A laid-back, multicultural Olin Park wedding with a surprise dress swap (& Star Wars details!)

A geeky, fandom-themed wedding with a black and white gown (with a Darth Vader walk down the aisle!)

At a Glance

For two awesome humans who met at a zombie larp(!), they had the amazingly nerdy wedding you would expect and it was glorious. Each guest table was decorated with a different fandom, from Harry Potter to Dresden Files to Conan the Barbarian. Their card holder was a hand-made sarlacc pit (complete with little skeleton couple). Their cake was Star Wars and Alien-themed. Don’t miss Ashley’s black and white dress and black veil…

A laid-back, multicultural Olin Park wedding with a surprise dress swap (& Star Wars details!)
Photos by Dutcher Photography

Ashley and Geoff warned their photographers that, “This will be a nerd wedding!” As if that needed to be a warning — it’s a huge bonus!

For two awesome humans who met at a zombie larp(!), they had the amazingly nerdy wedding you would expect and it was glorious. Each guest table was decorated with a different fandom, from Harry Potter to Dresden Files to Conan the Barbarian. Their card holder was a hand-made sarlacc pit (complete with little skeleton couple). Their cake was Star Wars and Alien-themed.

Following the short and sweet ceremony, in which Ashley’s dad, dressed as Darth Vader, walked her down the aisle, they took photos inside the Cave of the Mounds. Don’t miss Ashley’s black and white dress, black veil, and killer boots…

A laid-back, multicultural Olin Park wedding with a surprise dress swap (& Star Wars details!)

A laid-back, multicultural Olin Park wedding with a surprise dress swap (& Star Wars details!)

A laid-back, multicultural Olin Park wedding with a surprise dress swap (& Star Wars details!)

A laid-back, multicultural Olin Park wedding with a surprise dress swap (& Star Wars details!)

A laid-back, multicultural Olin Park wedding with a surprise dress swap (& Star Wars details!)

A laid-back, multicultural Olin Park wedding with a surprise dress swap (& Star Wars details!)

A laid-back, multicultural Olin Park wedding with a surprise dress swap (& Star Wars details!)

A laid-back, multicultural Olin Park wedding with a surprise dress swap (& Star Wars details!)

A laid-back, multicultural Olin Park wedding with a surprise dress swap (& Star Wars details!)

A laid-back, multicultural Olin Park wedding with a surprise dress swap (& Star Wars details!)

A laid-back, multicultural Olin Park wedding with a surprise dress swap (& Star Wars details!)

A laid-back, multicultural Olin Park wedding with a surprise dress swap (& Star Wars details!)

A laid-back, multicultural Olin Park wedding with a surprise dress swap (& Star Wars details!)

A laid-back, multicultural Olin Park wedding with a surprise dress swap (& Star Wars details!)

A laid-back, multicultural Olin Park wedding with a surprise dress swap (& Star Wars details!)

A laid-back, multicultural Olin Park wedding with a surprise dress swap (& Star Wars details!)

A laid-back, multicultural Olin Park wedding with a surprise dress swap (& Star Wars details!)

A laid-back, multicultural Olin Park wedding with a surprise dress swap (& Star Wars details!)

A laid-back, multicultural Olin Park wedding with a surprise dress swap (& Star Wars details!)

A laid-back, multicultural Olin Park wedding with a surprise dress swap (& Star Wars details!)

A laid-back, multicultural Olin Park wedding with a surprise dress swap (& Star Wars details!)

A laid-back, multicultural Olin Park wedding with a surprise dress swap (& Star Wars details!)

A laid-back, multicultural Olin Park wedding with a surprise dress swap (& Star Wars details!)

Vendors

Photography: Dutcher Photography • Venue: Cave of the Mounds • Gown: Vera’s House of Bridals • Tux: Men’s Wearhouse • Cake: Carl’s Cakes • Catering: JL Richards

Gallery

3 responses to “A geeky, fandom-themed wedding with a black and white gown (with a Darth Vader walk down the aisle!)”

  1. Ellie Avatar
    Ellie

    Everything about this is awesome, but I especially love her boots. Droolworthy.

  2. Honeybee Avatar
    Honeybee

    Love the style. The wedding dress is really different. Love it.

  3. Daniel Avatar
    Daniel

    Hi,

    It is a stylish and original wedding, I loved the images and also the clothes of the bride and groom. I believe that this style of wedding will be a trend for the world, suppliers must prepare for this new style, every day there are more adherents from the Nerd world.

    I loved your blog.

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