Alternative Wedding Ceremony Ideas & Examples

Have a bow tie handfasting to complete your Doctor Who wedding

Written by Chris Wolfgang

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I was wandering through Offbeat Bride’s Doctor Who weddings when I came across Emma and Brian’s take on a geeky wedding ceremony. The couple performed their handfasting to a reading modeled after the Doctor Who episode called “The Wedding of River Song”. Naturally, they used a bow tie for the handfasting cord! Because, as we all know…

9908882484 d18c008ef7 b — Photo from Emma & Brian’s geeky rainy love fest wedding by Patrick O’Gara and Jordan Buzzy

I was wandering through Offbeat Bride’s Doctor Who weddings when I came across Emma and Brian’s take on a geeky wedding ceremony. The couple performed their handfasting to a reading modeled after the Doctor Who episode “The Wedding of River Song”. Naturally, they used a bow tie for the handfasting cord! Because, as we all know…

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPGTizdGwSc]

Now, I know we’ve got some Offbeat Brides out there planning their very own Doctor Who wedding. If you’re also planning on a handfasting, consider this part of your ceremony handled.

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