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Monday, April 19, 2010

City Hall Wedding (in Overalls!)



My dear readers, over the next few weeks, I'd love to share a few cool weddings of some friends. First up? Bill and Fanny, who recently tied the knot at New York's City Hall...
"We got married really early in the morning," says Fanny. "I put flowers in my hair; then we picked up Simon (our best friend and witness) and drove our old white Volvo into town, picking up coffees on the way."
"Getting married at City Hall was perfect," she says. "You could feel the tension in the waiting rooms--the expectations and the wedding nerves. It was really nice to share that with the other strangers."
Aren't Fanny's white overalls awesome? "A couple days before the wedding, I was looking for something to wear, and Bill suggested popping into Steven Alan. When I saw the dungarees, I knew they were right. I wanted to be comfortable and low-key. My mother would have cringed, but she was unknowingly going about her day in Sweden."
"After we got married, we called our families," says Fanny. "Then we had brunch at Cafe Cluny and went to a spa. The night was spent with friends at the Jane Hotel bar. It was such a beautiful, magical experience; I was in a daze all day." Huge congratulations, Fanny and Bill!

P.S. Fanny rides a bike, and see their awesome apartment on The Selby.

(Photos by Simon Howell)

161 comments:

  1. her outfit is so cute... seems to fit her personality :)

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  2. this sounds absolutely magical!! and the overalls are to die for! i love this low key wedding..and the flowers in her hair are adorable.

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  3. Haha, that's so weird but definitely has a touch of cuteness.

    Dori.

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  4. she looks adorable. how natural! and the flower headpiece....

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  5. quite possibly one of the coolest couples around!

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  6. She must be the most adorable, unconventional bride ever! The red lips provide the perfect finish:)

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  7. Now that is a PERFECT wedding. Love it!

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  8. How lovely!
    I love how weddings are becoming more about couple's personalities than following expectations.
    Love that she decided to not wear a fancy dress either!

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  9. DeeDee12:42 PM

    That is my idea of a perfect wedding - low-key, casual, low-stress. What a great couple.

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  10. Inspiring, unique, romantic, and so intimate. I find their comfortability with who they are individually and as a couple completely inspiring. Thanks for sharing!

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  11. I love the flowers in her hair, looks like she just walked off the most lovely farm.

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  12. so sincerely beautiful!
    xo

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  13. This is so lovely. Sometimes I wish I had had the guts to rock the boat and be less conventional with my wedding (no regrets though, when all was said and done). But this is absolutely lovely, and I am so impressed at how it seems to really reflect the couple and their wants.

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  14. This just might be too much coolness for one post!

    Love them + love City Hall weddings - makes me think of Mia Farrow with a pixie cut.

    Cheers.

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  15. Lovely low-key wedding.

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  16. i love this! such a sweet couple, and I love her look. its totally them... you can tell

    thanks for sharing... court house weddings are great!!

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  17. this is insanely adorable!! love,love, love.

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  18. The flowers in her hair are brightening my day :)

    Hope =) xoxo

    http://hopechella.blogspot.com/

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  19. she is really adorable.

    i couldn't pull off overalls on a normal day, let alone on my wedding day, but how awesome anyway.

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  20. They look so happy!!

    xoxo Laura

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  21. How refreshing to see a couple like this!

    Thanks for the post! ;)

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  22. City Hall weddings are always a yes in my book. Great pictures.

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  23. Oh my-I love her boots and braids! What a nice comfortable wedding-sounds like a great way to spend the day.

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  24. Fanny can really rock the bright red lipstick. I'm jealous.

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  25. Beautiful! I love low key weddings.

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  26. what a beautiful couple! i love the flowers in her hair :)

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  27. I love the simplicity of this, i dream of eloping too!

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  28. Anonymous1:36 PM

    she's beautiful with her flowers in her hair!

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  29. Her hair is the sweetest thing I've ever seen. Just saved for inspiration on my own big day!! xoxo katie

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  30. So sweet! And I love her boots. :)

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  31. How fun! This seems to definitely suit their personalities. They are too cute.

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  32. Thank you for posting this! They seem like such sweet, genuine people. On a personal note, I've been talking about marriage with my beau, and mentioned that I'd be fine (happy, really) with going to city hall. We're slightly worried about our families' collective reactions (they'd probably want a big party, but I'm broke! Thanks, grad school). I think this just sealed the deal for me. (smile!)

    Cheers,
    mindi

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  33. Awesome low-key wedding! I love her overalls and bright flowers.

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  34. I. Love. This couple.

    The end.

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  35. I'm in love with this couple. They are amazing.

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  36. If I would have known you could get married in overalls, I would have done it by now! So inspiring for us tomboys. Such a cute couple. May they be very happy together.

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  37. i LOVE this. My fiance and I just decided on a city hall wedding too. :]

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  38. aww this is too cute! i love her look :)

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  39. i'm in the middle of planning a wedding (oh the drama!), so i'm finding myself incredibly envious of fanny and bill's simple, charming, lovely, meaningful city hall nuptials. i'm sending a link to this post to my fiancé as a reminder that this is still a viable option. ( :

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  40. her outfit is way too adorable! and her hair! her who getup somehow looks like it could be in an editorial. very cute =]

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  41. yay, hollie! that's so exciting!

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  42. loving the outfits & hair.

    Amazing photos!!

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  43. So simple, but so cute! they look lovely! xo

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  44. Adorable--I love her lipstick with her outfit!

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  45. what a lovely couple! i have always wanted to just run in to city hall and get married and this makes me want it more!! too bad my mother would kill me.
    thanks for sharing this wonderful couple and their special moment!
    xoxo
    tod from http://bibliochicshop.blogspot.com/

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  46. Such a sweet wedding. Having been a bridesmaid in traditional weddings many times, I'm drawn more and more to the idea of a tiny little low-key wedding without any of the stress of a big event! It seems so intimate and lovely to do it this way.

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  47. The wedding, the answers on The Selby and those overalls...I'm in love. I wonder if they'll consider re-marrying...to me? Yes both.

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  48. I love it when people do what fits them best and not what's popular with the masses. They seem like a fabulous couple!

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  49. We had a city hall wedding and it was perfect. Really the simplest, most lovely day ever.

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  50. unique wedding!
    Unfortunately here in Greece, half of your relatives will not speak to you if you do a wedding like this..

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  51. b and i are getting married at our local court house (shhhh, it's still kind of a secret) and it's nice to see other people celebrating their big day in a similar way. love the dungarees too. such a sweet touch.

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  52. I share the same feeling cause my wedding took part in the City Hall as well...........
    http://www.renatsan.blogspot.com/

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  53. Such cute pictures. Now thats the way a wedding should be! -exactly how the bride and groom want it to be, rather than mired in tradition for the sake of tradition.

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  54. this is perfect. good for them for going casual! p.s. the jane hotel bar is one of my favorite places ever. we had so much fun there while visiting NYC.

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  55. Could they be any cuter? My brother got married at NYC city hall about a year and a half ago! (my idea!) It was the MOST fun!

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  56. Oh, I'm in love with the gorgeous simplicity of their wedding. Feeling the pure, luminous perfection of it all.
    To top it all off, their apartment kicks ass.

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  57. I love New York! I never saw this wonderful city but I'm sure I do love it! Bye, Chiara

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  58. LOVE your blog! I think you should check out a new book that my friend illustrated called Bike Snob (http://hellosuzannaswearingen.blogspot.com/), especially the "urban cyclist" illustration.

    When I saw it I immediately thought of you and Alex and your bike love!!

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  59. love this couple. fanny' blog is as awesome as she is. CONGRATS!

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  60. this has made my day - nay, my week! eee, all your wedding posts make me want to have an adventurous, exciting wedding.

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  61. You may already know this, but marriages in France have to take place at the City Hall (to make it legal)...then couples proceed to a church if they want a 'ceremony'. I was a witness at a City Hall wedding in Paris...and the day was MAGICAL. Much like the day in these pics seem. :)

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  62. so perfect, i wouldn't change a thing. they seem just lovely.

    p.s. i am now also extremely jealous of their apartment!

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  63. I Love how there's a unique wedding style for everyone. Anything goes! They look so happy. Loving it :)

    Beatriz.
    thatgirlinpearls.com

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  64. Wildly romantic!

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  65. Susan8:19 PM

    I love it. I'm so sick of overdone weddings (esp. in America) that I applaud these two for not driving their families & friends nuts with narcissist nonsense.

    Yay!

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  66. more and more joanna i think i want a city hall wedding and this... this about did it for me! :)

    thank you! xo

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  67. Not my style at all (wedding-wise--I want the big party), but seems so perfect for them. I like their matching shoes and her perfect red lips...gorgeous!

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  68. this is beyond adorable! i love it!

    xo,
    Sonia

    http://RunwayHippie.com

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  69. her red lips are perfect!

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  70. This is so cute! I can't decide if I want a courthouse marriage or an actual wedding. I need to decide fast! This makes the whole courthouse thing look cute.

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  71. I ADORE city hall weddings. I'm dying to have a couple email us about one!

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  72. Such a different wedding. Her outfit is so cute and looks happiness. Love it..

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  73. I can imagine their children looking at these photos 20 years from now and thinking "Man, my parents were so rad!"

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  74. Fanny and Bill look so perfect together! And their place is so amazing! It's exactly the kind of place I'd love to have one day! Excellent decorating and great style; And again, they are so adorable!

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  75. This is just waaay too awesome. Thank you for sharing!

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  76. Kheira1:44 AM

    Woow!
    I am amazed, i am always saying that I don't like the idea of wedding but you convince me..that one sounds so sexy!
    It is my very first comment here..!
    I like your blog, I am French, living in Paris and I am eager to know New York city noow. I am doing everything to get a summer internship there so to breathe this fresh air!

    (are you french? or only american born in France!)

    Keep inspiring us!

    xxox

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  77. Oooh! I've met Bill on a photo shoot in Biarritz many many moons ago. He's the sweetest guy. I remember he, the model, offered to help me iron the outfits. Awwww! Congrats to the cute couple!

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  78. This will really change your mind with regards to marrying in the city hall. Your friends is such an adorable could. Love the flowers in her hair (a touch of whimsy is what every girl needs :-) ) and even the white overalls (which, normally, I could not have imagined ever wearing in a wedding - in this case, just perfect).

    Congratulations to the newlyweds! :-)

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  79. WHERE did she get her boots? ♥♥

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  80. I love casual weddings! They're so much more enjoyable!

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  81. These two are so cool! I love the flowers in her hair paired with the dungarees and totally envy the teepee in their garden! Congrats to them!!
    Great post, Joanna!

    www.sarabbentley.blogspot.com

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  82. It's great how they went for no fuss, just the real them when making this big step. It's a "what you see is wht you get" approac that a lot of couples could learn from.

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  83. Flowers in her hair. I adore her.

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  84. oh my gosh... they are so stinkin' adorable!

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  85. If I'll ever get married, I want my wedding to be as simple as this. This is real romance!!

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  86. wow. I love the whole story (the overalls are so cute!!), it's so bloody romantic *sigh*

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  87. She is working those overalls! There's something I could never do. Major props to her.

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  88. What an adorable and out of the ordinary wedding, I love that they did it early morning too...she's gorgeous

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  89. I was so happy and surprised to see this on here this morning. When I saw them on The Selby ages ago, I loved them so much I wrote a story about them with my boyfriend: http://vignettology.blogspot.com/2009/04/zooey-zimmerman-1-fanny-and-bill.html
    So this practically feels personal to me!

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  90. wow very unconventional. I have never even thought about something like that ever before...although it's kind of romantic and childish at the same time. like in kindergarden when you wear your overall and ask someone to marry you :)

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  91. oh this is so good !
    i remember them from The Selby, i thought they were so cool !!
    what a beautiful bride and groom...

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  92. What a sweet couple!

    This is one of my favourite websites: http://greenweddingshoes.com/ - their pics would fit right in.

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  93. so perfect, they seem really happy. I love the read lips, the braided hair, white overalls with those boots. Yes, all of it! :)

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  94. Very sweet!! Such a relaxed way to celebrate something so special. Love it.

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  95. Favorite internet wedding photos, ever.

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  96. thanks for sharing weddings like this on your blog. not everybody likes big parties, poofy dresses, and every lady they have ever met to be their bridesmaid! getting married is personal as much as it is special. honestly, this is exactly how i want my wedding day to be!

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  97. This is so sweet , though have to admit I like her mother was not impressed by her dungarees on her wedding day LOL
    But very very sweet and totally New York like :)

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  98. Kheira, my family is english, and i have both american and british citizenship. my parents were living in france when we were born, but sadly we're not french! :)

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  99. Hi

    I quoted you in a found blog

    hope that's ok

    Ben

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  100. Love her look and her hair. Is she Swedish then?

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  101. This is EXACTLY how my parents got married. But rather than in the beauty that is New York, they tied their hippified knot in the Durban Magistrates court, South Africa. This is exactly how I want to get married!

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  102. i am in LOVE with this.
    the outfits, the plan for the day, the grabbing of coffee, the glow, the everything.
    congratulations!!
    xo.

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  103. i am in LOVE with this.
    the outfits, the plan for the day, the grabbing of coffee, the glow, the everything.
    congratulations!!
    xo.

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  104. I love this post so sweet. Congratulations to your friends.

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  105. My mum got married in dungarees, too. But that might have had something to do with the fact that she was already expecting me at the time...

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  106. love it!!!

    www.lawn-party.blogspot.com

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  107. Now that's a wedding! Congrats to Bill and Fanny!

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  108. yes! she's from sweden :)

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  109. They're such a darling couple, but their apartment is one big mess. :O I try to stay hip (via Cup of Jo) but that is just too much! Anyway, I can't wait to have my own City Hall wedding. Just the thought of waiting with other couples makes me smile. :)

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  110. Anonymous7:01 PM

    You can get the same exciting feeling when you are waiting to get a marriage license. All the guys look totally nervous, and the girls are looking stressed. ;-)
    The over-alls are wrong...just wrong. Would she wear that to an opera? And the professor cardi...also wrong.

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  111. Anonymous12:23 AM

    oh please.

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  112. So 'normally' beautiful! I would like to have a simple wedding like this as well. And then just disappear!

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  113. cute couple with their unique wedding ..... congratulation : )simple but too much sweet.

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  114. So simple, quirky, and affordable! city hall is a very tempting option...

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  115. This couple is so cute, it's hurting my feelings! They're adorable!!!!!!!

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  116. Great couple- very Charming . Love the SF hair flowers in NYC.

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  117. ohh they're adorable,perfect outfits for a nice wedding!

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  118. I think it's really cool. Congratulations to the both of them!

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  119. LOVE LOVE LOVE this couple!!! so adorably perfect.

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    to know more about please visit this.

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  124. Oh, my. Thank goodness I didn't see this post before my wedding. I would have seriously considered this...!

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  127. This post is very informative and useful.. Thanks for sharing knowledge..

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  128. The feeling of the newly wed is great. This is the moment that all happiness in our entire life have been combine as one. And I like the dress of Fanny and also Bill. Congrats!!!

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  132. I seriously in love with City Hall Weddings. Can't beat the intimacy of them. People do it for each other not for strangers.

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  142. Gah! I LOVED this wedding. There is something so special and truly magical about the littlest details--stopping for coffee, her dungarees, calling their family after getting married... so much more personal to me than a massive affair.

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  144. These guys seem perfect for each other! I love them!
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