Nerdy military pre-deployment wedding (with Game of Thrones cosplay!) #Real Weddings: Midwest US#backyard#costumes#game of thrones#geeky weddings#indiana#lake#military#short dress#star wars Posted May 30 2016 Offbeat Editors Photos by: High Five Foto It's Memorial Day here in the U.S., so we're celebrating our military couples with this geektastic Army pre-deployment wedding in Indiana. Salute! Photos by High Five Foto The Offbeat Bride: Maureen, Chemist Her offbeat partner: Sean, Army Reservist/Electrician Date and location of wedding: In-laws' backyard veranda on a pond in Dyer, IN — March 26, 2016 Our offbeat wedding at a glance: There was no decided theme to our wedding. I just picked out things we both liked and it happened to turn into a lot of geeky things. We had Star Wars cakes and brought some fun props from our cosplays. We've both been struggling with Sean's upcoming Army deployment, so we really only did some of the other typical wedding things as a second thought. Tell us about the ceremony: Sean proposed less than three weeks before our ceremony. We decided that we no longer wanted to let the Army ruin our plans to move forward with our relationship. His deployment had been looming over us for months, so we decided it would be best to have a small, intimate ceremony before he shipped out. I got a simple dress for $100 and ordered flowers for $120. I paid $200 for photos from a good friend. In lieu of engagement photos, we had a fun photo shoot the weekend prior in our Game of Thrones cosplays at the Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo (C2E2). The cakes were made by a family friend who makes beautiful cakes. She customized them with Star Wars pictures and a cute photo of us. Sean's godfather/uncle officiated our wedding, which was cute because Sean was his ring bearer at his wedding so many years ago. We had the wedding on his parent's veranda in the backyard. They live on a pond, so the scenery was great. We had a makeshift aisle I walked down, and nobody saw me in my dress until my dad walked me out of the house onto the veranda. We wrote our own vows, which were entirely geeky. We had about 20 people in attendance, just close family and a few friends. The ceremony was beautiful. Afterwards, we cut the cake and then took photos together by the pond. Tell us about your reception: We plan on having a reception next year when Sean gets home from his deployment. But of course, we really just want to have food and alcohol. We aren't too concerned about the venue or the little things. I love crafts, so I am sure I'll make fun things. The great thing is that we're already married, so it takes a lot of stress off us. What was your most important lesson learned? I am a control freak, but this ceremony was all thrown together within the last two days for the most part. I let his family take control of the little details. We never rehearsed, and I had no idea what music would play or where we would be standing until my father walked me down the makeshift aisle. But it was the best feeling trusting that other people love us enough to make sure everything taken care of so we didn't have to stress. Now I get to casually plan a party when he gets back from his deployment, and it gives me something to which to look forward. Vendors Photographer: High Five Foto C2E2 Photographer: Kaminsky Kandids Photography Hair: Chelsi Savage, Highland Hair Cuttery Nails: The Polished Pinky Gallery This slideshow requires JavaScript. PREVIOUS This House of Cards engagement announcement parody wins the day NEXT A little bit glamour, a little bit country wedding (with a mash-tini bar!) Show/Hide comments [ 10 ] This is just so, so beautiful. Reply Thank you so much! It was an amazing day. our rings are also nerdy. I have a lightsaber ring and he has a band with the Jedi alliance logo and galactic empire logo alternating. Reply Heh- my fiance and I have Star Wars engagement rings- he has a Rebel Alliance one and I have a Jedi one 😀 Reply Loving the cake and game of thrones outfits. Reply Thank you! My Arya is completely handmade. We even made the wheelbarrow out of sheets of wood. It was a blast to wear. I was blessed to have a good friend who makes cakes that gifted the cakes to us. It was amazing. Reply I'm in love with the cake topper! An idea where it came from? Reply I got it off of Amazon. The seller makes all types of Star Wars cake toppers, so I recommend checking them all out! Also, tons of different sizes and colors. Let me know if this link doesn't work. https://www.amazon.com/gp/r.html?C=1ADAO1HGSFP37&R=1U9IODNZ1APRJ&T=C&U=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FWedding-Topper-inspired-Force-Always%2Fdp%2FB01BX6A6X0%2Fref%3Dcm_sw_em_r_c_dp_d_XIptxbMNJH6XQ_tt&A=INFACDWBJCLJACAF3TXAJI088BEA&H=77TDXACJMATNVAYXEWEECRGTFGEA Reply Wonderful, very personal. Where did you get your amazing dress? Reply I put a shawl over the dress, but here is the link. Thank you so much! http://www.davidsbridal.com/Product_short-mesh-dress-with-illusion-sweetheart-bodice-ej4m5197 Reply Love that dress! 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.
Thank you so much! It was an amazing day. our rings are also nerdy. I have a lightsaber ring and he has a band with the Jedi alliance logo and galactic empire logo alternating. Reply
Heh- my fiance and I have Star Wars engagement rings- he has a Rebel Alliance one and I have a Jedi one 😀 Reply
Thank you! My Arya is completely handmade. We even made the wheelbarrow out of sheets of wood. It was a blast to wear. I was blessed to have a good friend who makes cakes that gifted the cakes to us. It was amazing. Reply
I got it off of Amazon. The seller makes all types of Star Wars cake toppers, so I recommend checking them all out! Also, tons of different sizes and colors. Let me know if this link doesn't work. https://www.amazon.com/gp/r.html?C=1ADAO1HGSFP37&R=1U9IODNZ1APRJ&T=C&U=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FWedding-Topper-inspired-Force-Always%2Fdp%2FB01BX6A6X0%2Fref%3Dcm_sw_em_r_c_dp_d_XIptxbMNJH6XQ_tt&A=INFACDWBJCLJACAF3TXAJI088BEA&H=77TDXACJMATNVAYXEWEECRGTFGEA Reply
I put a shawl over the dress, but here is the link. Thank you so much! http://www.davidsbridal.com/Product_short-mesh-dress-with-illusion-sweetheart-bodice-ej4m5197 Reply