Wacky Weddings!
When I was told that this month 100% People were going to be focusing on weddings, I must admit that my heart sunk a little. I’ve been happily single for years, yet every time another friend drops a wedding invitation into my hand I can’t help but feel alone. I went back to my desk thinking how to approach an interesting article on The BIG Day.
It was then I started to envisage my own wedding. Me in a white meringue, and I’m being literal here I want to be dressed in sugar from head to toe! Ha ha! I’ll be standing in a Grand Cathedral, with floor to ceiling stain-glass windows and more flowers than a garden centre owned by Elton John!
Okay so maybe I’m going a little over the top… but it did start off the thought process of how far do some people go? After some interesting (and if I’m honest completely hilarious) research I found the answer… TOO FAR!
Here are my Top 10 Wacky Weddings:
10. Hot Air Balloon- Although in the UK you can’t actually get married up in a hot air balloon, you and your partner can take to the skies as soon as the vicar’s said you may kiss the bride! If you’re feeling really extravagant you can even hire a balloon for the whole day, making sure your guests don’t forget your special day in a hurry! Once the sun sets the balloon is left on the ground fully inflated looking like a huge glowing lantern!
Classic Hot Air Ballooning
9. Aquarium- If you ask me there’s definitely something fishy about getting married in an aquarium. Couples have been known to hire out whole aquariums for their special day, taking their first dance surrounded by creatures of the deep!
Blue Reef Aquarium
8. Ice Hotel- If your love burns deep, why not test the heat at the famous Ice Hotel in Sweden. The fantastic hotel covered completely in a thick layer of ice is the perfect winter get away.
IceHotel
7. Steam Train- Just imagine after being wed in a rural village church, you and your guests are whisked away on a journey back in time on an old fashioned stream train! First class dining accompanies picture perfect views of the beautiful English countryside.
Steam Dreams
6. Pet Wedding – People love their pets! Maybe a little too much when it comes to weddings. I know a dog is a man’s best friend, but best man? However, if you do fancy choosing your moggy as your maid of honour you’re not alone! Pamela Anderson has even gone as far as holding a marriage ceremony for her two pooches! I wonder if a rabbit was the Rabbi?
Max & Margot
5. Ship – SS Great Britain docked in Bristol is open to pirates and lovers a like. Hire out the whole ship for your wedding day! Ceremonies take place on the promenade, then sit down to a sumptuous dinner in the First Class Dining Saloon.
SS Great Britain
4. Underwater- If getting hitched on the seven seas isn’t enough for you, why not tie the knot in the water! Couples from around the world take the plunge off the coast of Thailand! Oooh very nice! You must be a qualified diver though.
LastMinute.com
3. Underground- If you don’t fancy the wet bit about getting married underwater, you could always just get married underground. Though let me warn you, this isn’t for the faint of heart! Wookey Hole Caves in Somerset England conduct ceremonies in chambers deep below the Mendip Hills. Apparently more people have walked on the moon than been married in Wookey Hole Caves- it’s truly something unique!
Wookey Hole Caves
2. Supermarket- Did you meet your true love as you both reached for the same tin of beans in aisle 4 of your local supermarket? If so you might wish to celebrate the location of your first meeting by marrying there? Which is exactly what a couple from York, England did at their local ASDA store. It’s reported the supermarket chain was the first to receive a license to hold full marriage ceremonies.
ASDA Wedding
1. Inflatable Church – My number 1 wacky wedding has to be the inflatable church! Get married almost anywhere! Hire the pop-up venue and blow it up in the middle of a football pitch if you like! Or maybe even on the roof of your local pub! If you’re going to go for this inflatable option you might as well be creative with your location! Complete with steeple, alter and organ the Inflatable Church will ensure your wedding is the wackiest of all!
Inflatable Church
Let 100% People know if you have found your perfect wedding day in a wacky idea or what you would like to do for your wedding.
Tags: wedding day, wedding ideas, Weddings
April 9th, 2008 at 8:24 am
What’s wrong with a traditional wedding. There are loads of fabulous venues, you don’t have to get married in church if you don’t want to. Don’t you think that all brides (and grooms)will want to show off their photos to their future generations and have people say “Aahh, don’t they look lovely”. How can you tell what they look like wearing flippers and marks, or hair blowing in all directions. Give me tradition every time!!
September 1st, 2009 at 11:13 am
Love the blog!
‘Wacky Weddings’ come from a couples big desire to do something totally different for their own wedding, there are perhaps less extravagant ways to personalise your wedding, but each to their own I suppose!