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A Literary Love Story: Inside Mary Shelley Descendant’s Intimate Los Angeles Wedding

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The Drunk Wedding Photographer

July 31, 2026

There could not have been a more fitting setting for the wedding of author Daphne Woolsoncroft than at Carondelet House in Los Angeles, California. With its exposed brick walls, vintage chandeliers and candlelit interiors, it created the perfect warm, cosy backdrop for their intimate celebration. A direct descendant of literary icon Mary Shelley, author of Frankenstein, Daphne has continued her family's storytelling legacy through her novels Night Watcher and The Season of Sinking. She also hosts the true crime podcast Going West with her now husband, Heath.
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This Is Not a Wedding: Drag Queens, Surrealist Florals & The First Same Sex Union in Montecosaro

Kat

Fotosam

July 24, 2026

The concept behind Alessandro and Francesco's wedding came before anything else, they called it "This Is Not a Wedding". For them, the words had several meanings. The first was a nod to René Magritte and his surrealist work The Treachery of Images, with its famous declaration, "Ceci n’est pas une pipe” (this is not a pipe). The second was due to the legal reality of their relationship.
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Colourful High School Disco Meets Mardi Gras

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Andre Meloni

July 17, 2026

Alexandra and Matthew discovered that wedding planning became much easier once they stopped trying to plan a wedding at all. Instead, they created a day around the things they actually cared about. They knew they wanted their dogs there and most importantly, they wanted their friends and family to have a good time, good food and lots of drinks. Everyone could wear what made them feel comfortable and the whole thing would be over in time for dinner.
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Cottagecore Meets Queer Joy

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Bon Harder

July 15, 2026

A few years ago, Griffin was performing at a drag show when Jay became the first person to tip them. Griffin winked at him, then a couple of years later they matched on a dating app! From then on, they were inseparable. They were lucky enough to win a free wedding at The Vow Room in Spokane so they planned an intimate celebration that brought together cottagecore styling with astrology, queer joy and a palette of green and orange.
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From Sorrento to Saturday Night Fever: A Bold, Retro Disco Wedding

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Sophie Bagnall

July 2, 2026

Daisy and Robert wanted their wedding to feel like a modern interpretation of 1970s disco. Vintage concertina Christmas decorations sparked the original idea, becoming the starting point for a design scheme and the inspiration behind the ceiling streamers. They were married in November and while many autumn/ winter weddings lean into darker colours, Daisy and Robert pushed in the opposite direction. The couple, who had gotten engaged in Sorrento, wanted to bring little elements of that into the wedding too. So, they opted for an Italian menu.
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