"not too nerdy - check out these beautiful shots of a bicycle related wedding - my favourite is the helmet veil
http://www.flickr.com/photos/velovotee/sets/72157614608273606/"
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Is this too bike nerd?
Started this discussion. Last reply by Laura Roots Apr 8, 2009. 16 Replies 0 Likes
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Sholto Allbrook replied to Sally's discussion Is this too bike nerd?"Ive seen a couple getting married on the Picton river in Tas, the bridal party was a combination of rafts and kayakers looked great so I reckon go for it!"
Kim Roberts replied to Sally's discussion Is this too bike nerd?"Personally, I don't think it's too nerdy at all.
My partner and I discussed doing exactly this. Given that you met on the Brighton death ride, I'd have to say it's appropriate.
If you feel that it's a bit much then perhaps…"
shaggaz replied to Sally's discussion Is this too bike nerd?"is this your wedding....or your mum's?
If this is what you want for your wedding...then do it. Sounds like fun.:-)"
"last time I did that ( yep also twice!).. it was on a beach at sunset
sunset, before that on a yacht ( same bride, we just needed to get the relo's from OS a year later to the day)...well on a beach, Indian style, barefoot in a Sherwani wedding…"
Cory replied to Sally's discussion Is this too bike nerd?"I do have a distinct, riding-with-normal-clothes-when-possible bias... so yeah. Sorry.
Tandem - very nice symbolism. (Esp if its YOURS!) :D"
Sally replied to Sally's discussion Is this too bike nerd?"I like the idea of leaving on a tandem. It's cute, quirky, and a little bit insane, which is what I'm going for.
Same reason I'm seriously leaning towards the Lycra, you know. If you're going to go there, you may as well to all…"
Cory replied to Sally's discussion Is this too bike nerd?"http://www.trisled.com.au/rickshaw.html
Or there's an Indian styled one around the corner from me you may be able to borrow. The orig owner imported it for precisely this purpose, his own wedding.
Personally - I don't see the need for…"
LongLoad replied to Sally's discussion Is this too bike nerd?"I have met a couple from USA who are touring around the world on their bikes. The got married in Las Vegas; The cycled up to the drive through chaple on their own bikes, completed all the formalities, then left on the tandem."
Stavros replied to Sally's discussion Is this too bike nerd?"My experience is that Mums all want the daughters to be married in sartorial elegance. They all seem to want to continue the fairy tale that is life and beyond of matrimonial bliss. And good on them!
But it's your wedding and if your beau is…"
bikinbruce replied to Sally's discussion Is this too bike nerd?"For what it's worth, my wife & I had planned to have a bike ride with our cyclist friends on the day before our wedding. Of course it rained all that day, so we did had a shorter 67k ride on the tandem on the morning of our wedding…"
Sally posted a discussionIs this too bike nerd?
I'm thinking of having a bike themed wedding. Am I nuts? I just don't think that the white wedding thing is for me. Me and Johnny are both mad cyclists - we met on the Brighton death ride!I was thinking instead of the whole shebang we could just ride down the road in all our lyrcra with our friends and get married on Brighton beach.I've spoken to some cateres and photographers called Serendipity Image Melbourne (check their outdoors pics at…See More
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- At 9:29pm on March 26, 2009,
ChrisS said… - Hello there Sally,
A warm welcome to Melb Cyclist, if you haven't been welcomed yet. ;)
cheers,
ChrisS
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