Aussie Lesbian Gamer Geek Wedding is Awesome and Adorable

[John Funk]

Aussie Lesbian Gamer Geek Wedding is Awesome and Adorable

Say you're a geek, finally tying the knot with your beloved (who is also a geek). What could be better than having a nerdy wedding with a Portal and Revolutionary Girl Utena theme?

This one goes under "Awwwwww" for the week: Data analyst Anli and her girlfriend Laura (a public servant) might not have been able to legally marry each other down in Australia, but it's the thought that counts, isn't it? And frankly, I don't think a ceremony like this one can be called anything but a wedding.

The duo were married last month in New South Wales, and decided to eschew some of the more traditional wedding activities in favor of others - they kept the bouquets, the bridesmaids, and the (very, very pretty) dresses, but went full-on geek for the other stuff, as seen on Offbeat Bride [http://offbeatbride.com/2009/10/lesbian-gamer-wedding/#referrer]:

[blockquote]Because our wedding was so small, we skipped having a dance floor and invited guests to games of Lupus In Tabula after dinner. Our cake and bonbon were companion-cube shaped. We played Rock Band instead of having a Hens Night. And we walked down the aisle to an obscure piece of music from [Revolutionary Girl Utena].[/blockquote]

Congrats to the happy couple, but I have just one question: If this was, in fact, a Revolutionary Girl Utena wedding, did one of them turn into a sports car and drive the other away from a repressive world of responsibility and tradition in a really trippy sequence of symbolism that nobody ever understands until it's explained to them?

...yeah, don't ask. You're probably better off not knowing.

(Via Boing Boing [http://www.boingboing.net/2009/10/26/awesome-gamer-geek-l.html])

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[Therumancer]

Hmmm, well I always thought Revolutionary Girl Utena (including the movie and it's seperate universe) was fairly straightforward with it's symbolism and such.

That said I think they have generally the right idea. See, in my mind a marriage is mostly about about the comittment of the people involved, and whether or not the community is going to accept the people involved as sexually off limits.

In general I oppose the legal recognition of gay marriage for reasons seperate from my general thoughts on homosexuality (where I generally don't have an issue with Lesbians, but I've gone through this on other threads and there is no point to retread it here). In general the legal recognition of a marriage comes with a lot of benefits in the form of tax breaks and the like which are given under the presumption that they will be raising a family/having children. This will not be the case with a same sex couple unless they adopt (which is a whole differant issue). For most gay couples this basically amounts to free money just for being gay.

We can argue these points, I realize that. However I'm mostly posting this because I think this shows a positive example that a homosexual couple CAN bond and "marry" without the goverment legally recognizing it. The benefits for married couples in Australia are unknown to me, but I'd imagine there are some if there is opposition to legal recognition.

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Oh and if your talking about the Utena TV series "Anthy" could always stab "Utena" in the back for not being a boy during the climactic encounter. Not quite as lezzie-romantic despite some of the innuendo as the movie version.

 

[Ancientgamer]

Holy shit.
my mind was blown with all the video game stuff, seeing Revolutionary Girl Utena just made my whole head explode.

 

[SharPhoe]

You're right, that IS absolutely adorable. I just wish it legally counted as a real wedding, these two ladies sound like they definitely deserve that much.

 

[Syntax Error]

How can she turn into a car? Because she can. Props to these gals and I wish the best for them.

 

[Eric the Orange]

Awwwwww, companion cube cake is adorable.

 

[chronobreak]

Pretty neat, I bet the ceremony was a boatload of fun, though I am not aware of Revolutionary Girl Utena, beyond looking it up and seeing there was a Sega Saturn game and a manga or whatever, and the cake looks pretty neat but I feel like I've seen a lot of other companion-cube cakes around.

 

[annoyinglizardvoice]

Cool.
I think that's the only time I've had a positive opinion of a wedding.

 

[TheTygerfire]

AWWWWWWW I want to get married like this XD

And also, can we clearly and forever establish the cake is not, in fact, a lie?

*snip*

Absolutely no reason to bring this up in this topic.

 

[joystickjunki3]

That is awesome.

 

[Flying Pilgrim]

Same Sex marriage is disallowed in Australia? The cake is NOT a lie!

 

[Cliff_m85]

Congrats girls. I want a companion cube cake! (The companion cube cake is a lie, before anyone else says it btw)

 

[Cliff_m85]

Hmmm, well I always thought Revolutionary Girl Utena (including the movie and it's seperate universe) was fairly straightforward with it's symbolism and such.

That said I think they have generally the right idea. See, in my mind a marriage is mostly about about the comittment of the people involved, and whether or not the community is going to accept the people involved as sexually off limits.

In general I oppose the legal recognition of gay marriage for reasons seperate from my general thoughts on homosexuality (where I generally don't have an issue with Lesbians, but I've gone through this on other threads and there is no point to retread it here). In general the legal recognition of a marriage comes with a lot of benefits in the form of tax breaks and the like which are given under the presumption that they will be raising a family/having children. This will not be the case with a same sex couple unless they adopt (which is a whole differant issue). For most gay couples this basically amounts to free money just for being gay.

We can argue these points, I realize that. However I'm mostly posting this because I think this shows a positive example that a homosexual couple CAN bond and "marry" without the goverment legally recognizing it. The benefits for married couples in Australia are unknown to me, but I'd imagine there are some if there is opposition to legal recognition.

-

Oh and if your talking about the Utena TV series "Anthy" could always stab "Utena" in the back for not being a boy during the climactic encounter. Not quite as lezzie-romantic despite some of the innuendo as the movie version.

So in your opinion marriage is just a dark form of social engineering. I can get behind that thought.

 

[StarStruckStrumpets]

Same Sex marriage is disallowed in Australia? The cake is NOT a lie!

I'll let you off with that joke this time.

OT: Honestly, it is all so cute and cuddly and I want a furry bear to squeeze!
Me likey gamer wedding.

 

[Murlin]

awesome
I'd love to attend a wedding like that, this one made want ot get out my old plushie again and give id a good nice hug, h3ll with age, I'm going to do it...
*walks away from computer*

 

[ae86gamer]

D'awww. Thats sweet. Also, that cake is awesome.

 

[Adam]

Congrats to them both, fucking epic wedding lol