Unholy Matrimony: How Cult of the Lamb led to two unforgettable weddings
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- Oct 14, 2024
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— Cult of the Lamb (@cultofthelamb) August 29, 2024
From the publisher’s side, Devolver Digital has quite obviously “never seen anything like this,” as co-founder and COO Graeme Struthers told us. While they’ve never shied away from crazy pitches, much to their benefit, hosting legitimate weddings is not something they ever thought they’d see, but when the idea came up, they couldn’t have embraced it quickly enough.
It takes a culty village
Getting not one but two weddings off the ground is no small feat. Now try planning them around the busiest gaming convention in Australia and you’ve got a real ordeal on your hands. The lucky couples were to be wed at PAX Aus 2024, taking the stage at the Cult of the Lamb booth.
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While the planning itself was largely conducted by the team at Massive Monster, the couples still had every chance to steer it all in the direction they preferred.
“They gave us a lot of control over the ceremony,” Shania assured. “They really wanted to make sure each couple had a personalized wedding so it wasn’t just us being thrown on a stage.”
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From the specific rituals and traditions each couple asked for, to the presentation of it all, they were giving input from the very beginning and kept in the loop all the way through. As a neat touch, the game’s writer even got involved with them to “write new material for the ceremony,” Jasper revealed.
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“Everyone on this team has been amazing, just beautiful people. ‘This is your event, you tell us what you want to do,’” the crew told them.
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The happy couples next to a happy lamb.
For Tanner and Jasper, the duo wanted to celebrate their special day in their Furry outfits. This added an extra layer of stress, though all parties involved assured the couple had their full support.
“They reassured us, because this is not always seen as a positive thing. They told us they’ve got our backs no matter what,” Tanner said.
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Tanner rocked his Gryphon attire, while Jasper was in their Jackalope costume they’d built themselves. Given the limited timeframe of it all, once dates were locked in, there was little time left to get in touch with professionals to create a Furry suit from scratch.
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With just a month and a half left, Jasper made it all themselves and it just so happened to be their first time creating anything of that scale.
A heartwarming day for all involved
With palpable excitement in the air the morning of, dozens of Devolver and Massive staff laid the last of their preparations down before show doors opened. Everyone wanted every little thing to be perfect for the couples on their big day. There was a genuine care behind it all.
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Meanwhile, at a nearby hotel, the couples were holding back nerves and tears in equal measure as they got ready for not just their personally important weddings, but two of the more uniquely themed weddings you’ll ever see.
“We knew PAX was pretty big, but we didn’t expect it to be this big,” Shania told us 24 hours earlier as thousands of attendees flooded the convention center, hundreds lining up for Cult of the Lamb merch every hour of the day.
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