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My Precious!

If You Thought Lord of the Rings Was an Epic Journey, Wait Until You Watch This Nerdy Scavenger Hunt Proposal

by Jill Pantozzi | 5:43 pm, April 12th, 2013

This may be the sweetest, most involved geek proposal I’ve ever seen. Luke Plastow put together a Lord of the Rings themed scavenger hunt for his girlfriend on Christmas Day last year with the intent of asking her to marry him at the end. He wrote to us to say, “She is a huge Tolkein fan and it seemed right that if I was going to give her a ring it should be LOTR themed. The ring itself is Palladium, with a stone the same colour as Sauron’s eye. The setting for the stone is the same shape as Isengard. Inside the ring is an inscription in Black Speech saying ‘One ring to rule them all.’ ”

Luke, if you weren’t already taken…oh wait, you said your fiancé reads our site…best of luck in your lifelong fellowship!

(via a tip from the soon-to-be Groom)

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I See What They Did There

It’s Easy To Save The Date With A Back to the Future Wedding Photoshoot

by Jill Pantozzi | 2:20 pm, January 31st, 2013

Photographer Eric Cash of Shift-4 Photography made one couple’s Back to the Future dreams come true with a fabulous “Save the Date” shoot. Jarrett and Abbie enlisted an Atlanta based Delorean owner to complete their already awesome look. We also adore Abbie for going the less obvious route. “Since I’m currently in medical school, I thought it much more appropriate to dress up as Doc instead of Jennifer,” she said. Let’s just hope their kids don’t turn out to be you-know-whats.

(via When Geeks Wed)

Previously in Back to the Future 

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Things We Saw Today

Things We Saw Today: The Presidential Inauguration From Space

by Jill Pantozzi | 5:03 pm, January 22nd, 2013

U.S. astronauts on the International Space Station were having fun the last few days taking images of Washington D.C. This one is from January 20th, the actual day President Obama was sworn in. (via LiveScience) 

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Excelsior!

What Better Way To Propose Than With Iron Man’s Heart? [VIDEO]

by Jill Pantozzi | 9:34 am, January 3rd, 2013

Ok, that title may sound slightly gory but trust me, this is great. YouTube user Eddie Zarick has a tendency toward tinkering. So much so that his girlfriend took to calling him Iron Man. So when it was time to propose, he paired both things together and created a replica of Tony Stark’s arc reactor that doubled as an engagement ring holder! I guess the only thing cooler would be if Zarick actually had the arc reactor where Stark does but we’re glad his ticker is working just fine on its own.

(via Geeks Are Sexy)

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Hello Sweetie

Custom TARDIS Engagement Ring Box [VIDEO]

by Jill Pantozzi | 9:29 am, December 27th, 2012

We’ve seen a TARDIS engagement ring box before but this one lights up! Paul Pape Designs creates custom wedding items like favors and cake toppers but recently created not one, but two TARDISes for folks to propose with. The prices for such a custom job range from between $300-$800 depending on how complex you decide to go. Something tells me the one after the jump cost a bit more than the one in this video. Check it out. 

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Awwwwww

Another Use For Star Wars LEGO – Proposing To Your Girlfriend

by Jill Pantozzi | 12:10 pm, November 29th, 2012

There’s certainly something to be said about a traditional proposal but they won’t get you a spotlight on the internet. Proposing to your significant other using Star Wars LEGO mini-figs however… Click ahead to see the Stormtrooper’s point of view.

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Romance

R2-D2 Engagement Ring Is So Beep-Boop Cool!

by Jill Pantozzi | 2:30 pm, November 17th, 2012

Joe and Emily met at a tattoo parlor a few years ago and their love story has culminated in a Star Wars engagement ring. Nothing could make us happier. Joe teamed with Paul Bieker of Paul Michael Design to come up with the perfect ring for his lady. Click through our gallery to see the project go from concept to the actual popping of the question, which, if you were wondering, happened on Halloween (hence the costumes). And then watch the video to see the proposal in real time.

(Custom Made via io9)

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Things We Saw Today

Things We Saw Today: A Companion Cube Engagement Ring

by Jill Pantozzi | 5:03 pm, October 23rd, 2012

What could be more appropriate than giving your companion a Companion Cube engagement ring? By the way, he proposed by saying, “Will you be my partner in science?” Find out how it was made here. (via TDW Geek)

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This Exists... Because of A Lady

This Woman Proposed To Her Boyfriend, Scott Pilgrim Style

by Jill Pantozzi | 3:37 pm, September 24th, 2012

And you thought you were creative. One woman made her geek boy very happy by proposing to him in a very unique way. She took him on a tour of Toronto by making a scavenger hunt out of locations from Bryan Lee O’Malley’s Scott Pilgrim comic. The end result was her popping the question. See all the shots they took along the way plus what the rings look like!

(via io9)

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Romance

A Very Geeky, Comic Bookish Engagement Photo Shoot With Katie and Mark

by Jamie Frevele | 3:32 pm, March 21st, 2012

Katie and Mark are in love, engaged, and share a common penchant for comic books. And thanks to photographer Heather Kincaid, they now have a set of geektastic engagement photos, taken in a Los Angeles comic book store, that will provide a lifetime of memories of mutual, heartwarming nerdery.

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