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geeky weddings

Gamers, comic book nerds, pop-culture enthusiasts, and geeks of all kinds: Offbeat Wed is the original home of nerdy weddings going way back to 2006. We’ve got geeky wedding ideas for all the fandoms: Doctor Who weddings, Star Wars weddings, Lord of the Rings weddings, Harry Potter weddings, Game of Thrones weddings, and so many more…

Game of Thrones themed shower

We had a Game of Thrones themed shower with an actual Iron Throne!

I could not have been more surprised when, three months after my engagement to Elliott was announced, my usually traditional mom called me and said “How would you feel about a Game of Thrones themed shower?” Elliott and I love the show and we were eagerly awaiting the next season. I was jumping up and down ecstatically when I told her “YES!”

YES, we will marry this Harry Potter-inspired proposal (with wands, robes, and the Unbreakable Vow!)

YES, we will marry this Harry Potter proposal (with wands, robes, and the Unbreakable Vow!)

Fenil surprised Isha with a Harry Potter proposal while on vacation in New Orleans and we could not love it more. They traveled from their home in Boston for a holiday in NOLA and Fenil squirreled away some wands, wizard robes, and other Hogwarts-style goodies to make the proposal ultra magical. Raise your hand if you’d make the Unbreakable Vow with this Harry Potter-themed proposal…

Alternative wedding lingerie for hot, spicy, and wonderfully weird sexytimes

Offbeat wedding night lingerie for steamy, romantic, and geeky sexytimes

Real talk: the wedding night is NO guarantee of actual wedding night nookie. You’re far more likely to be super exhausted and ready to snooze. Regardless, we are not going to pass up an opportunity to enhance our booty short coffers with more cute, sexy, and downright geeky wedding night lingerie when we see it.

Let’s shop some of our favorite brands for offbeat lingerie (most with extended sizes up to 6X!)…

A few reasons Neil Gaiman totally gets love (including a NEW Gaiman wedding reading!)

NEW Neil Gaiman wedding readings

If you know about writer and novelist Neil Gaiman, you already know that he’s a super cool human whose talent for the written word knows no bounds. His friends have tapped him to write something poignant for their weddings. We’ve seen the results of that endeavor and it’s MAGICAL, so here are some of our favorite Neil Gaiman wedding readings, including a NEW ONE!