| Want to get married in a unique wedding location that | | | | Lombard, a former chambermaid and an Irish miner |
| is as unique as the two of you? Forget the | | | | who once lived there. It's said staff and guests of the |
| same-ol'-same-'ol venue and go for something wet, | | | | hotel have heard the spirits of Gable and Lombard |
| wild or wacky. | | | | laughing from their honeymoon room. There are also |
| Wet | | | | reports of the sound of bagpipes coming from the |
| You have many choices when it comes to water | | | | room of the Irish miner, whose spirit is referred to as |
| weddings. You can have a submarine wedding in | | | | "Oatie" |
| Hawaii, a snorkeling wedding in the Caribbean, or a | | | | For information regarding shotgun weddings, you can |
| wedding on a tall ship in Chicago. Or, you can push the | | | | call 928-768-8063 or 928-768-3839. For reservations |
| envelope just a little bit further and go for something | | | | to The Oatman Hotel you can call 928-768-4408. |
| truly unique - a wedding in the world's only underwater | | | | Another wedding venue which many consider haunted |
| hotel. | | | | is Thayer's Historic Bed and Breakfast in Annandale, |
| The Jules' Undersea Lodge in Key Largo, Florida is | | | | Minnesota, which is owned by a psychic, Sharon |
| truly underwater, with guests having to scuba dive 21 | | | | Gammell. Thayer's specializes in interactive mystery |
| feet beneath the surface of the sea and enter through | | | | dinners, ghost huntings, psychic readings and small |
| an opening in the bottom of the lodge. Wedding | | | | weddings, which, if you choose, can be officiated by |
| ceremonies are held inside the lodge, which consists of | | | | Gammell. Built in 1895, Thayer's Historic Bed and |
| a wet room entrance area, two bedrooms and a | | | | Breakfast is said to be the home of several ghosts, |
| common room, which is a combination kitchen, dining | | | | including the original owners, Caroline and Gus Thayer |
| and living room area. Imagine having your honeymoon | | | | and some of their friends. And, for you cat lovers, |
| underwater, snuggled in your bed while watching the | | | | Thayer's is also the home of three resident ghost cats |
| fish pass by your window. | | | | (as well as some living cats). |
| Your wedding ceremony is conducted by a notary | | | | Annandale is just a little over an hour's drive from the |
| public, who dives down for the service, followed by a | | | | Twin Cities International Airport. For more information |
| toast and the cutting of the cake, which, yes, has | | | | call 800-944-6595. |
| remained dry. For dinner you are offered a caviar | | | | Wacky |
| appetizer and choice of two entrees, either lobster or | | | | For one of the wackiest wedding experiences, try |
| steak and a hearts of palm salad and dessert. Your | | | | Star Trek the Experience at the Las Vegas Hilton, |
| meal is prepared by a chef who scuba dives to the | | | | where you can have your ceremony on the Bridge of |
| lodge. The chef will also scuba dive to the lodge the | | | | the USS Enterprise 1701-D. You minister will perform |
| following morning and prepare breakfast. The Jules' | | | | your wedding ceremony dressed in Starfleet outfits |
| Undersea Lodge wedding is perfect for those who | | | | while intergalactic wedding music plays in the |
| wish to elope to an unusual location. | | | | background. Depending on the Wedding package you |
| The cost for the Jules' Undersea Lodge is $1,495 plus | | | | choose, you can have your choice of one to three |
| tax. If you have any extra guests attending the | | | | Star Trek characters present at your wedding: Klingon, |
| wedding you will be charged an additional $60 per | | | | Ferengi or BORG. |
| guest. Call (305) 451-2353 for more information. | | | | You can also choose to have your wedding reception |
| Wild | | | | inside Quark's Bar or the Captain's Lounge, depending |
| What could be more wild than a shotgun wedding or a | | | | on the size of your wedding party. You can have your |
| wedding at a haunted hotel? | | | | choice of different reception menus, but I'd definitely go |
| With a wedding and honeymoon in Oatman, Arizona, | | | | for the Romulan Warbird, which is a marinated chicken |
| you get both. Where's Oatman, you ask? It's an historic | | | | breast served with wild rice pilaf and seasonal |
| ghost town 20 miles southeast of Laughlin, Nevada, | | | | vegetables. Wedding cakes come with the Star Trek |
| formerly a thriving mining town during the gold rush. | | | | logo on them. |
| Oatman today is a tourist town with daily wild west | | | | Hopefully some of the above wedding ideas will either |
| shootouts and shotgun weddings. Oatman is also | | | | appeal to you, or get you thinking about other creative |
| where you'll find the Oatman Hotel, where, in 1939, | | | | and unique ways to celebrate your wedding. Maybe |
| Clark Gable and Carole Lombard spent their wedding | | | | wet, wild and wacky weddings aren't your thing. |
| night. | | | | Maybe eloping to Hawaii or Las Vegas is what you |
| It's said the Oatman Hotel is haunted by numerous | | | | want. Whatever you decide to do, make it special. |
| spirits, including, some say, Clark Gable and Carole | | | | |