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A Cute Engagement Session Amongst Cacti
Read Article: A Cute Engagement Session Amongst CactiWhile Howard and Patrick hit it off after their Match.com date, it was their pups who cemented their relationship.
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Our “Just Engaged” Checklist: What to Do Immediately After Getting Engaged
Read Article: Our “Just Engaged” Checklist: What to Do Immediately After Getting EngagedDid you know that the weeks between Thanksgiving and Valentine’s Day are known as Engagement Season?
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A Romantic Floridian Natural Springs Engagement Shoot
Read Article: A Romantic Floridian Natural Springs Engagement ShootWho knew Florida had a best-kept secret?
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Arizona Cacti Park Engagement Session in the Desert
Read Article: Arizona Cacti Park Engagement Session in the DesertThis sun-soaked session by Bear & Sparrow Photography follows Amanda and Jonathan as they steal kisses and smiles with the epic cacti park of Saguaro National Park in Tuscon, Arizona as their playground.
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Our Double-Cover V6 Issue Unveiled with Non-Binary Fashion Shoot
Read Article: Our Double-Cover V6 Issue Unveiled with Non-Binary Fashion ShootToday’s a big day — I am so excited to unveil our V6 issue! This issue is particularly special to me because it includes features that I’ve been working on for quite some time (research for the the LGBTQ Caribbean resorts was particularly challenging) or have had the vision in my head but haven’t been able to execute (namely our gender fluid fashion feature).
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Nico Tortorella and Bethany Meyers Share The Story of Their Nontraditional Wedding
Read Article: Nico Tortorella and Bethany Meyers Share The Story of Their Nontraditional WeddingA nontraditional wedding for a nontraditional relationship — that was the vision for Nico Tortorella and Bethany Meyers’ wedding day.
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Adams and Greg’s Jovial Pensacola Beach Wedding
Read Article: Adams and Greg’s Jovial Pensacola Beach WeddingOn a beach in Pensacola, Florida, waves crashed along the shore behind Adams and Greg as they said “I do” surrounded by their friends and family.
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Keith and Edwin’s Modern Navy Blue Wedding at the Ritz Carlton
Read Article: Keith and Edwin’s Modern Navy Blue Wedding at the Ritz CarltonWhen the grooms incorporate “Game of Thrones” into their ceremony, you know the wedding is going to be epic.
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Holly and Lynne’s Serene, Private Elopement in the Nevada Desert
Read Article: Holly and Lynne’s Serene, Private Elopement in the Nevada DesertHolly and Lynne sprung for an intimate spring wedding in the serene Nevada desert just outside a notoriously bustling and noisy Las Vegas.
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Colleen and Jacki’s Washington D.C. Themed Wedding
Read Article: Colleen and Jacki’s Washington D.C. Themed WeddingIn the heart of Washington D.C., the couple paid homage to the city where they live and fell in love, threading D.C.
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Interview With Author of “The Best Party of Our Lives: Stories of Gay Weddings and True Love to Inspire Us All”
Read Article: Interview With Author of “The Best Party of Our Lives: Stories of Gay Weddings and True Love to Inspire Us All”Hitting bookshelves last week, Sarah Galvin‘s book The Best Party of Our Lives is a collection of essays in which she interviewed and recounted the love stories of 23 couples whose weddings followed shortly after the legalization of same-sex marriage, told through the format of a wedding planning timeline.
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Amanda and Jennifer’s Vintage Picnic Engagement Shoot
Read Article: Amanda and Jennifer’s Vintage Picnic Engagement ShootAmanda and Jennifer let their playful personalities shine during their vintage picnic inspiration shoot.
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An Intimate Backyard Dinner Party Inspiration Shoot
Read Article: An Intimate Backyard Dinner Party Inspiration ShootPart inspiration, part toasting the couple’s engaged status, this backyard dinner party with handsome details captured by Laura Dee Photography is serving us serious inspo (not to mention, #squadgoals).
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Chad and Rodrigo’s Perfect Fall Proposal in Kansas City’s Loose Park
Read Article: Chad and Rodrigo’s Perfect Fall Proposal in Kansas City’s Loose ParkLured to Kansas City’s Loose Park by a friend who said he wanted to share “big news,” Chad strolled through the park with his love of three years, Rodrigo, completely unprepared for what was about to happen.
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Halls of Ivy Workshop Heads to the Berkshires
Read Article: Halls of Ivy Workshop Heads to the BerkshiresAfter an incredibly successful premier workshop at Atelier Roquette in Brooklyn, we’re taking our equality-minded weddings workshop on the road and heading north to the beautiful Berkshires!
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Ryan and Florent’s San Francisco City Hall Wedding
Read Article: Ryan and Florent’s San Francisco City Hall WeddingRyan and Florent exchanged vows in the beautiful San Francisco City Hall, with Linda Tran there to capture their intimate celebration.
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Grooms With Beards: 10 Guys Who Rocked the Facial Hair for Their Wedding
Read Article: Grooms With Beards: 10 Guys Who Rocked the Facial Hair for Their WeddingAs we move into the colder months and beard season is in full swing, we were inspired to delve into our archives and round up photos of grooms who nailed the whole beard thing, from burly and beautiful to a sexy scruff, proving to you that it’s okay to buck tradition.
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Schoolhouse Chic Inspiration from Halls of Ivy Workshop: Brooklyn Edition
Read Article: Schoolhouse Chic Inspiration from Halls of Ivy Workshop: Brooklyn EditionWe hosted the very first Halls of Ivy Workshop last Wednesday with Kate of H&H Weddings, Jason of Getting Groomed and Jove Meyer Events at the industrial chic event space Atelier Roquette in Brooklyn.
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Gorgeous Jewel-Toned Vegas Wedding Inspiration Shoot
Read Article: Gorgeous Jewel-Toned Vegas Wedding Inspiration ShootHinting of the glamour days of Vegas, this inspiration shoot coordinated by Orchestrated Stylized Shoots and Green Orchid Events is filled with gilded accents, rich colors and chic fashion, all beautifully capture by Bit of Ivory Photography.
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A Masculine Chicago World’s Fair-Inspired Styled Shoot
Read Article: A Masculine Chicago World’s Fair-Inspired Styled ShootThe inspiration for this Chicago World’s Fair-inspired shoot was born when Tara Wickey of Root & Life Photography stumbled across an 1893 Chicago World’s Fair ticket (then called the World’s Columbian Exposition) while antiquing.
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How to Make Your Wedding Business LGBTQ-Friendly
Read Article: How to Make Your Wedding Business LGBTQ-FriendlyHalls of Ivy is a workshop series dedicated to educating wedding professionals on how to make their business more LGBTQ-friendly.
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7 Creative Bar Ideas That Have Nothing to do With Food or Booze
Read Article: 7 Creative Bar Ideas That Have Nothing to do With Food or BoozeAdmittedly, my favorite bars/stations at weddings center around food and booze (natch) but these seven creative bar ideas for weddings and showers will make me put down the DIY mimosa and join in on the fun.



