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Especially the past few weeks in India and Russia and Uganda. So where hope may seem, it may seem like it's never going to happen so we hope to be the voice of people around the world in expressing our love for each other,\" he said. \u003cbr/\u003eLoots and Leclair had considered an intimate ceremony in 2014, but jumped at an offer from the AIDS Healthcare Foundation to wed atop a wedding cake float on New Year's Day. \u003cbr/\u003e\"It just so happened that I was at the same-sex marriage expo, which was held at downtown Los Angeles in October, and I turned around the corner and AIDS Healthcare Foundation had a booth. A young woman popped up and proposed 'hey would you like to get married on a Rose Bowl float?' And I said 'tell me more,'\" Recalled Leclair. \u003cbr/\u003eThe Los Angeles couple says there has been some opposition to their ceremony. Critics have been vocal via email and on Facebook where there is a page dedicated to rallying support for a parade boycott.   \u003cbr/\u003e\"We have been sent emails or Facebook posts asking us to not do this. We've had a couple of people from the LGBT community claim that they're concerned this is too soon to fast,\" said Leclair.\u003cbr/\u003eThe AIDS Healthcare Foundation's wedding cake on wheels will be among the 45 floats, marching bands and celebrity performers making their way along the five and a half mile route. \u003cbr/\u003e\"We've got some special features,\" explained Rich Chinen, Executive Vice President of the Pasadena Tournament of Roses Association. \"We've got Vin Scully as a grand marshal. We've got some stops with some stars on it. We've got Natalie Cole that's going to be singing and we've got just a lot of features to this parade. Opening and the closing honoring the 125 year tradition of the parade as well as 100 year tradition of the Rose Bowl game.\" \u003cbr/\u003eChinen says as soon as one parade ends, preparation for the following year begins almost immediately. As they get to crunch time volunteers work around the clock to ready their floats for competition. \u003cbr/\u003e\"There's got to be hundreds of millions of flowers actually on the floats because some of the estimates in an individual float get up to a million and as you know we've got 45 floats this year and some of them are gigantic. And all of the floats have to be covered by some type of floral material,\" said Chinen.\u003cbr/\u003eTessanne Chin, winner of NBC's \"The Voice,\" will be in the parade, along with Natalie Cole on the eHarmony float, Darryl Hall with RFD-TV and Garry Marshall, who will be riding the City of Burbank float.  \u003cbr/\u003eNo re-use or sale of any Film/TV/Music/Performance clips without clearance\u003cbr/\u003eAP Entertainment  \u003cbr/\u003eIrwindale, Calif., 30 Dec. 2013\u003cbr/\u003e1. Wide of float warehouse \u003cbr/\u003e2. Tilt up from volunteer to AYSO soccer float\u003cbr/\u003e3. Pan down K9s4COPs float\u003cbr/\u003e4. Medium of volunteer working on K9s4COPs float\u003cbr/\u003eAP Entertainment  \u003cbr/\u003ePasadena, Calif., 30 Dec. 2013\u003cbr/\u003e5. SOUNDBITE (English) Rich Chinen, Executive Vice President of the Pasadena Tournament of Roses Association: \"I think just all of the excitement for the 125th parade. We've got some special features. We've got Vin Scully as a grand marshal. We've got some stops with some stars on it. We've got Natalie Cole that's going to be singing and we've got just a lot of features to this parade. Opening and the closing honoring the 125 year tradition of the parade as well as 100 year tradition of the Rose Bowl game.\"\u003cbr/\u003eAP Entertainment  \u003cbr/\u003eIrwindale, Calif., 30 Dec. 2013\u003cbr/\u003e6. Wide of volunteers applying yellow flowers to a float \u003cbr/\u003e7. Close of volunteers applying yellow flowers \u003cbr/\u003eAP Entertainment  \u003cbr/\u003ePasadena, Calif., 30 Dec. 2013\u003cbr/\u003e8. SOUNDBITE (English) Rich Chinen, Executive Vice President of the Pasadena Tournament of Roses Association: \"There's got to be hundreds of millions of flowers actually on the floats because some of the estimates in an individual float get up to a million and as you know we've got 45 floats this year and some of them are gigantic. And all of the floats have to be covered by some type of floral material.\"\u003cbr/\u003eAP Entertainment  \u003cbr/\u003eIrwindale, Calif., 30 Dec. 2013\u003cbr/\u003e9. Wide of float building site \u003cbr/\u003e10. Close of volunteer applying grain to a float \u003cbr/\u003e11. Wide of Aubrey Loots and Danny Leclair walking around the AIDS Healthcare Foundation float  \u003cbr/\u003e12. SOUNDBITE (English) Danny Leclair/groom - on deciding to marry on a float: \"It just so happened that I was at the same-sex marriage expo, which was held at downtown Los Angeles in October, and I turned around the corner and AIDS Healthcare Foundation had a booth. A young woman popped up and proposed 'hey would you like to get married on a Rose Bowl float?' And I said 'tell me more.'\"\u003cbr/\u003e13. Wide of AIDS Healthcare Foundation banner \u003cbr/\u003e14. Tilt up from flowers to AIDS Healthcare Foundation float \u003cbr/\u003e15. SOUNDBITE (English) Danny Leclair/groom - on the response to his upcoming wedding: \"But we have been sent emails or Facebook posts asking us to not do this. We've had a couple of people from the LGBT community claim that they're concerned this is too soon to fast.\"\u003cbr/\u003e16. Tilt up on woman taking flowers \u003cbr/\u003e17. SOUNDBITE (English) Aubrey Loots/groom - on if he expected controversy: \"We knew going into this that some people are going to be rubbed the wrong way and all opinions are welcome, whether we like to hear them or not because, you know as Danny likes to say, that's what starts a conversation.\"\u003cbr/\u003e18. Wide of Aubrey Loots and Danny Leclair walking \u003cbr/\u003e19. SOUNDBITE (English) Aubrey Loots/groom : \"You know so for us we are standing on top of the cake to share our love, but also to be a voice for the LGBT community not just in this country but in countries around the world. 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