So remember back in March when I spent a night at the roller derby and thought it was the coolest thing ever? Yeah, that experience got topped. Because last weekend, not only did I attend the championship of the North Star Roller Girls, I got to witness and help photograph a derby wedding. Say what?

Below is the lovely wedding couple whose post-wedding names are Cookie and Fadam Strange. They got married at the half-time of the Championship bout at the Minneapolis Convention Center. Prior to that, we met at St. Anthony Main to do some portraits because really, could they be more fun looking? Both hairstyles are courtesy of Cookie.

The first look…

Photo booth fun at Nye’s Polonaise.

What else would a derby wedding cake look like? Hand-crafted by roller girl Becky Homewrecky.

All the roller girls served as bridesmaids at the wedding. And you’ve never seen a finer looking bunch, let me tell you.

The ceremony was performed by Kili St. Cyr and that stunningly dressed ring-bearer on the left is announcer Grizzly Madden. You might wonder how Mom would feel about a roller derby wedding. Take a closer peek at Mom’s outfit…that bit of red poking out is her Violent Femme’s uniform.

First dance to Foreigner’s I Want To Know What Love Is…

You might not think a derby wedding would be all that sentimental but there were some teary eyes as the couple danced the bridesmaids sang and waved their arms. In reality, as crazy and different as it was, it was really everything a wedding should be – fun, meaningful and full of friends. I was honored to witness it.

And then back to business!

You can also see the whole wedding party portrait, taken by Preflash Gordon.