Never Enough Guns
I detected some snark in these comments by Never teh Bride in this post on a camo themed wedding.
Yes, bubba, you can take a theme too far.
A long while back, reader Beth sent me some photos of an unusual wedding. While she didn’t have any information on the bride or the groom, the wedding was purported to have taken place “on the bayou.” …
You know, there weren’t enough guns involved in the ceremony or reception if you ask me. What’s the point of gettin’ all done up in reedy camo if you can’t plug holes in a few duckies?
While I personally would never choose camo as a wedding theme, I disagree that they took it too far. There are some themes that just require you to jump in head first, which I think the couple did. Maybe it’s because Never teh Bride probably doesn’t know any gun owners, hunters, or couples who met in the duck blind that she decides to go after the “Bubba” insult and use scare quotes around “on the bayou.” Having known a) a couple who actually met in the duck blind, b) dozens of hunters and professional hunters, c) some of the more eclectic gun owners, none of it really shocks me at all. (I don’t know that the cake itself shocks me which has camo print in the frosting and lots of local flora. More that someone would actually take an order for the cake since it would be so unusual.) In fact, perhaps because of this background, I find the overdose of camo much less offensive than an overdose of pink or bows.
However, I would agree that there were not enough guns. But that was because I didn’t see a single one! Now if they had them concealed, yay for them. But if your theme is hunting, an open display of firepower at a wedding seems to fit with the theme just fine. And I would question if you’d need to account for the opinions of guests since anyone who is afraid of guns would likely be just as afraid of all that camo and what it represents to them.
Personally, I am leaning towards someday honoring the something blued tradition with something like this. Sebastian says that if he carried on his special day, he’d stick with his standard Glock 19. Trying to convince him it’s an excuse for a new gun didn’t really work.
Of course, the shotgun wedding is a tradition that will never die.
I think, given the evidence above, there’s always room for more firepower in a wedding. (And yes, I’ve even heard of gun themed weddings. One was held at a machine gun shoot. I’ve also seen a save the date featuring a cupid firing an EBR.)
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I have actually helped paint a shotgun white for a “Formal Wedding”. It was demilled, we snuck it to the best man so he could rack the slide when the minister asked the groom if he took this bride.
“Around, the block, she pushed a baby carriage,
She pushed it in the springtime, and in the month of May,
And when, they asked, her why she pushed the baby carriage,
She pushed it for her true love who was far, far away
Far away, far away
She pushed it for her true love who was far, far, away.
Behind, the door, her daddy kept a shotgun
He kept in the springtime, and in the month of May,
And when, they asked, him why he kept the shotgun,
He kept it for her true love who was FAR, FAR AWAY…
[That version of the song was for some reason left out of all the John Wayne movies]
Actually, I used to be a gun owner myself, though I never had anything in my arsenal over a .22!
But I cannot deny that I am a big fan of snark in all its many forms.
Holy crap, I’ll be honest Never teh Bride, I wouldn’t have pegged you for one from your blog. Of course, since I picked up that you’re located in the Boston area, I know what a pain in the ass gun regs are up there.
Snark is welcome, I just needed an excuse to talk about wedding guns and use the shotgun wedding cartoon.
Well, if the wedding is going to be on the bayou anyway, you might as well dress appropriately.
I wonder if there are any Civil War weddings… any excuse to have a re-enactment!
I have to disagree – I am all for the camo theme idea, for the right person, it;s a great theme. But there is definitely a right and wrong way to do it. I have seen it done were the outcome is very elegant and memorable but the wedding she depicted was anything but. There isn’t a theme out there that can’t be done right – or wrong.
Something blued…
Well, it’d make the garter tradition more interesting.
I was the “Beth” that sent those photos in to Never teh Bride. I sent it in, not to be snarky, but in appreciation of this couple’s dedication to making their wedding original! I hope people enjoyed seeing this wedding as much as I did!
I have to agree that this amount of camo seemed to be just right for this couple and their loved ones. Having seen the full slideshow of about 20 photos that I sent in, I have to say that the wedding looked like a lot of fun, and I do love the cake!
When I attended Front Sight in 2001, on the first day two of my fellow students were married and exchanged Berettas instead of rings. (They used 1911s for the course itself, I think.)
I hope that Sebastian understands if the words “Front Sight” are ever involved in a proposal or wedding, he probably won’t be hearing a yes or bells.
I hope you don’t think I’m that stupid! Thunder Ranch is a lot more romantic, don’t you think? Plus, Berettas? Psh. Nothing says I love you like a shiny new SIG or Glock.
If I were an evil girlfriend, I would say that true love means you’d buy me this.
Barrets Are Forever. (Or at least they have a good repair policy.)
It would probably retain its value better than a diamond (which is based on perceived rarity). And, unlike conflict diamonds, you can definitely say your Barret has not been involved in a murder.