Karl and I celebrated out 10th wedding anniversary with a big party yesterday and it was amazing. Decorations were a perfect blend of romantic and geeky chic. We walked down the aisle together to the Imperial March from Star Wars, and our friend Jason, dressed in a Jedi robe with lightsaber, delivered the most awesome geeky monologue ever. Karl got choked up during his speech and a lot of people thought I was going to announce I was pregnant during mine so the ceremony was quite interesting and fun.
Dinner, catered by Effinas was fantastic, especially the Chicken Picatta and Panzenela. My mother and sister-in-law made a super geeky, but lovely vanilla cake with lemoncello filling that was divine. I danced until I was out of breath with both Karl and friends, and even managed to get my dad to dance with me for a bit. However, the big hit at the party was the photobooth Karl and I sat up stocked with tons of geeky props. Everyone loved it and I’ve got the photos to prove it. It’s been so much fun flipping through the photos and seeing everyone having a good time.
Our totally geeky ceremony followed by a bunch of clips of everyone dancing. (Click the top left corner to navigate through the different videos in the playlist)
Party Highlights
Location
Pavilion by Day
Pavilion by Night
So pretty!
We forgot to light the lanterns but it still looked super pretty.
End of the night.
Decorations
General layout.
We hung gossamer between the columns to create a more intimate space.
Table decorations with glasses.
Floral table arrangements by Accent Floral Design. We had four of these, one for each end of the banquet tables.
Floral table arrangements by Accent Floral Design.
Sta Trek Table Card Design. Fun fact: I always considered it a requirement for any love interest of mine to be a Star Trek fan. Thankfully Karl’s as geeky about Star Trek as I am.
Table Card Design
Wine. Self-service.
The Wine Must Flow, Dune. Photo by Lena
View of DJ and Photobooth. Photo by Celeste
Ceremony
Our entrance to the Imperial March
All choked up
10 Years and still going strong.
Jason, our Jedi Officiant
Cake
Vanilla Cake with limoncello filling and white chocolate castings of Han Solo, the Tardis, and Daleks — made by my mother and sister-in-law. It tasted even better than it looked.
Cutting the Cake. Photo by Celeste.
Photo Booth
Photo booth Setup
Photo booth fun! Photo by AnnaMaria
Biana & Blake – Best Photo Booth Pic Ever
Jeremy & David practice their prom poses.
Family photo booth fun. Oh my!
Geek friends are the best.
Guests were able to print their pictures out with a cute design featuring the name and date of our event. Photo by Celeste
Goodies for the kids next to our guestbook and the photo booth.
DJ
Our friend Nick DJ’d. He did his own dubstep mix at the end of the night. Super cool.