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When geeks wed...
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:lol:

My brother suggested that for his wedding (think best men etc dressed as imperial guards, other guests as stormtroopers etc) but he was quickly shouted down by his fiance. She wanted a pirate theme...

I believe (and hope) they're going for a normal wedding now.
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Some friends were getting married, and the bride realized that the
opening to The Wedding March was the same as the opening to
the ending Medal Ceremony from Episode 4 (A New Hope).

The first four bars passed as normal, then it diverged. Suddenly,
you could tell which pews held Star Wars fans.
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fearfaoin wrote:Some friends were getting married, and the bride realized that the
opening to The Wedding March was the same as the opening to
the ending Medal Ceremony from Episode 4 (A New Hope).
Oooh, I'm so pointing that out to my brother.
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I'd joked with my brother once that for his wedding the bride's march should be the Vader theme from the original series.
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Are those costumes really any more ridiculous than "real wedding" costumes?

Think about it.....
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cowtime wrote:Are those costumes really any more ridiculous than "real wedding" costumes?

Think about it.....
I got married in a kilt...you can't get any sillier than that! :D
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Tyler Morris wrote:
cowtime wrote:Are those costumes really any more ridiculous than "real wedding" costumes?

Think about it.....
I got married in a kilt...you can't get any sillier than that! :D
Oi!

Nothing wrong with a kilt. I reckon it looks a lot smarter than the usual wedding get up.
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chrisoff wrote:
Tyler Morris wrote:
cowtime wrote:Are those costumes really any more ridiculous than "real wedding" costumes?

Think about it.....
I got married in a kilt...you can't get any sillier than that! :D
Oi!

Nothing wrong with a kilt. I reckon it looks a lot smarter than the usual wedding get up.
Ok, i give, you're absolutely right.

Honestly, there was no WAY anyone was getting me into a regular tux!
not a chance in hell!
Even for super formal stuff we do in Lodge, I'll rent a kilt rather than dress meself up in one o those monkey suits.

I'll have to see if I can dig up our wedding photos and have em scanned so y'all can see what my kilt looked like at the time.
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There's a picture of me in a kilt at a wedding in the cutie pie thread, although I've since got my own one in a better tartan (that was a hire kilt in a generic "pride of scotland" tartan).

The kilt makes it feel like a special occasion, I wear a suit (well, trousers/shirt/tie combo anyway) at work so it doesn't feel like making an effort anymore.
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The kilt I had at the time was a Blackwatch tartan. Rented all my groomsmen's kilts to match from the same place I bought mine (there's really only like one or two places in SLC to get a kilt :lol: ).
Sold it the year after to a friend who'd never be able to afford one otherwise. I wanted one with the Buchanan tartan (our family tartan on my grandmother's side), but haven't gotten around to getting it yet.
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Thank gord I'm alergic to wool. (whew)

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Tyler Morris wrote:
cowtime wrote:Are those costumes really any more ridiculous than "real wedding" costumes?

Think about it.....
I got married in a kilt...you can't get any sillier than that! :D
No way. Try a corduroy suit with wiiiide lapels and a vest. Brown. Oh, and one of those polyester art-print shirts (continuing the study in browns) with wing collars, and a stupid-looking wide nubby necktie.

Yes, I actually did. But it was the mid-1970s, if that absolves me at all.
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ewww!!!

pictures & sound clips :D


oh...ah...I'd vote for Nano so far :wink:
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Denny wrote:ewww!!!

pictures & sound clips :D


oh...ah...I'd vote for Nano so far :wink:
And to cinch the deal, my hair was unevenly long and parted in the middle.

At least I had the good taste not have the tie be corduroy, too.
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