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The Katamari wedding to end all geek-themed weddings photo

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You've just witnessed what might be the geekiest wedding ever to happen. Aidra and Ernest were married in Idaho earlier this month, with the whole event being Katamari Damacy themed. Really. Groomsmen and bridesmaids wore the headpieces of the princes while the groom and bride were crowned, just like the King and Queens of the Cosmos. They wadded each others' families into their lives, so to speak.

Even the tables were adorned with Katamari decorations. The cake topper featured a rolled-up bride and groom. Seriously, the only thing missing here was tights and crotch bulges. Hell, that may have happened later.

Geek pride. How fantastic. I'm glad they could do away with the stuffy tuxedos and have fun. Of course, they'll never live it down, and the whole internet is talking about it now. 

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Bulkmailer's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/31/2009 11:03
Bulkmailer
cringe
Gyrael's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/31/2009 11:08
Gyrael
Ew'body wuves Katamawi.
zombiekiller13's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/31/2009 11:09
zombiekiller13
Very strange, but hey...it's a moment they'll never forget.
Phoenix Gamma's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/31/2009 11:11
Phoenix Gamma
They do not look happy to be there...
funran's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/31/2009 11:14
funran
The theme is fun, and works in an outdoor setting, but the hats are way too much... Loose the hats and you've got an interesting different wedding without going too far..
DaedHead8's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/31/2009 11:15
DaedHead8
That slideshow was awesome. What a cute couple!
Brando's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/31/2009 11:16
Brando
For some reason i find this less gay then the Halo themed wedding...
Char Aznable's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/31/2009 11:18
Char Aznable
I have a feeling that every guy in that slideshow works in an IT department somewhere.

That's cool, though. It looks way more fun than most of the boring ass weddings I see these days. Good for them.
GoldenGamerXero's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/31/2009 11:20
GoldenGamerXero
I can imagine the honeymoon

"Leave the hat on..."

I hope they end up being in the good 50% (Pessimistic way of saying I wish them the best)
mo0man's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/31/2009 11:23
mo0man
For some reason I expected the bride to be in a huge white dress with the Katamari thing on her head
Kyle MacGregor's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/31/2009 11:26
Kyle MacGregor
I find it odd that anyone can be that big of a Katamari fan,but it's great to see that they're open enough about their fanaticism to do this and pull it off in a fun way. It probably took a lot of comvincing for the wedding party members to wear those headpieces.
Chronic Logic's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/31/2009 11:27
Chronic Logic
Hilarious and yet very sad.
KIDA26's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/31/2009 11:28
KIDA26
Just wow.. that is all that needs to be said.
coffeesash's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/31/2009 11:28
coffeesash
The groom shouldn't wear the King of all Cosmos hat unless he's got the big spandex packet to back it up.
Gorelord's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/31/2009 11:31
Gorelord
i hope they choose to remain virgins after the wedding
KamikazeCactuar's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/31/2009 11:31
KamikazeCactuar
How'd they trick the brotha into this?
Tubatic's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/31/2009 11:42
Tubatic
lol@ Kamikaze
Magesx's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/31/2009 11:43
Magesx
This isn't geek pride. This is geek sadness.
GameraTheGreat's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/31/2009 11:49
GameraTheGreat
That was pretty cool. I don't know if I would do something like that though....

I doubt any future wife, set of in-laws, or my own family would be down with a Kingdom Under Fire wedding motif.

Not sure how that would look exactly, with Wyverns swooping out of the sky spraying poisonous gas into the faces of guests, voluptuous bikini-clad Darks on horse back shooting thousands of arrows over our heads, or a giant Roc clutching the minister in its claws flying high into the air only to drop him hundreds of feet to his death…..whoa…..that’d be awesome!

I take back what I said, I’d do that in a heartbeat!
DJDuffy 's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/31/2009 11:50
DJDuffy
I wish they'd made a real human Katamari ball *le sigh*
Electrium's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/31/2009 11:50
Electrium
How did they explain this to their parents...?
Avalon's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/31/2009 11:57
Avalon
Look at that sideshow, I couldn't help but smile...
ZenHK's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/31/2009 11:58
ZenHK
i love this. very much.

Its absurd and if you remove the katamari elements the wedding looks like an advert for GAP.. but more power to them, i say. Aidra and Ernest, you awesome.
atastysammich's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/31/2009 12:06
atastysammich
If the bride didn't march down the aisle to DISCO★PRINCE, I am absolutely certain that's grounds for a redo.
welkstar's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/31/2009 12:39
welkstar
My first reaction was to make fun, but it was really not that bad. A very unique wedding indeed!
Holyetheline's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/31/2009 13:11
Holyetheline
@Gorelord

rofl!
Omikron's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/31/2009 13:12
Omikron
Eh it looks like everyone had fun, and Im sure the couple will look back on that day with fond memories.
Endstiem's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/31/2009 13:19
Endstiem
These guys rock. Well done.
CBunn's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/31/2009 13:31
CBunn
Did they rolled the guests in a ball and used them to fuel a sun later? THAT would be awesome
deaddays's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/31/2009 13:32
deaddays
ERNEST! YES! I'm not ashamed to say I went to college and 4 Comic Cons with this man. He's one of the best people I know!

FYI: His wedding invites were Katamari themed too.

I'm sorry I couldn't make it to Ohio for the ceremony! Congrats to him and Aidra!
Infinite Obscurity's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/31/2009 13:33
Infinite Obscurity
Wow, what a cute couple. For some reason this seems much less weird or nerdy than a Halo or Gears of War themed wedding.
peachboy's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/31/2009 13:47
peachboy
as ridiculous as it is, seems like it was a really lighthearted and fun wedding. i dig the whole casual attire thing.
The Prodigal Son's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/31/2009 13:55
The Prodigal Son
Ahhhhhhh...weddings... I hope someone was smart and "bought" them a star as a gift.
Zeushbien's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/31/2009 13:59
Zeushbien
Cute and harmless. Pretty impressive that they got all those people to wear those giant hats though.
Patriot SE's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/31/2009 14:01
Patriot SE
Is Idaho really this pathetic? I mean Napolean Dynamite did some damage but this is just too much.
MellowBunny's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/31/2009 14:26
MellowBunny
Hope my wedding is like that. :D
wanderingpixel's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/31/2009 14:29
wanderingpixel
This wins the internets.
blackdeath1347's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/31/2009 14:40
blackdeath1347
@Patriot SE
No Idaho is not THAT pathetic. Just because they're from Idaho doesn't mean that we're all like that. I for one never liked Napoleon Dynamite, and I will never have a wedding like this.
BenHaskett's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/31/2009 15:25
BenHaskett
No wait - here's something even better:

I just finished collecting a complete copy of every single game in the Dragon Quest series. I now have a smattering of various Nintendo, Famicom, Super Famicom, GBC, DS, PS1 and PS2 games in mint condotion that I spent big bucks for on eBay. I just bought a glass display case that I'm going to place all of them into and put the case in my office.

And, yet, I saw this photo and the first thing I thought was:

"F*cking nerds..."
aZZmodan's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/31/2009 15:58
aZZmodan
Epic. Epical Epic. Epicus Epical Epic. Also, pretty cool...
Quiotu's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/31/2009 16:01
Quiotu
Mawwage! Mawwage is what bwings us togethaw... today. Mawwage! That bwessed awangement. The dweam... within a dweam...
JLanphear's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/31/2009 16:03
JLanphear
This actually seemed like a pretty chill wedding. Losing the suits and keeping it casual. I liked how their shirts matched their headpiece too. That was a nice touch. The cake topper also wins the fucking day.
Grasshopper7's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/31/2009 16:22
Grasshopper7
I think it's great! The slideshow made me inexplicably happy, it looked like a really nice day! Congrats to the happy couple, you guys rock.
Paroxysm's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/31/2009 17:41
Paroxysm
Great wedding.
Fo0dNippl3's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/31/2009 20:01
Fo0dNippl3
This would be a great idea just to make everyone at my wedding looks goofy.
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