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Using Final Fantasy’s Buster Sword to cut your wedding cake is the best way to start married life
- Casey Baseel
Oct 11, 2019 - Tweet
Cosplayer’s wedding video has Final Fantasy VII weaponry and music, feels like a romantic RPG cutscene.
- Europe, Japan
- (awesome • Buster Sword • cake • cool • cosplay • cosplayers • Final Fantasy • Final Fantasy VII • swords • video • video games • weddings)
JASRAC called “evil” for wanting to collect royalty fees for music recorded during weddings
- Master Blaster
Sep 7, 2019
And don’t even think of getting married in silence, because you’d be ripping off John Cage.
Gorgeous new Pokémon engagement ring features loving Pikachu couple, if you know what to look for
- Casey Baseel
Jul 6, 2019
Ordinary people will be none the wiser, but fans will see paired-up Pocket Monsters congratulating them on their upcoming marriage.
- Japan
- (accessories • anime • fashion • Japanese weddings • marriage • Pikachu • rings • video games • weddings)
New couple builds a promising life together with 3D-printed plastic model wedding favors
- Katy Kelly
Jun 28, 2019
What better way to ensure your guests remember your big day than by giving them a tiny plastic model set of you and your spouse?
Two human beings set to marry Sanrio characters at Tokyo’s Hello Kitty theme park
- Casey Baseel
Jun 7, 2019
The “Wedding Ceremony of Dreams” is being billed as a historical first.
- Japan
- (Amusement Parks • crazy • funny • Hello Kitty • marriage • Puroland • romance • Sanrio Puroland • theme parks • weddings • weird)
Terrace House funnyman Ryota Yamasato now married to Japanese actress Yu Aoi
- Oona McGee
Jun 5, 2019
The unlikely marriage that no one saw coming surprises everyone in Japan.
- Japan
- (actors • actresses • comedians • comedy • love • Netflix • news • reality TV • romance • Ryota Yamasato • Terrace House • TV shows • weddings • Yu Aoi)
Pokémon Master Ball engagement ring case is sure to help you catch your beloved’s heart
- Casey Baseel
Jun 1, 2019
Poké-pop the question with this beautiful handcrafted case from Japan’s Pokémon wedding jeweler.
- Japan
- (accessories • anime • awesome • cool • cute • marriage • Pikachu • Pokemon • rings • U-Treasure • video games • weddings)
Real-world Final Fantasy wedding plan reservations start in Japan, and it looks amazing【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
May 22, 2019
Perfectly recreated bride’s dress, Moogle desserts, and wedding Chocobo are all part of the package.
- Japan
- (awesome • Chocobo • cool • Final Fantasy • Final Fantasy XIV • marriage • romance • Square Enix • video games • weddings)
Japanese man proposes to girlfriend with huge flash mob in a shopping mall 【Video】
- Oona McGee
May 6, 2019
The very public display of affection brings shocked girlfriend to tears.
- Australia, Japan
- (Australia • Brisbane • dance • dancers • engagement • flash mob • love • marriage • proposal • romance • weddings)
Celebrate your wedding with Hello Kitty at Japan’s Sanrio Puroland amusement park
- Dale Roll
Apr 9, 2019
When a church is just not romantic enough, have your wedding in the world of Hello Kitty!
- Japan
- (cute • Hello Kitty • marriage • relationships • romance • Sanrio Puroland • theme parks • themed weddings • wedding ceremony • weddings)
Dragon Quest wedding: Japanese video game lovers celebrate with classic Sony PlayStation details
- Oona McGee
Mar 13, 2019
Mind-blowing wedding goals include a personalised video game and RPG character sketches for each guest.
- Japan
- (anime • Dragon Quest • gamers • games • Japanese weddings • love • playstation • romance • Sony • video games • weddings)
Japanese couple celebrates marriage by pulling Master Sword from Legend of Zelda wedding cake
- Casey Baseel
Mar 12, 2019
Newlyweds skip standard Japanese wedding protocol and do what they really want to do: raise Nintendo sword high to declare their love for one another.
- Japan
- (cakes • cool • marriage • Master Sword • nintendo • the legend of Zelda • video games • weddings • Zelda)
Pokémon Wedding Plan being offered in Japan, complete with beautiful Pikachu wedding cake
- Casey Baseel
Feb 7, 2019
Organizers hint that the beloved anime/video game franchise’s mascot himself might make an appearance on your special day.
- Japan
- (anime • cake • chapels • cool • cute • marriage • Pikachu • Pokemon • romance • video games • wedding plan • weddings)
Twitter photographer captures Japanese newlyweds… and a glimpse of their possible future
- Katy Kelly
Dec 29, 2018
There’s a poetic beauty to this shot that will make the couple want to revisit it decades down the line.
Real-world Final Fantasy wedding ceremony/reception plan to be offered in Japan
- Casey Baseel
Dec 28, 2018
Celebrate the completion of your quest to find your true love with a real-world version of the video game’s Ceremony of Eternal Bonding.
- Japan
- (Final Fantasy • Final Fantasy XIV • marriage • romance • Square Enix • video games • weddings)
Pokémon wedding video tells beautiful story of a couple who met while playing Pokémon GO
- Oona McGee
Nov 19, 2018
Couple uses NOSTALGIA ATTACK! And with personalised features and 8-bit graphics, it’s a CRITICAL HIT!!
- Japan
- (8-bit • anime • cute • Pokemon • Pokémon GO • retro • video games • weddings)
35-year-old otaku throws US$17,700 wedding ceremony in Tokyo so he can marry his 2-D crush
- Casey Baseel
Nov 14, 2018
Over three dozen guests attend ceremony and reception where groom and Hatsune Miku drink wedding toast, cut cake, and exchange rings.
- Japan
- (anime • crazy • funny • Hatsune Miku • otaku • relationships • romance • virtual idols • vocaloids • weddings • weird)
Solo-traveling Japanese woman gets romantic pep talk from Hawaii immigration officer
- Casey Baseel
Aug 18, 2018
When the airport employee found out she was in the islands alone, he gave her a tongue-in-cheek romantic worksheet to finish before heading home.
Make your “miracle romance” come true with this anime-inspired Sailor Moon ring
- Krista Rogers
Jun 7, 2018
In the name of the moon, pledge your eternal love to someone special with Usagi’s very own engagement ring from Mamoru!
- Japan
- (accesories • anime • fashion • jewelry • manga • marriage • rings • Sailor Moon • weddings)
Couple in China get married under romantic rain of fire and brimstone【Video】
- Master Blaster
May 11, 2018
A celebration where it isn’t really clear if the guests love or hate the couple getting married.
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