A fandom welcome sign that steals our geeky hearts
One element that managed to combine all of these fandoms and movies into one was their ceremony welcome sign. It paid homage to all kinds of book and movie couples (both romantic and platonic): Lupin and Tonks, Cas and Dean, Arthur and Merlin, Westley and Buttercup, Angel and Buffy (ahem, shouldn’t this be Spike?), SLOTH AND CHUNK(!), and Carl and Ellie.
Don’t miss the Tom “Hankies” at this movie-themed wedding
Liz and Adam are HUGE movie buffs, so they had a movie-themed wedding at the Museum of the Moving Image in New York City, one of their favorite haunts. They worked in tons of movie-related details like movie poster invitations, vintage film reels, popcorn favors, a James Bond seating chart, and Star Wars cake toppers. Plus, the ceremony itself took place in a theater!
7 quirky wedding ideas (like a Winston Churchill theme) I didn’t get to use, but YOU can
The week before my wedding, I had a bit of a freak out (familiar to anyone else?). I realized that my wedding seemed really… serious. And I was not comfortable being serious about an important life moment while a bunch of people were staring at me.
In order to feel more comfortable during my own wedding, I came up with a variety of coping mechanisms. Due to poor planning (and some resistance from relatives), I just barely missed executing many of these ideas. Here they are, my gift to you…
Is this the galaxy print wedding dress you’ve been space-traveling for?!
Okay okay, so I know a lot of you will be rocking white dresses at your wedding (and that’s rad in itself!), but just in case you’re planning to rock a seriously epic print dress, let me offer this galaxy print wedding dress for your consideration. Of course, if it’s not right as your wedding dress, can we at least see galaxy print bridesmaids? Oh it will fill our space-loving hearts with joy.
Designate a special cup for the bride (and other things I learned on Insta this week)
How’s this for a clever wedding idea to steal: If you designate a special cup (like this R2D2 cup!) for the bride, you can use it to signal to the wedding bartender that if they see someone cutting in line with it… that person is getting wine for the bride! Thanks to @claraganeyphotography and Darci Kim for the great concept.
Now, here are a few other things I learned from Offbeat Bride’s Instagram this week…
13 geeky wedding rings that will enchant your Player 2
Fellow nerdy von dweebies! You and I need to talk about these geeky engagement rings. If you’re planning on proposing with a golden snitch ring or tying the knot with these “I love you” and “I know” rings… there’s a nerdy wedding ring waiting for you and your Player 2. When your partner knows your geektastic whiles, you just can’t say no to sealing the deal, right? Let’s go shopping for the most out-of-this-world geeky wedding ring to woo that gamer/book lover/cosplayer partner of yours…