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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…

An intimate and majestic Middle-earth elopement in New Zealand (with a rainbow!)

An intimate and majestic Middle-earth elopement in New Zealand (with a rainbow!)

Kyle is an extrovert and wanted a large wedding in our hometown with all of our family and friends. I wanted a small elopement on top of a mountain in New Zealand where they filmed The Lord of the Rings. I wanted to feel like I was journeying across Middle-earth with the one I love. I wanted our wedding to be an adventure.

We decided to do both! Here’s our magical Middle-earth elopement…

A baby Groot cake that will steal your heart at this Guardians of the Galaxy wedding shoot

A baby Groot cake that will steal your heart at this Guardians of the Galaxy wedding shoot

Thanks to our sponsor Set Ready Garment Bags for presenting this week’s posts on Offbeat Bride. We love ’em, and think you will, too…   With Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 coming out in theaters today, I imagine a whole lot of you are chomping at the bit to see (slightly grown) baby Groot […]

Sci-fi meets vintage style at this unicorn-haired Star Wars vintage wedding

Sci-fi meets vintage style at this unicorn-haired Star Wars wedding

Check this out: a vintage-inspired Star Wars wedding including AT-AT Walker plugs for the groom’s ears, fabulous pink, blue, and purple unicorn hair on the bride, and tons of sci-fi details like a Star Wars tie, LEGO cufflinks, a lightsaber exit, and a Star Wars LEGO cake.

Don’t miss the super cute handbag “bouquets” (with little gloves!), Force choke photo op, puzzle guest book, and C-3PO cut-out photo booth!

This is most definitely the Star Wars decor you're looking for

This is most definitely the Star Wars wedding decor you’re looking for

Anna and Tanner’s Star Wars wedding featured a Darth Vader selfie station, storm trooper cake toppers, and ALL about the Dark Side. We’re talking Vader masks, Stormtrooper nails, an “I love you, I know” card box, and, of course, a lightsaber battle. They had one of my favorite Yoda-inspired signs ever, too: “To the welcome you are. Sit or sit not, there are no sides.” YES!

Their Star Wars wedding decor was exactly the droids we were looking for. Let’s take a look at their intergalactic awesomeness and geek out…