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Couple to Wed in Zero Gravity Environment

by Caleb Johnson on June 7, 2009 at 12:47 PM


A New York couple will soon take the term "destination wedding" to another level. On June 20th, New York couple Noah Fulmor and Erin Finnegan will marry 36,000 feet in the air aboard a Boeing 727 that simulates weightlessness, according to the Telegraph.

The flight will depart from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Richard Garriott, a space tourist and son of an astronaut, will preside over the ceremony, which will take place as the aircraft repeatedly dives from 36,000 to 24,000 feet and climbs back up, creating a zero-gravity environment. Friends and family brave enough to attend the ceremony must pay more than $5,000 out of their own pocket, according to Lemondrop. If you ask us, their stomachs and wallets would be better served if they just waited for pictures and videos from the ceremony.

This wedding is certainly unique, albeit a little nerdy. The Telegraph reports that the couple met at a science fiction convention, and Fulmor will give his bride a ring made from meteorite fragments at the June 20th ceremony. This couple has definitely set a high bar for future nerd weddings. [From: the Telegraph, via Lemondrop]

Tags: aircraft, geek, love, nuptials, relationships, space, top, wedding, weddings, weird, zero gravity, ZeroGravity

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