--- title: Game of Thrones Theme Wedding Ideas PHOTOS description: The themed wedding is an all-out celebration of the fantasy world, from the castle setting to the dragon egg cake to the direwolf on hand. canonical: https://time.com/4715080/game-of-thrones-wedding/ author: Raisa Bruner article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-03-28T19:31:51.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T04:46:29.297Z og:title: This 'Game of Thrones' Wedding Would Make Cersei Jealous og:description: It's like stepping into the Seven Kingdoms. og:url: https://time.com/4715080/game-of-thrones-wedding/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: This 'Game of Thrones' Wedding Would Make Cersei Jealous twitter:description: It's like stepping into the Seven Kingdoms. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # This _Game of Thrones_ Wedding Theme Is Fit for a Targaryen Queen > Sponsored content. 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Every edition is assembled by TIME editors rather than generated automatically.  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Mar 28, 2017 7:31 PM UTC  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Mar 28, 2017 7:31 PM UTC It’s only natural that someone should try to bring [_Game of Thrones_](http://time.com/60812/game-of-thrones-season-4-episode-2-recap/) to life—with some over the top wedding theme ideas. At last, a photographer, a team of creative vendors, and a few [Targaryen and Stark-lookalike](http://www.brides.com/story/game-of-thrones-wedding-photo-shoot) models managed to do just that, advertising a Westerosi affair worthy of the royalty of the Seven Kingdoms. From the location—at a bona fide “castle” in the Blue Ridge Mountains—to the medieval-style feast, handmade invitations with wax seals and stylized calligraphy, and elaborate custom-made gowns, furs, and elaborate jewels, no detail was spared in turning fantasy into reality, certainly fit for any monarch sitting the Iron Throne. The team even brought in a “direwolf” (well, a regal “wolfdog”) from a nearby sanctuary to complete the scene in signature Stark style. And the cake? A three-tier homage to [Daenerys’s beloved dragon eggs](http://time.com/4290775/game-of-thrones-visual-effects-daenerys-dragons/), of course. “I knew that it would be a tough style to recreate while still managing to keep it elegant enough for a wedding,” photographer Katie Lee of [Katherine Elena Photography](http://katherineelenaphotography.com/) explained of her concept for the shoot—but if the images are any guide, it looks like this will provide endless inspiration for _Thrones_ diehards. We can only hope that a couple who chooses to go this themed route enjoys more marital success than [many of the doomed pairs](http://time.com/4030227/24-emmy-worthy-game-of-thrones-twists/item//) in George R. R. Martin’s universe. Check out the video, below, to see how Lee and her team brought the magic of a Winterfell wedding to life.  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