If you’ve followed mental_floss for long enough, you’ve probably seen Miss Cellania’s articles about geeky theme weddings. Today we have a round-up of people who had fairly normal ceremonies, but let their inner nerdiness slip out in their wedding photos.
1. Battlestar Galactica Pose
At first glance, there’s nothing particularly strange about Justin and Heather Hartley’s wedding, but their choice of positioning for the photo is based on a classic Battlestar Galactica image (which was based on The Last Supper).
2. Superheroes in Disguise
While this might be one of the geekiest wedding pictures ever taken, Erin and Tim’s wedding was totally normal. That’s because the groomsmen hid their superhero colors under their tuxes during the ceremony, only to be released at the perfect moment by the bridesmaids.
3. Wedding iPhoto
If Jeff Foxworthy wrote geek jokes, there would have to be one along the lines of “you know you’re a geek when even your most formal photos have to involve a computer.” Jeffery and Yi-wen Cuvilier’s laptop-loving wedding photo is simply adorable.
4. Theatrical Posing
Justin and Julie are both theater geeks at heart. So while their wedding was held in a beautiful white gazebo, it was only fitting that their reception took place at an art house movie theater.
5. Romance in 3D
Jessica and Chris are self-proclaimed movie dorks; Chris even proposed on a movie marquee. Unlike Justin and Julie, these two opted to have their ceremony in the theater itself.
6. Mustaches Anyone?
Estelle and Loggy had a vintage wedding complete with a carousel at the reception, which provided for ample stunning pictures of the couple and the wedding party. But none of these photos are particularly geeky, until you get to the few goofy pictures featuring Estelle and her bridesmaids rocking a variety of mustaches.
7. A Zombie Engagement Celebration
To be fair, these pictures of Juliana Park and Benjamin Lee aren’t from their wedding, but from their engagement photos. Even so, they are certainly geeky and definitely deserve a spot on this list. That’s because when the camera starts clicking, they are just an ordinary couple dressed up to take their engagement photos on a beautiful hillside. Midway through their picnic, however, a zombie stumbles by and sees the couple as an easy meal. Luckily, the engaged couple is able to work together to stop out the zombie menace. Now that’s the kind of teamwork that will keep a couple together forever.
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It takes a lot of time, dedication and money to put together a theme wedding, but anyone can take some goofy, geeky photos at their reception. Do any of you have a few nerdy wedding pics packed away in your photo albums?
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Nice! My sister got married a month ago, and we did the pose from the “Bridesmaids” movie posters. SO excited to see it!
posted by AmyD on 10-3-2011 at 3:15 pm
The poses you refer to as Galactica – aren’t those actually the last supper?
Note: Please see the “which was based on The Last Supper” part.
posted by Mona on 10-3-2011 at 3:18 pm
My brother made me a groomswoman and we wanted to do the superhero reveal too, so I’m actually going to drop the top part of my dress to reveal the Wonder Woman top! The rest of the boys will have the shirts on underneath like the one above. It is going to be so cute, and it is this weekend!
posted by Steph on 10-3-2011 at 3:24 pm
Our wedding was pretty geeky, but mostly in fairly subtle ways. http://www.flickr.com/photos/xstarsprinklesx/sets/72157622955872531/
posted by Celeste on 10-3-2011 at 3:32 pm
Definitely thought #3 was going to be a John and Yoko joke…
posted by clayt85 on 10-3-2011 at 3:46 pm
When my wife and I got married, she surprised me at our reception. We entered the banquet hall to the main theme from Star Wars as the wedding party held a bunch of toy lightsabers forming an arch of sabers.
posted by MatthewZD on 10-3-2011 at 4:39 pm
Nicely done, Celeste! Perfect blend of elegance & nerdiness… I enjoyed that, all the way down to the vegan cake/cupcakes with Han & Leia! (I couldn’t help thinking of the book “Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World”)
posted by Nerak on 10-3-2011 at 5:24 pm
One of my favorite pre-wedding photos is me all done up (hair, dress, makeup) engrossed in the last few pages of “Storm Front” by Jim Butcher (now one of my favorite authors). I was so nervous I couldn’t talk to anyone, but I also read those last few pages about ten times!
posted by Kat on 10-3-2011 at 5:35 pm
“Anyone can take goofy, geeky photos” may be true in the broadest sense, but all of the photos featured were just as painstakingly planned and executed as any other wedding detail. Just owning a digital camera does not make you a professional photographer.
posted by Andrea on 10-3-2011 at 6:02 pm
Thanks, Nerak! We actually got VCTOTW as a wedding present — it’s one of my fave cookbooks =)
posted by Celeste on 10-4-2011 at 9:28 am
OMG I love the superhero reveal one!
posted by M on 10-4-2011 at 6:52 pm
God. Again with the females and mustaches! Get it through your head…it’s NOT cute, or funny, or anything. It’s just stupid and ugly and a feeble attempt at being “fun”.
“oh my god how cute you all had mustaches at your wedding.” Stupid.
posted by xanderjones on 10-10-2011 at 6:59 pm
@xanderjones Pretty much right on!
But I raise you a “fishface” over “woman with mustache” ANY day if we’re talking about idiocy.
posted by jim on 10-10-2011 at 7:33 pm
Kat, I was the same way. My husband and I didn’t see each other before the ceremony, but one of my bridesmaids handed me his phone so I could put it in my purse (seriously?!). I started playing Angry Birds, and my photographer cracked up and started taking pictures. I’m pretty sure I did awful at it, but it was a nice way to get out any anxiety.
posted by Lindsay on 10-21-2011 at 10:17 am
Not exactly geeky to the degree of these photos, but when my husband and I got married we knew a little girl for flower girl but no other little ones for ring bearer … so we had a remote control monster truck we named Sean as our ring bearer – and yes, Sean is in the shot of us with our bridesmaids/groomsmen/flower girl :D
posted by Sarah on 10-23-2011 at 5:41 pm
My daughter’s best friend was just married. Her wedding was normal and beautiful, but the reception was based on Phantom of the Opera. The music came from the movie, and everyone wore masks. The clincher, though, is that they painstakingly made a handmade copy of humongous chandelier (although it did not crash to the floor)! It was extraordinary! They bought beads and wire and strung everything by hand!
posted by Rae on 1-20-2012 at 12:46 am