The Middle Earth wedding of every Tolkien fan’s dreams
Everything about this couple’s wedding ties back to their love of Middle Earth! With excerpts we all know and love from Lord of the Rings to readings from The Hobbit, lovers of Tolkien will find literary inspiration all over this “long expected party.”
A stormy beach wedding on the beach complete with Tolkien wedding quote
We had no decor, only the crashing waves and stormy skies. Our friend and officiant started the ceremony with a reading of a poem JRR Tolkien wrote for his wife.
Star Wars, Star Trek, Tolkien, and more: A medley of geeky wedding themes at this Seattle wedding
Dorothy Ann and Matthew’s Seattle wedding was a happy melange of geeky wedding themes, from Star Trek and Star Wars to Tolkein and How to Train Your Dragon.
This Tolkien wedding poem (that he wrote to his wife!) is the Arkenstone of wedding readings
J.R.R. Tolkien had a great love with his wife, Edith. She’s the inspiration for a character in The Silmarillion and he’s buried next to her under a single gravestone inscribed with the names Beren and Luthien. He wrote her a poem that we LOVE as a wedding reading. Let’s see the Tolkien wedding poem in full…
Two rings to rule them all: Our short Tolkien-inspired ceremony script
This is our short and sweet Tolkien-inspired ceremony script that even included a Pokémon reference. It’s non-denominational and gender-neutral, which gives it a lot of flexibility. We included an introduction, a portion for honoring our departed friends and family, vows, placeholders for readings, a ring exchange, and our declaration of marriage.
Hand drawn Tolkien-style wedding maps
Check out Offbeat Bride reader Corinne’s hand-drawn wedding maps in the style of J.R.R. Tolkien!