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Vanessa and her groom chill in a classic car. Photo by Serene Image Photography

This week's reader submissions had a lot of couples jumping, driving, dancing, and cheering, and they demanded to be put together into this Monday Montage! As a bonus, I pulled in a vintage candy buffet, some "cookie sliders," and some very cool handmade vintage-style books used as invitations! You'll either be inspired to dance or be really hungry by this collection.

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Fedoras and cloche hats, seamed pantyhose, and tears of joy — I want all of these in my WWII era-inspired elopements. It's also a perfect fit for our era-inspired theme week! The good thing is, this wedding had it all plus the cutest couple you ever did see. All I could hear in my head was "here's looking at you kid" in these photos. Travel back to the 1940s in this week's era-inspired wedding theme week!

Imagine deciding to get married on a family reunion vacation and having only four days to plan. That's exactly what this pair did on their vacation cruise in Alaska. Fast dress fittings, a quickie cake and bouquet, and all the nearest and dearest in one place. That's how you elope in the far North!

You'd think that eloping would make things less stressful. But when airlines cancel two flights due to a giant snowstorm, getting to Prague isn't exactly the easier option. But this couple persevered, didn't kill each other, and met their family at their favorite destination, Czech Republic, for the elopement of their dreams.

When potential guests start a-bickerin' about the wedding, sometimes it means it's time to make a quick getaway and elope to Hawaii. And that's exactly what these two did. They grabbed a friend and a photographer and spent their ceremony basking in the ocean breezes of Waikiki Beach. And voila: built-in honeymoon.

Hometown wedding got you down? Maybe this couple will inspire you to get away from it all and hire a Celtic monk to officiate your handfasting in Ireland! Lovely cloudy skies, wildflowers, Inis Mor cliffs, and even a visiting horse make this elopement something we all wish we could do. Right now.

Amanda and Jason met on an online dating service, so since they had technology to thank for their meeting, it's not surprising that it became a HUGE part of their elopement. For their wedding their guests turned of their phones and turned on their cameras for a Skyped elopement!

Playgrounds, aquariums, ski lifts, a creek, and some quesadillas. Sounds like a killer day. But add in the sweetest elopement to that day and it's a whole lot more awesome. There's a video — you don't want to miss it. Seriously.