These days, if a wedding ceremony doesn’t have sword fights or at least one superhero cameo, wedding guests must be wondering whether the bride and groom have really tried hard enough.
Especially when newlyweds Anna and Tim Schumacher set the bar so high.
The couple met at a festival called Burning Man, and share a love of fire, so they asked their friends Kat Green and Erik Rivas McGregor to create an original piece of fire art for their wedding in Vermont, USA.
What they got was a unicorn called Katy Perry that shoots fire, sneezes glitter and pees lemonade.
"We didn't give any specifications (besides "awesome"), but since I'm obsessed with unicorns and things that shoot fire, it was a bit of a no-brainer," Anna tells Offbeat Bride.
"Since I tend to go to parties encrusted in glitter and always have extra on hand for the under-sparkled, it made sense for our unicorn to have a glitter effect. Kat and Jesse built in a small air compressor to activate the 'glitter sneeze'.
"She was originally supposed to pee champagne, but Vermont liquor laws prohibit anyone who is not a licensed bartender from serving alcohol on public land, and we weren't able to get the unicorn licensed in time. Plus, we figured that with lemonade, the kids could also partake — and have something to talk about with their therapists later."
When timed correctly, Katy shoots fire and sneezes glitter at the same time. Oh yes, she does!
"And frankly, it's the best gift a unicorn-loving bride and her pyromaniac groom could ever ask for," Anna says.
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The most awkward wedding pictures out there? We've got them! From posing in front of a potty to the ugliest bridesmaid dresses ever--we're loving these cringe-worthy shots
Hats Off...
...right now. Please. Take those hats off immediately.
Laying Out
I know. The bride is laying in the grass. That’s weird. But... that guy's hands? The position...
Not All Black and White
We’re going to assume this was some sort of party to keep from feeling very sad about this photo.
Age is Only a Number
But Timmy is only 5 so it's time to give up.
Bear Witness
Honey, act natural... God knows why but we are literally posing with a bear.
Heartbreaker
He said he passed out from her beauty but it was really his future father-in-law that scared him into the hospital.
Let Me Mullet Over...
Nature's Finest
Jim was training to become a cop and he thought the wedding photo was the ideal time to practice his pat-down.
Fashion Emergency
"The bigger the sleeves, the longer the marriage.” That's a saying, right? ...Guys?
Gun Control
I know it's hard to ignore the guns but why is she sitting on hay? Isn't that extremely scratchy?
Renaissance Festival or Real Life?
Real life. Because life hates me.
Strike a Pose
“Pose with your bouquets all around her head, it’ll look great!” said the photographer at his last
Clean Start
What? But... why?
Duty Calls
But seriously dude, can't the call wait? Not a great start to a life together...
Apple of My Eye
Johnny Appleseed was thankful for his tiny bride.
Surprise Wedding
You may kiss the bride... as everyone stares in complete awe.
Ma'tier'ony
Everyone was in 'tiers' over the bridesmaids' dresses.
Say Cheese
The photographer said "say cheese," not "contort your face until it hurts."
Brideshead Revisited
You were always on my mind, you were always on my mind.
Looking to the Past
In this case we wish it was a man in the mirror...
Bridal Potty
Life moves fast, it's time to stop and smell the... port-a-potty?
Lap Bride
He loved her not inspite of, but because of her narcolepsy.
Mrs. Claus' Bridemaids
That's one way to make sure no one is prettier than you on your special day.
Camouflage Catastrophe
What? What's awkward about this one? I just see a pretty forest. (P.S., I'm a deer.)
I'm Lovin' It
The Hamburgler de-masked.
Chest Cold
They told him that he could be anything he wanted so he became a placemat.
Cowboy
You can't see it but that's also where he branded her.
Curtain Call
"Nobody sews her bridemaid's dress like Maria!"
Boob Tube
This was Bob's first and only TV appearance
Smack 'Dat
'I do' take this man to be my lawfully wedded bricklayer.
In Hiding...
...from a tasteful wedding photographer.
I'll Be There for You
I now pronounce you man and lethargic wife.
Tickets to the Gun Show
She named her biceps "I" and "Do."
Something Borrowed, Something Grass-Stained
'Til death do us part.
Longest Yawn
You can't see the best man throwing skittles from the second row.
Dawn of the Red
Less Buckingham Palace, more Knights of Columbus.
Shotgun Wedding
I don't know what's more frightening -- the gun, the bridesmaids' dresses or the dead look in the flow
The Importance of Cropping
"Dude, do you think we should move?"
The Stand Out
No one knew who he was but it felt weird to ask him to leave.
The Cover Up
They're covering their rehearsal dinner hickeys.
Le Chair
“No, no, you don’t sit in the chair, you stand behind the chair,” said only one photo
Tree of Life
You know! The classic "let's all stand in a tree" pose.
Window Pains
The in-laws: haunting your dreams one wedding photo at a time.