My Big Fat Geek Wedding (That isn't mine. It was on the program. No shit.)
Let me start by saying that my prediction about the wedding cake was all wrong. I was waaaaaay off the mark when I wrote that Han and Leia were going to top the cake. It was Lord of the Rings themed. It was all white with "Elvish" written around each layer, kinda like the "ring"...you know, from the Skymall catalog. There were little action figures on the top, going down the sides, and in front of it, set up like of the battle scenes from "Return of the King" in Minas Tirith or some shit like that. That's what I was told, anyway.
I would not have believed the vows if I hadn't heard them with my own ears. I wrote some of them down, in fact. They included, "I promise to be true to you, even when flirted by...wayward astronauts and vampires with souls" and "I promise to wait for you, even if I think you've been murdered by pirates[probably the only reference I understood all day, from The Princess Bride]." I wish I had brought the program.
The tables were all geek themed, too. We were inapropriately seated at the Star Trek table, as, when we met him he was a Star-Wars-in-full-force geek, but what are you gonna do? Each table had a vase with flowers in it with quotes written on it from the indicated movie/tv show, with romantic, wedding-themed quotes like "KHAAAAAAAAAN!" and "Today is a good day to die".
It was a teeny wedding, and apparently the four of us who travelled together were his only friends from college, and we didn't really know anyone else really. Some of the guests came from out-of-state, as they met him online originally, and would meet tri-annually at various conventions around the country. You think I'm making this up, don't you? Well, you're wrong.
I DID bring my digital camera, but the battery was dead when I turned it on, and the weekend was a bit busy, so I didn't think ahead to charge it. The good news is that the photos WILL be posted online, and I will give y'all the link if you demand it. But don't get too excited. Nobody dressed in costume. The brides dress was unconventional in that it wasn't the tank-dress style that is the current fashion among brides. It was lovely, and had no hint of ubergeek about it. But she DID have the "bride" hair. You know, the curls at the crown of the head with the invisible shell of hairspray. I should really call it "bride/prom" hair, but I was trying to be economical with my words.
In case you're wondering, the above quote was uttered by my friend, Warren, under his breath, about the groom.
My caffeine rush is waning, so I'd better go.
Keep it real.