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We couldn't stop ourselves from doing another theme week once we saw a pattern of era-inspired weddings. This time? The 1920s!

Photos by B.side Photography

The offbeat bride: Shannon, Website Admin and Perpetual Student

Her offbeat partner: Fran, Tile Guy

Date and location of wedding: Pebble Hill Interfaith Church, Doylestown, Pennsylvania, United States — October 1, 2011

Our offbeat wedding at a glance: We chose to hold the ceremony at Pebble Hill Interfaith Church due to the vibe of the location, the price, and because it represents our spiritual views. We have families and friends with very mixed backgrounds and we felt the interfaith nature of Pebble Hill would honor all of them. We also wanted to have a 1920s theme, not with a Gatsby feel but rather what our grandmothers may have done: a backyard '20s wedding.

Lovers of steampunk, handmade dresses, and crazy DIYed weddings: unite! This wedding is for you. Everything about this party was crafted by the couple and their friends, even when unexpected changes forced them to move venues. Wait until you see the fire spinners, an amazing "bouquet," and the groom's chain mail.

When we were sent this San Francisco wedding, I was gobsmacked first by its amazingness and second by its enormity! There is so much to absorb here. It was lovingly dubbed by the party as the "HinJew" wedding since bride Ruchira is Indian and groom Dave is Jewish! You have to see all the facets of the multi-day celebration including the performances, the decor, and the insanely huge hora!

Daniel Sroka is both the owner and artist behind our sponsor Modern Ketubah. For you gentiles in the house, a ketubah is a marriage certificate based in Jewish tradition that's also a work of art. But even if you aren't Jewish you may want to get in on the ketubah action, especially if it's from Daniel. Because in the traditional world of ketubahs, Modern Ketubah's are decidedly different, and here's why…

Peacock feathers, homemade vanilla syrup, and two ceremonies make me happy. Add in some tree planting, multicultural reception games, lots of henna, and a whole roasted lamb, and it's a party. Check out this amazing wedding full of rich culture.

With a Burning Man ethic firmly in tow, this pair longed for a wedding with atmosphere — places to chill, awesome electric house music, and lots of spirituality. What they delivered was exactly that. Plus, they had fire dancers, which always makes the night complete.

The bride comes from a traditional Armenian background, so her offbeat spirit had a ton to contend with. But somehow these two managed to infuse their concert-going, comics-loving, board game-playing selves into a traditional Armenian Orthodox celebration. Add in the Japanese influences and you've got some multicultural mash-ups to rival all others.

Take a Catholic family and mix it up with every kind of performer you can imagine, and you'll come up with this wedding. Belly dancing, stilt-walking, singing, dancing, and a sweet little ceremony to boot. Add in a few Star Wars and Monty Python references and you've got the complete package.