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No Ragrets: A Stylist’s Guide to Enjoying Wedding Planning

Kate Forsyth

Maoizm Bridal

August 21, 2025

We all know the truly chilling/hilarious and deeply ironic 'no ragrets' tattoo. A permanent mistake the wearer must live with that not only is so cringe and embarrassing but maybe more importantly, flies in the face of the tattoo's intent; to live a life of freedom without the weight of regrets. Alert, alert, you fucked it. Your life is now reduced to a monumental 'ragret' that you cannot escape (the ‘No ragrets’ guy is actually a character from a movie, but you get the drift!)
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Unique Wedding Traditions From Around the World (and How to Make Them Your Own)

Guest Contributor

August 14, 2025

Although weddings are a universal event, the celebrations of them vary as much as the cultures from which they originate. Couples all over the world have discovered charming, unusual, and endearing ways to commemorate the beginning of their lives together. All of the customs can encourage couples to make something special for themselves, whether they are joyful outbursts of creativity or deeply rooted in centuries-old beliefs.
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Your Wedding Doesn’t Need a PR Campaign

Kat

The Photography Carousel Ride

August 12, 2025

Planning a wedding is hard enough without also being subjected to a running public commentary. And yet, that’s exactly what’s happening on TikTok right now. Every detail is open for critique, whether it’s the dress silhouette, the centrepieces, or the way someone walks down the aisle. Not just behind closed doors, but in your own comment section, where onlookers are ready to openly judge your every decision and brazenly discuss why they don’t like what you did.
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Preserving Your Wedding Flowers: How to Turn Your Bouquet into Pressed Flower Art

Guest Contributor

August 11, 2025

Your wedding bouquet doesn’t need to die a slow, soggy death in a vase after your wedding. If you’ve put time, money, and meaning into your flowers, why not actually do something with them? Pressing your bouquet is an easy, hands-on way to make something that will last forever. Artist and founder of Domain of the Flowering, Tricia Paoluccio, breaks it down into something anyone can do, no experience required. This is your no-fluff, no-fuss guide to turning wedding flowers into something worth keeping.
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How to Create the Ultimate Alternative Wedding Playlist

Guest Contributor

Twigs Branch

July 30, 2025

More often than not, weddings are much more than a quiet evening event with a little dinner and music. They’re an all-day, outright celebration of lives intertwining – and music is the symphony that elevates every moment. So what better way to mark the occasion than to creatively compose the soundtrack for your entire day – just as if you were soundtracking the movie of your life. Here’s an outline of what your day could look like. Use it as inspiration to create a day that feels authentically you!
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The Soundtrack of Love: How to Choose the Perfect Wedding Music

Jon Carpenter

Alyssa Foster

July 22, 2025

Music is the language of us all. It is the Great Mood Bringer, the Atmosphere Creator, the Immortal Setter of Tones. It’s what makes us cry at the start of Up, and at the end of Forrest Gump. It gives you the power to bring every guest to their feet, or have them sobbing in the aisle. And when you’re crafting your wedding day ‘experience’, it’s the most powerful tool at your disposal - more than the speeches, styling, and stationery combined.
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Diversity in Bridal – Are We Going Backwards?

Kat

Maggie Sottero

July 21, 2025

There was a moment, not too long ago, when it felt like the bridal industry might finally be waking up. In 2020, the push for inclusivity hit a much-needed tipping point. The Black Lives Matter movement forced many of us to acknowledge what had long been true: representation in bridal - especially for Black, mixed and non-white couples - was sorely lacking. Around the same time, body diversity started to gain traction too. Brands began hiring larger models, offering extended sample sizes, and showing dresses on more than just one very specific body type.
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The Best Wedding Venues in Las Vegas for Alternative Couples

Kat

July 3, 2025

Whether you want retro kitsch, desert drama, or a quickie with flair, Vegas has you covered. One of the best things about getting married in Vegas is the freedom. You actually don't need a chapel or specific wedding venue at all; you could get married on the street if you wanted to! But if you are looking for a tried and true space that will be used to working with alt couples like you, here are our favourites:
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