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1. Consider doing a first look or a first touch.

2. Include your pets in your wedding. I love weddings I get to shoot where the dogs are at the ceremony or the bride comes down the aisle in a carriage by her favorite horse. Different can be very cool.

3. Consider having different dessert options rather than the traditional wedding cake.

4. Get married at a location that means a lot to you or a venue you would prefer. You don’t always have to get married at a church or feel pressured to do what your family or friends encourage you to do.

5. Elope or have a destination wedding. There is something so beautiful about simple small weddings. Save the money to have a wedding out of state or out of the country or a fun honey moon.

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