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Photos by Jo Beaudreaux

The offbeat bride: Amanda, Artist and Office Manager

Her offbeat partner: Jose, Silk Screen Technician

Date and location of wedding: Olympia Fields Park District, Sgt. Means Park Barn, Olympia Fields, Illinois — September 24, 2011

Our offbeat wedding at a glance: We took what we love and created an art-inspired wedding. Being an artist, I wanted to show my crafty side. Jose, being a comic book fanatic, wanted to include superhero references. Over the last seven years of dating, we have a photo strip collection dating back to 2004, which we also wanted to include somehow. We DIYed a photo booth with help from family, a couple of feet of PVC pipe, and a few yards of red fabric.

First dances, Rock Band playing, a serious passion for grilled cheese… this week's Offbeat Flickr Pool submissions were all about the unbridled joy. It was like everyone got together and submitted the most happy, most excited, most danciest photos EVAR. And what better way to start a Monday than with a shot of crazy fun? Check out this loving feeling.

Among the skyscrapers of Chicago, this musical pair had an affair to remember with a live band, tasty finger foods, bass case card box, and even a couple of Disney nods. Plus s'mores — don't forget the s'mores! Check out this urban wedding with a rock twist.

A Halloween theme, zombie-themed live band, and a saber arch in one wedding? Hell yes. This rockin' party had these influences and more, including pumpkin carving, a candy buffet, and real live trick-or-treaters busting in. Even though the bride almost didn't get her dress in time due to a volcano(!), they still managed to host a kick-ass party, giving us another great wedding for Halloween week.

LuvFest 2010 was an amazing homespun music fest featuring live music, lawn games, bonfires, fire dancers, multi-day camping, and a little rain to cool everyone off. That isn't enough? Oh, there was a wedding too. Love was all around at this festival of killer jams and awesome vows.

These metal heads know how to rock. They also know how to make an amazing heavy metal cabaret afterparty on a budget. Board games, ear plugs, lighters, and metal horns were required and provided. Oh, and you're going to going to freak over the most awesome light-up Ghostbusters cake evar!

A live band playing rock classics, leopard print to die for, and a smidge of DIY makes this wedding no ordinary love. Traditional Italian? Nope. Awesome Italian? Hell yes.

This wedding can be a reminder to all you freaking out about wedding planning. Let's remember what Ariel said in the book: If you're married at the end of the night, the wedding was a success.