The Offbeat Bride: Penelope, Owner/Partner at Farpoint Toys & Collectibles
Her offbeat partner: Justin, Owner/Partner at Farpoint Toys & Collectibles
Date and location of wedding: Inside the circle of Stonehenge, Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire, UK — May 1, 2016
Our offbeat wedding at a glance:
Our overall theme included Stonehenge, of course, because that was the location, but we also had a very heavy Star Wars influence. We had a custom invitation design patterned after the original Star Wars movie poster, my bouquet (a Darth Vader lightsaber design), and our rings had the famous Star Wars “I Love You” and “I Know” quotes from lovers Han and Leia inscribed on them in the Star Wars logo font.
Tell us about the ceremony:
We wrote our ceremony ourselves and had our best friend Kerry officiate. He painted his face blue and played the Braveheart theme on his tin whistle as we met and walked through the stones to him.
The ceremony opened with his rendition of The Princess Bride “Mawwiage” speech, then went on to recognize the ancient beauty and power of the place we were in as well as the important date (May 1 is Beltane, an ancient Pagan holiday). We then referenced some other nerdy things we love: Game of Thrones, Star Trek (our ring exchange was lifted entirely from a Klingon ceremony!), and harkened back to the Star Wars “I Love You/I Know” before everything was said and done.
Tell us about your reception:
Due to the sensitive nature of Stonehenge, we were only able to invite a very limited number of people into the circle with us. Because of that, we decided to have a huge reception back home after we returned from our trip, for all the people unable to come with us to England. We invited everyone to one of our favorite local spots, The Boneyard, and asked all our guests to dress as casually as they’d like, or come in costume. Lots of our friends dressed up and that made the party that much more fun.
Highlights included Darth Vader and I sharing a dance to The Imperial March, a Star Wars wedding cake with an edible Stonehenge replica on top, costumed character karaoke with Jay and Silent Bob, Axel Foley, and more, and our very own special signature raspberry cocktail, “The Bonehenge”, in honor of both our wedding and reception venues.
Vendors
- Ceremony Venue: Stonehenge
- Photographer: Stonehenge Weddings
- Hotel: The Legacy Rose & Crown
- Reception Venue: The Boneyard
- Cake: Megan’s Custom Cakes
- Invitation artwork: Zack Dolan Art
