Some of you may remember Deana Weibels spacey wedding, but if you want a different take on a space theme check out the photos from Christine and Cameron's astronaut wedding in Portland this last weekend! Judging by the date stamps on the photos, it looks like it happened at dawn — just like you would expect from a shuttle launch.

In this shot, the two newlyweds prepare for take-off as man and wife, but you really have to check out the whole set to see their awesome officiant and his amazing cape, the couple's adorable space helmets, and their his & hers space gloves next to their new marriage certificate.

(Thanks to chaosgurlpink for the photo! And congrats!)

The offbeat bride: Deana Weibel, assistant professor of anthropology (and Offbeat Bride lab rat!)

My offbeat groom: Glen, historian (independent scholar) and self-employed bookseller

Location & date of wedding: The Alumni House, Grand Valley State University, Allendale, Michigan. October 6, 2006.

What made our wedding offbeat: We had a subtle, spacey, moon-and-stars theme because my husband Glen is a cold war historian with expertise in the space race (and because we're both space geeks). We walked each other up the aisle, our only attendants were our two brothers (his was Best Man, mine was Man of Honor).

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