Nerd Weddings

Every little girl (and probably a good share of little boys too) dream of what they want their wedding to look like at one time or another. It maybe they simply think about one element (flowers, cake, dress, venue, etc) or maybe they spend hours planning every detail. Either way, they know at least pieces of what they want to make their wedding special.

And then some of these girls and boys grow up to be nerds. And suddenly, the wedding planning becomes a lot more interesting. Because nerds never do anything halfway and they know how to make that special day unique to them. And it can be as simple as reciting their vows in flowery Shakespearean speech. Or it can be as complicated as this:

Why yes, that is Inara and Mal getting married in front of a Tardis by Princess Leia. Why do you ask?

Yes, the geek wedding can be one of the wackiest events. And they also fill other nerds with a giddy fan-girlish glee. Because those nerds start drooling over the amazing ways that others of our ilk have personalized their weddings. And if we're unmarried, we start fantasizing about what we want for our own weddings.

Like making your seating chart into the periodic table. Is it wrong that this sounds like a wonderful idea to me?

One way to personalize is just in your ring. It could be something simple as having a claddagh ring:

Point the heart towards yourself while wearing it on your left ring finger and it means you're engaged or married. And of course, Buffy/Angel shippers get the added glee of the knowing that Angel gave this ring to Buffy as a sign of his love for her. (This is the kind of ring I would love.)

You could have something more complicated like this:

Might not be entirely comfortable to rest against your arm, but it's kind of sweet

Or you could go completely geeky if you're someone who plays card-based games like Magic*:

This makes me smile every time.

And then of course you have one of the best ways to let your freak flag fly: The wedding cake. So many talented (And I stress this word because if you've ever seen Cake Wrecks you know that untalented bakers can mess up even simple things) bakers can make absolutely amazing cakes. Like this wedding cake:

Lego wedding anyone? And yes, that is cake. Kind of blows your mind doesn't it?

Here's one that's simple, but classic nerd:

Note: This may not actually be a wedding cake. I think it is, but I'm not sure

Something for the Stargate Geeks:

Awwwww.

And what would a geek wedding be without the bride and groom fighting off hordes of the undead?

I wonder if those are Nerf chainsaws?

These are just a couple ideas that people have done. You can even modify your wedding to include a tradition in your favorite book or TV series. I personally want to add a section to my wedding from The Two Princesses of Bamarre. The great thing about this day is that it's your day. So you can do what you want with it. Go simple, go outrageous, just be who you are as a couple. And it might not be a bad idea to have a couple of Nerf guns on hand to fight off zombies. You know, just in case ;)

*apologies to any outraged nerds who know what this card is a reference to. Magic is the only game like this I know of