Ladies of the Lake: Nimue marries Morgan Le Fay in this Arthurian wedding shoot #Wedding Inspo#BIPOC#fantasy wedding#geeky weddings#lesbian weddings#LGBTQ#medieval#styled shoot#sword#wedding dress with sleeves Posted Jul 23 2018 Catherine Clark bijouxandbits Photos by: Alex Medvick Photography Photos by Alex Medvick Photography We've definitely seen grooms with swords cutting cakes at weddings (note: do NOT put the sword back in the scabbard with cake on it. You'll thank yourself later). But we hadn't noticed quite as many women with swords (though we have seen a couple!). The team who crafted this inspiration shoot drew upon the myth of the Lady of the Lake from Arthurian legend. As wedding planner/set designer Merida explained, "The Lady of the Lake turned up in Medieval French chivalric romances as Lancelot's fairy godmother. Since then, Nimue/Viviane/'fair wanton maiden' has been a subject of myth and pop culture. As I developed the concept, I delved into a lot of the myths. Despite chivalric code and all that, a lot of those knights were pretty trash (Sir "I got 99 problems and women are all of them" Gawain, for example). So, why couldn't Morgan Le Fay and Nimue fall in love? LGBT nerds need love, too! The team grabbed two gorgeous boho-chic dresses, two fab ladies, and a sword with a dragon on the hilt ( Pen-dragon, get it?). Ready to enter an Arthurian setting with modern wedding touches? Start taking notes for your wedding, y'all… Vendors Photographer: Alex Medvick Photography • Planner/Set Design: Events By Merida • Hairstylist: Jaimee Donahue, Owner of William Jean Salon • Dresses: borrowed from Country Bride & Gent • Vow Book: Wedding Story Writer • Models: Nije Durdeen and Stefanie Kempf Gallery This slideshow requires JavaScript. This post features Offbeat Vendors! Check out their vendor listing to see how they cater to Offbeat Brides: Events By Merida Catherine Clark Catherine Clark loiters at her local library, makes art, watches movies en masse, plays video and tabletop games, poorly cooks healthy things, cuddles with her feline fur babies, and blogs at BijouxandBits.com. @enidjcoleslaw @bijouxandbits @bijouxandbits PREVIOUS The trick to actually fun parties and showers is a wickedly funny game (with a NEW expansion!) NEXT "Every wedding speech ever": Will any of these stereotypes show up in your wedding toasts? Show/Hide comments [ 2 ] I didn't know how much I needed this in my life. Also, someone write me this YA novel, a la "The Song of Achilles," please and thanks. Reply Now I feel like this needs to be my National Novel Writing Month challenge. Reply Join the conversation Cancel ReplyYour email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *Comment Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Sign me up for your offbeat awesomeness newsletter! No-drama comment policy Part of what makes the Offbeat Empire different is our commitment to civil, constructive commenting. Make sure you're familiar with our no-drama comment policy. Biz owners & wedding bloggers Please just use your real name in your comment, not your business name or blog title. Our comments are not the place to pimp your website. If you want to promote your stuff on Offbeat Bride, join us as an advertiser instead.
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