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We LOVE colorful petticoats peaking out from tea-length wedding dresses! Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple… we’ve seen every color of the rainbow, including full-spectrum RAINBOW petticoats.

When books meet RPGs: a book nerds wedding to tickle your dice

When books meet RPGs: a book nerds wedding to tickle your dice

“As soon as we started researching bookish wedding ideas, we saw a book arch and knew we HAD to have one. The bookish theme just sort of snowballed from there.” Oh yes, it did! This pair latched onto the book theme and made it truly amazing. Just wait until you see their awesome glass-clinking idea, too. This is a book nerds wedding for the… books. Ahem.

Vault Boy approves of this gamer Fallout video game-themed wedding

Vault Boy approves of these gamers’ Fallout wedding

Erin and Jordan took a favorite post-apocalyptic video game, Fallout, and rocked it as a killer wedding theme. This Fallout wedding took place at a hundred-year-old clock tower which served as both the ceremony and reception site. Don’t miss the Fallout-themed decor like a giant Vault Boy, Nuka-Cola posters and art, cap stashes, bottle caps, Rad-X and Buffout centerpieces, and even an “Enjoy Vault Living” guest book poster.

Rainbows and roller coasters abound at this amusement park wedding in Pennsylvania

Rainbows and roller coasters abound at this Knoebel’s wedding in Pennsylvania

Lizzy and Nate met at an invitational board game convention, so their fun side had to be pretty well-defined. So when they decided to have their wedding at Knoebel’s Amusement Park in Elysburg, Pennsylvania, the fun factor was a done deal. They even had a “first plunge” on a coaster after the ceremony.

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Balloons and make-outs at this carnival pop-up wedding

This pop-up wedding at Santa Monica Pier in California was very public, ultra gorgeous, and super colorful. The carnival backdrop is making our day and we’re giddy with the whole thing. The wedding planner, Korinna from Le Festin Events, kept telling passers-by that these two cuties were big celebrities, causing a ton of awesome attention and rubber-necking. Who’s going to know that they’re not? And you know what, they are celebs to us. Let’s see the famous pair in action at their pop-up wedding…

Mohawk groomsmen at this Arizona wedding as seen on @offbeatbride #weddings #mohawks

A mohawked groom gets a huge surprise with a whole crew of mohawk groomsmen

Lizzie and Chris’ destination wedding at Lake Havasu in Arizona was all about rock ‘n’ roll and retro style. Chris has always been the the groomsman with the mohawk at all of his friends’ weddings, so at his own wedding, all of his groomsmen decided to grow out their hair and show up with ‘hawks forming a whole posse of mohawk groomsmen.

lesbian quaker wedding alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

You’ll swoon over this joyful lesbian Quaker wedding

“We never set out to have a perfect wedding; we only set out to have a wedding that brought together everyone we love in one room.” This lesbian Quaker wedding will give you the sniffles from the sweet Parent Trap handshake, the amazing community-centered projects, the Quaker silent ceremony, and gorgeous ladies in deep love.