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Want to save a little money on your wedding?  Consider a city hall marriage!  Now, we know there may be some stigma, and stereotypes about weddings in a non-traditional reception/ceremony site but consider the following photos as proof.  We now present the adorable wedding of Kelly and Peter, who married last summer in the San Francisco City Hall.

The bride and groom are dressed adorably -- seriously, we could have an entirely separate discussion on the bride's yellow dress in itself!

Have you ever considered a city hall wedding?  Skip some the drama and have it be just about the two of you, and your lucky witnesses?

This is our official "adorable of the day."  Check out this wedding invitation a designer made to reflect the 8-bit video games from the 1980's.  We're a little bit in love.

Check out more photos of the invitation here.  This could have only been cuter if it were Mario and the Princess.  Not that we played video games or anything....

Oh yeah...

Well, this vampire craze has certainly gone about as far as we ever thought it could!  Twilight is huge (we see dozens of people reading it on the subways every day), Robert Pattinson is pretty dreamy, and now it's even spread to the wedding world.

A couple in Ohio recently held a Vampire-themed wedding.  The groom arrived in a coffin driven by a hearse, both were made up with pale faces, and rather than kissing after the exchange of vows, the groom bit his bride on her neck!

Check out the whole story!

We hope he didn't draw blood.  Ah l'amour!

Okay, let's get one confession out of the way.... the OurWeddingDay.com team loves donuts.  Give us a dozen donuts and we'll be happy campers.  So you can only imagine the sheer glee we felt when we saw the adorable wedding photos of Robin and Donna.  The newly married couple chose to have delicious Dee's MIni Organic Donuts rather than a traditional wedding cake.

What do you think of this move?  Are you for switching things up and trying something new for your reception or are you more of a traditionalist?

While you ponder that... we'll take a chocolate glazed donut.

What an adorable engagement story!  Linda's friends insisted on going to a local art gallery to check out a Polaroid exhibit.  After perusing the photos, Linda spotted a photo of her boyfriend holding up a sign that read "Turn Around."  Confused, Linda slowly turned around to see her boyfriend in the window of the gallery holding another sign.... only this one asked "Will You Marry Me?"

Oh, and she said yes.

This story is absolutely adorable.  For more photos of the surprise and of the happy couple check out Linda's friend Rubyellen's blog here.

Have you ever heard of TOMS shoes?  They make great slip-on shoes... but more importantly, if you purchase a pair from them, they will give a pair of shoes to a child in need.  It's an amazing brand that has been making strides internationally to help the less fortunate.

News has come out that TOMS will now make wedding shoes.  So they're not the high-heels you know and love or the kitten heals that give you lift you may want.  However, these sparkly shoes can coordinate with nearly any dress and most importantly, help out a great cause.

Check out the TOMS site here for more details.

For a little late Thursday afternoon wedding inspiration, check out the adorable Cassie with her pulled back hair and chic yet understated pixie dress.  We love how the dress hangs perfectly on her and accentuates her thin frame and blonde hair.

Check out more photos of Cassie and her wedding to Paul here!

Have you ever thought about going the less traditional dress route?  The results could be great!

We urge you -- no, no, we insist -- that you check out this Super 8 wedding film with a classic 1970's feel.  The couple set out several 8mm video cameras for friends to shoot with and their friend converted the video to digital format to edit the pieces together.  The video is warm, loving, and set to a great song.

Check it out here!

So we've all discussed vintage hair styles but perhaps we've glossed over the most important part: the dress!  Check out this gorgeous wedding dress Sarah wore on her big day.  The lace detailing is stunning and matches perfectly with her simple, chic chignon.  What do you think of her dress. Is it too vintage (if that's even possible)?  Would you go for something more modern?

Check out more photos from their wedding here!

This may be one of the most adorable marriage proposals we've seen to date... and trust us, we've seen a lot.  Nathan and his friends found a nearby forest with a grove surrounded by trees.  During the day, they set up over 200 battery-powered tea lights and struck then all along the trees.

Later that night, Nathan met Katie on the beach to go for a walk.  As they approached the woods Nathan tied his sweater over Katie's eyes and brought her to the lit grove.  What is even sweeter is that once he uncovered Katie's eyes Nathan stumbled over his proposal because he was so nervous, and Katie simply kept nodding her head yes unable to speak.

Check out both sides of the story here.  Ahh romance!