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Once in a great while, celebrities take the offbeat road and we get to see fun alternatives like Mark Zuckerberg's backyard surprise wedding that caught us off guard with its fabulous simplicity.
But on the other end of the spectrum, one of our amazing and talented vendors, Laura of Rebel Belle Weddings sent us this heart-stopping seafoam circus wedding from none other than actor, comedian, producer, writer, singer, dancer, candlestick-maker Dick Van Dyke, and his bride, Arlene Silver-Van Dyke.
Prepare yourself for contortionists, jugglers, a circus barker (with giant tentacle hat, natch), gobs of feathers, hula hoops, faux dancing bears, electric jellyfish, an epic first duet, and the cutest darn couple this side of unda da sea!
Queue the bride's entrance, to “Roustabout” by Beats Antique.
If you want a soundtrack for this post, click play below and let it play while you read
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3LGdimsRF4
The pair's friend Bryan (and Dick's co-performer in their a capella singing group, The Vantastix) officiated.
Watch the hilarious “first duet”: singing “Old Fashioned Wedding” from Annie Get Your Gun (with both of them sounding totally era-appropriate):
Here's one more vid, this time of the bride's brother's toast, which includes references to the invitation's glitter bomb, the duds she dated before Dick, and even a Chuck Norris reference:
Oh, just a couple of electric jellyfish busting it out.
For any of you planning a theme similar to this gorgeous madness, check out Arlene's Pinterest inspiration board, which is basically the Holy Grail of vintage nautical circus pastel undersea whimsy.
You know there were some super talented vendors involved in this (the Seafoam Circus Event Team!):
- Event Design: King Dahl Event Design
- Event Coordination: Rebel Belle Weddings
- Octopus-theme graphics: Etsy seller EphemeraAndMore
- Photography: Rawtography
- Videography: Pivotal Media
- Makeup and Hair: Jessica de Ben
- Bride's gown: Renee Strauss
- Bride's shoes: Under the Sea Wedding Shoes by Kristie Ann Couture
- Octopus Cake Stand: BHLDN.com
- Officiant: Bryan Chadima
- Harpist: Brooke Weller
- Circus Barker: Scott Froschauer
- Electric Jellyfish: Scott Froschauer and Kymber Blake
About the Author: 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.
