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Take two men in love, a weekend long party full of dancing, pies, and even Jazzercize, and you get the wedding of Chad and Matt. And any couple who provides parasols, ribbon streamers, and cardboard cutouts for their "gigantic gay discotheque" is aces in my book.

These lovely lasses celebrated the ability to have a legal wedding in New York with sparkles, fairy wings, and all things rainbow (in honor of the pride flag, of course!). You will die a thousand deaths after seeing the many-colored dresses, rainbow layer cake with My Little Ponies on top, and rainbow self-catered food that the Mrs. + Mrs. put together.

The Offbeat Flickr Pool was sporting some icy drinking, fire dancing, and all things cute and sweet. It was quite the contrary mix of photos. Check out the dinosaur luges, ball and chains, and paper flower explosions in this week's Monday Montage.

There are a lot of things to love about this wedding like the bride's silver and blue dress, the groom's monocle and cane, and the surprising sake ceremony. But frankly, I'm in it for the doughnut cake and glow sticks. There is definitely something for everyone at this creative shindig.

Looking for some ceremony archway inspiration? We have seen some awesome arches, gazebo decorations, and chuppahs. Folks are spiffing up their ceremony space with all kinds of things like paper pom-poms, signs, fans, light sabers, ribbons, and some are even making their own arches. Check out some of our faves and put some bling on that archway.

I geeked out on the Offbeat Flickr Pool entries this week. It was like you guys exploded with Harry Potter, Doctor Who, Lego, and Renaissance amazingness. Moar nerds FTW in this week's Monday Montage!

Coffee filters, origami, and newsprint all find their way into crafty hands for paper flower bouquets, centerpieces, and decor. If you're choosing paper flowers over living flora and fauna, there are tons of choices. We're rounding up our paper magic for your handmade and alternative material inspiration.

So far we've brought you non-floral centerpieces versions one and two. Now get ready for non-floral centerpieces version 2.1! We're talking fun ideas like centerpieces you can play with, centerpieces that can inspire conversation, and even centerpieces that can be devoured…