Royal Steamline The Blog | Inspiration for Brides & Grooms

While I couldn’t find anything on the website that discussed on-board ceremonies, I have to imagine that Airship Ventures has been approached as a venue for a wedding in the clouds.

I could go on about this curious company offering a taste of travel from years gone by, but instead I’ll just encourage you to visit their site as it contains a lot of great images, links to testimonials and, of course, booking information. While I can find records of at least two on-board proposals, I still wonder if the 12-person cabin has ever been the scene of a wedding itself. Wouldn’t it be the perfect locale for a Steampunk-inspired affair?

As many can attest, I enjoy horror movies. I watch them. A lot of them. And I’ve noticed a particular building pops up quite often as a filming location for a wide range of horror fare, from Buffy to Puppet Master: Castle Green in Pasadena, California.

When you check out the history and interiors of this amazing building, you begin to understand why it’s such a popular filming spot:

Among Pasadena’s many claims to fame is the beautiful, and to some, mysterious, Castle Green, built in 1898 as an annex to the resort Hotel Green. One of Pasadena’s last historic hotels is now the private residence of designers, musicians, artists, collectors, and other dwellers.

I mean, if it’s atmospheric enough for Tim Burton to be a former resident, might it work for your dark wedding?

Oh, that’s right, I haven’t mentioned that yet: Castle Green is available for weddings:

We invite you to explore the most unique landmark in Southern California, where sophistication meets history in an eclectic mix of mystery and beauty. Relax in the Moorish, Turkish and Victorian salons. Dance in the Palm terrace ballroom or take a stroll in the lush, private gardens.

If you’re in the Southland and are looking for the perfect spot for your gothic/vintage/steampunk nuptials, it might be worth looking into. (Oh, and as an aside: it’s a stone’s throw from Lucky Baldwin’s, a British pub that features a dazzling selection of finer and rarer brews and where you could find A. and myself on many a sunny Sunday back when we were Angelenos…)

… J

{Top: Finalists from the 2007 Hyper Space Couture Design Contest | Bottom: Collections of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum | Eri Matsui's Zero Gravity dress}

In 2006 there were rumblings about “the future” and weddings in space. We even caught a first glimpse of the Zero Gravity dress by Japanese designer Eri Matsui. Three years later, we’re still waiting. But for you suborbital-dreamers who don’t have an extra $2.2 million sitting around or the patience to wait for Rocketplane XP to finaly take flight, there’s still hope.

Space enthusiasts Erin and Noah have taken matters into their own hands. The couple plan to exchange their vows on the G-Force One, a modified Boeing 727 that takes its passengers to weightless heights. It’s not exactly space, but it does warrant the awesome Zero Gravity dress that Erin had made in Japan. You can follow their wedding planning journey here: zerogravitywedding.com

Even if you’re planning your wedding on Earth, there’s no reason your dress can’t be out of this world. Check out some of the recent designs from Space Couture 2009:

{Plans for building an orgone accumulator}

Holy cats! How awesome would it be to get married inside an orgone accumulator?! Yeah, we know that Einstein tested Reich’s theories about omnipresent sexual energies that could be harnessed via specially shaped chambers and found no evidence to support the theory, but c’mon, what could be a more perfect place to proclaim your love for someone? (Although we think the bride and groom would have to be the only ones in the chamber, with the officiant’s voice piped in and the procedure transmitted via webcam to the guests…)

Seriously, though, what is love if not a mystical unmeasurable energy? Why not channel it through an orgone accumulator (Plus, the first song of your reception is chosen for you…)

{One-man isolator? Or wedding celebrator?}