Viking ceremony? Windjammer wedding? Yeah, we’ve got that.

By Keeva Jacques

Nothing like a Viking wedding to wake up the seagulls. “She borrowed our largest rowboat, decorated it, and was slowly rowed Viking-style across the harbor to land at our dock.” No veil is required if you’re wearing a horned Viking helmet.

“The rowers also wore helms and carried weapons. The invasion party walked up the ramp, where she took the groom for her prize.” says the windjammer Angelique’s owner Candace Kuchinski, who presided over the retro-Scandi ceremony.

If you’re one of the trembling guests at such a saga (actually, it was a sweet event), how do you respond? Raise your drinking horn and pass the mead bowl. Skol! Whatever you’re channeling, nautical weddings are making a splash this year, and the tide is rising.

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