
Engraved cake serving set

Photos of the bride and groom as children
Photos of the bride and groom as children

Handmade gingerbread house with a bride and a groom, used as a card box
Handmade gingerbread house with a bride and a groom, used as a card box

A ceremony reading from a favorite childhood book
A ceremony reading from a favorite childhood book

Air Force photos of the groom, father of the groom, and father of the bride
Air Force photos of the groom, father of the groom, and father of the bride

Lounge area at wedding reception
Lounge area at wedding reception

Recreation of the groom
Recreation of the groom's Scrabble proposal

Embroidered cloth coasters
Embroidered cloth coasters

Penny in the bride
Penny in the bride's yellow diesel sneakers

Miniature cake for the bride in her favorite flavor
Miniature cake for the bride in her favorite flavor

Sign for the bride and groom
Sign for the bride and groom's sweetheart table

Scrabble tiles with the initials of the bride and groom, fastened to the base of the bridal bouquet
Scrabble tiles with the initials of the bride and groom, fastened to the base of the bridal bouquet

Tote bags for the bride
Tote bags for the bride

Swing at outdoor reception
Swing at outdoor reception

Table settings in orange and purple, with glowing purple ice cubes
Table settings in orange and purple, with glowing purple ice cubes

Family heirloom sword used to cut the cake
Family heirloom sword used to cut the cake

Traditional Ukr
Traditional Ukr

Fireworks at a July 4th wedding reception
Fireworks at a July 4th wedding reception

A display of family photographs on the guestbook table
A display of family photographs on the guestbook table

Personalized purple ice cubes that light up
Personalized purple ice cubes that light up

"I do" written on soles of the bride
"I do" written on soles of the bride's shoes

Campfire at winter wedding
Campfire at winter wedding

Display of family photographs and the initials of the bride and groom
Display of family photographs and the initials of the bride and groom

Traditional Polish chair-breaking ceremony
Traditional Polish chair-breaking ceremony

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