How do you know two people are meant to be together and just so happen to be die hard fans of the Star Wars movies? They decide to marry…Mandalorian style.

Thomas Kuhlman, 39, and Tenille Kuhlman, 30, married outside of Comic Con (the largest comic book and popular arts convention in the world) in full Mandalorian costume. And if you don’t know what the heck I’m talking about, Mandalorian is a fictional race in the Star Wars Universe. The couple were surrounded by fellow members of the Star Wars fan club, who also wore full costumes including helmets, boots and jet packs.

Leading up to the altar decorated with white faux roses, guests created a long light sabre arch for the bride and groom to walk under. The ceremony was carried out by Tom Hutchens, an IT professional and Mandalorian preacher.

Vows were recited in both Manalorian and English followed by the unique ending, “I now pronounce you Mandalorian husband and wife.”

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Memorytube Kiosks Ltd is currently working on creating an interative touch screen kiosk that will surely be a fixture at weddings in our technology infused future. Guests can now take photos during the wedding and immediately download them onto a hard drive, all while still being at the reception venue. The photos and videos can then be downloaded and burned onto CDs for the bride/groom to enjoy. The kiosk also has a small camera that can record messages for the bride and groom, as well as add text based messages to the guestbook, which is then compiled into a DVD album following the event.

Talk about a time saver! No more gathering of disposable cameras and waiting for them to be developed at the store. Now you can choose what photos you want to have hard copies of.

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Only a special girl would appreciate these engagement rings. Would you say yes?

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What happens when you find bubble wrap? You pop it! I know my boyfriend could sit for hours popping each individual bubble if he could (ok, I admit it, I could too). Well, how about getting a giant bubble wrap calendar to put on your wall for your wedding countdown? Mark your wedding date with a sticker and pop away each day.

Problem with this is if you’re impatient, where you’d be tempted to pop them. Second, if you have a child, it’s highly unlikely it will remain ‘unpopped.’ Either way, this is a fun, geeky way to count down your wedding!

Purchase here.

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Now this is something you can boast about to all your friends and family. “I got married in space.” How about that?

Japanese space transportation provider Rocketplane Kistler and wedding planner First Advantage have come together in this venture that will allow couples to take their vows in space. The wedding aboard the Rocketplane XP suborbital spaceplane will cost 240 million yen ($2.2 million), this includes a wedding ceremony aboard a 1-hour space flight that reaches an altitude of more than 100 kilometers (62.1 miles), as well as a photo and video album, original dress, wedding certificate and other ceremonial items. The price also includes cost of transportation to and from the launch site, accommodations, a live broadcast of the ceremony to friends and family at a reception hall on the ground, and 4 days of rehearsal. The space wedding services are scheduled to begin in 2011, but you start applying from early next month.

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A while back I posted about taking pictures of guests with the bride & groom and then displaying the wedding photos on clothing lines at the reception for guests to take home.

Well, Canon just released some new compact photo printers that are easy to transport, care for, and aesthetically unobtrusive for your wedding.

The first printer (top) is the SELPHY CP760 that prints your photos in a flash when you hook up your digital camera. The 2.5” High-Definition LCD monitor allows you to preview your photos before printing. It also has large, user friendly buttons and an automatic red-eye correction feature. The printer prints card sizes up to 4″ x 8″ ini just under 1 minute.

The bottom printer is the SELPHY CP770 that has similar functions as the SELPHY CP760. It comes with a basket-style storage bucket that allows you to put your accessories (photo paper), ink cartridges, and power cord. This easy-to-tote printer is ideal for your wedding reception and easy to use for whoever is in charge of your photo station.

Price? Definately affordable.
SELPHY CP 760: $99.99
SELPHY CP 770: $149.99

Check out the CANON site for more info.

We have all been to weddings where you get your picture taken with the bride and groom, but how many times have you left without the photo? Or, have you considered having a photo booth? It can cost over $1000.

Here’s a nice alternative. Set up your own picture station with a laptop, digital camera, and photo printer. I’m a fan of HP, so check out their line of printers here.
Have a friend or hire someone to man the booth. Pose, snap, and print! Consider setting up rows of string like the picture above and hold the snapshots with butterfly clips. The photos will be ready to go when it’s time for the guests to head home.

Or, if you prefer, use the ‘clothes-line’ idea to put up any pictures of you and your groom (baby pix, when you first met, first date etc.). I’m sure it will be a great alternative from the usual slideshow presentation.

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So it’s been a while since I’ve posted any interesting and unique wedding things for my readers who enjoy a little ‘geek’ once in a while. A graduate student at NYU decided to design a dress that has sensor-controlled butterflies on it. The butterlies beat their wings at the pace of the wearer’s heart rate. So, if you just so happened to wear this Butterfly Flap Dress at your wedding, we can pretty much expect that those little butterflies would be flapping their wings like crazy! O’cmon, you know your heart would be racing with excitement on your wedding day!

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Talk about the extreme!

One couple has decided to take their dream wedding to new height by exchanging vows 70 miles about the Earth in the first Galactic sub-orbital flight next year. This pricey £100,000-a-ticket wedding will be officated by Sir Richard Branson. However, this isn’t Branson’s first time, as he officiated another wedding mid-air prior.

In January, Branson unveiled the new SpaceShipTwo model, a project aimed to take customers into suborbit this summer.

This is what a spokesperson for Virgin Galactic had to say, “Customers will have a two-hour flight, go up to 70 miles above the Earth and experience amazing views of the planet, G forces and weightlessness after a three-day training programme.”

Groovy or just plain stupid?

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If your hubby is a super gamer, surprise him with these wiimote cufflinks! My boyfriend would be super excited if I ever gave him these. It’s ok, no one will notice…

These sterling silver wiimote cufflinks are $150/pair. Purchase them here.

Or, here are some mii cake toppers to geek-ify your wedding cake. Purchase here.

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