10 wacky wedding themes
Here we bring you a selection of some of the wackiest ways of tying the knot that we’ve ever seen.
Avatar wedding
James Cameron’s 2009 film Avatar won great acclaim for it’s incredible use of special effects, but the masterpiece of cinema has now sparked an unfathomable trend in China for weddings themed on the film. One wonders what these brides are thinking - all we can say is that thankfully, love is blind.
Star Wars wedding
The movie ‘Star Wars’ is of course a timeless classic that has spawned a loyal and some might say, slightly obsessive cult following. As a wedding theme we think it looks pretty good fun - but what character would the mother in law play? You’d have to get it right otherwise it might be a case of ‘The Empire Strikes Back’!
Star Trek wedding
However fanatical Star Wars fans might be, they're often put in the shade by Trekkies and that's no different when it comes to theme weddings. So why not join Captain Jean-Luc Picard on board the Starship Enterprise for an afternoon of intergalactic wining and dining as you blast off into the unknown galaxy of marriage?
Superhero wedding
Here's a question: How do you guarantee Batman, Captain America, Bananaman and Super Woman all turn up to your wedding? Give up? The answer is, you become them. When you think about it, this is actually the perfect wedding. The Joker can give the speech, Wolverine can cut the cake and Robin can do, well, whatever it is Robin does.
Pirate wedding
Don’t say ‘I do’, just say ‘Aaaarrr’ Pirates are back in fashion thanks to a certain Captain Jack Sparrow played by Johnny Deep in the hugely successful Pirates of the Caribbean movie franchise. And as this photo shows, a swashbuckling pirate wedding can be aesthetically - very pleasing although if you’re not careful you might end up marrying a parrot by mistake.
Medieval Wedding
A fool proof way to make sure you marry a prince charming is to get your intended to dress up like one. A medieval wedding offers the opportunity to wear sumptuous robes, eat chicken drumsticks with your fingers and throw the bones to the floor. More mead anyone?
Cowboy (shotgun) wedding
You say love, I say shotgun. A time honoured way of ensuring that when the little one turns up, the happy couple are safely married. Such attitudes are less prevalent these days but as a bit of fun if might work and even if he won’t admit it, the cowboy in your life will love dressing up like Billy the Kid.
Elvis wedding
Wise men say "only fools rush in"...But then Las Vegas is the perfect location for a quickie marriage and if you ‘Can’t help falling in love,’ then who better to help you tie the knot that The King himself. Let’s just hope that you don’t end up, ‘Caught in a trap’!
Underwater wedding
One way to get around the problem of rain on your wedding day is to go the whole hog and get married under water. There are several other advantages too like not having bother with your hair or make up and of course a wetsuit saves the expense of a wedding dress. But all the same one wonders how they say their vows...
Hot air balloon wedding
Some people report that tying the knot is a great natural high. Well here’s a way to make sure of it - and given the limited size of the basket it probably saves on hiring the church or hall for a large congregation too. Lets just hope that the vows are more than a load of hot air!
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