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The Nerd Wedding
I'm sure we've all seen a variation of the headline at one point, "Local Couple Have Klingon Nuptial." That's why when I began reading the news story, "Love written in the 'Stars'" about a couple that decided to get married in costume, I was ready for the same old boring story. This one had a very important, mind blowing twist, however. But more on that in a moment. This wasn't some random Star Wars wedding, it was a mixed costume event. The groom was dressed like Boba Fett (without helmet) and the bride had a replica of the dress worn in Labyrinth which, let's be honest, if you're dressing as a geeky character that's the one to pick for a bride since it basically is a wedding dress. Among your more plebian Spider-men and Batgirls, there were at least two Master Chiefs that served as ushers. This place was geek heaven. Now that isn't the most interesting aspect of this story. When the priest, who just happened to be dressed as an Imperial officer, asked if anyone had any objections, someone said they did. It wasn't just any person, it was another Boba Fett. No, scratch that, THE Boba Fett. Jeremy Bulloch, who portrayed Fett in the good Star Wars films, showed up in costume. I have to be honest. At this point I would have lost all control of my bowels and began projectile vomiting, because this would turn my brain into jelly. I can't imagine anything more cool than something like this happening at my wedding, unless of course the old guy from The Last Starfighter were to land in the middle of the ceremony and tell me that I was needed to save the galaxy. But wait! There's another wrinkle to this story. It seems that the bride was actually pissed that Bulloch showed up and "ruined" their wedding. Her original posting was deleted so her side of the story isn't available anymore, but I don't give a crap. If you get married in costume near a convention, then pretty much everything is up for grabs at that point. You can't expect to have the most romantic service of your life when your ring bearer is an Ewok. Your dignity has been thrown out the window. It's like my upcoming wedding. I won't get mad when some of the strippers start doing blow off the naked midgets. It's all par for the course. - Paul - 06/05/07 |
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