國外夫妻辦哈利波特主題婚禮 斯內普證婚

Meredith Fahey and her husband Joshua Votaw always knew they wanted a book-themed wedding. So when their first-choice venue — a library — fell through, they opted to host their wedding day at their favorite restaurant in Los Angeles.

梅雷迪斯·費伊和她的丈夫約書亞·沃陶一直都知道，他們想要一場以圖書爲主題的婚禮。當他們在圖書館舉行婚禮的首選未能實現時，他們選擇了在自己最喜歡的一家洛杉磯餐廳裏舉行婚禮。

It happens to be reminiscent of Hogwarts, not to mention it’s within their budget.

碰巧這家餐廳是霍格沃茨懷舊風。另外，在這裏舉辦的婚禮花銷都在預算可控範圍之內。

“We are both huge Harry Potter fans. We have enjoyed many midnight screenings of the movies together, as well as reading them out loud to each other, one of our favorite activities,” Meredith told BuzzFeed.

“我們都是《哈利波特》超級粉絲。我們經常晚上看《哈利波特》系列電影，還會爲對方有聲朗讀原著小說，這是我們最喜歡的活動之一。”梅雷迪斯告訴BuzzFeed記者。

The couple met several years ago through a dating website, and one of their first conversations was about Lost.

這對夫妻是幾年前在相親網站上認識的，初期聊天的話題之一就是有關美劇《迷失》的。

“We have always enjoyed sharing our geeky loves together, whether it be television or movies,” Meredith said. “Our first date was at Griffith Observatory, which is where he ended up proposing to me.”

“我們總是喜歡一起分享我們的熒屏愛好，從電視劇到電影。”梅雷迪斯說道，“我們初期約會有一次是在格瑞菲斯天文臺，就是在那裏他向我求婚的。”

Meredith and Joshua spent hours and hours discussing how they wanted every detail to be laid out and what parts of the Harry Potter series they wanted to incorporate.

此前，梅雷迪斯和約書亞花了大量時間討論婚禮安排，事無鉅細；他們還討論了在婚禮中包含哪些哈利波特的元素。

“Our vision was that it would be a wedding that could take place within the Harry Potter universe, which we think added to the classic look, helping us stay clear of the cheesy factor,” Meredith said.

“我們的想法是這樣的，婚禮的整個流程應該就像真的發生在哈利波特魔法世界中一樣。我們覺得這樣可以爲餐廳的復古風增色，同時讓我們不那麼俗套。” 梅雷迪斯女士說道。

Family and friends also helped with the programs, banners, and other accessories.

親朋好友也都來幫忙籌備婚禮，幫助統籌節目、製作條幅以及其他裝飾。

The bride said she even did a great deal herself, including needle-felting characters like Dobby and Norbert.

新娘說她甚至自己動手做了一些超讚的手工，包括毛織玩偶多比和諾伯特等角色。

She also did the calligraphy on the place cards.

她還在坐席卡上模仿哈利波特字體寫下賓客的名字。

All of the elaborate-looking details in this Harry Potter-themed wedding actually cost the bride and groom the least amount of money.

這場哈利波特主題婚禮上的所有精緻細節，並沒有很大開銷，這對新人用最經濟的方式籌備了所有環節。

One of Meredith’s favorite minor wedding details was the “Monster Book of Monsters Guestbook,” which her cousins surprised her with.

梅雷迪斯很喜歡的一個婚禮小細節就是“妖怪們的妖怪書”，這是表親送給她的驚喜。

Having a Snape character officiate was Meredith’s favorite major detail.

“斯內普教授” 擔任婚禮主持，這是梅雷迪斯最喜歡的重要細節。

“Our friend is a pyrotechnician and was able to coordinate the Goblet of Fire actually exploding when we put our names in it,” Meredith said. “The guests were quite surprised.”

“我們有個朋友是一名火焰技師，他能在我們剛好把名字放進‘火焰杯’ 時讓杯子燃燒起來，”梅雷迪斯說道，“客人們當時非常驚訝。”

Aside from a couple of confused older relatives, all of the guests loved the Harry Potter theme.

除了一些年紀比較大的賓客面露困惑表情之外，其餘所有客人都很喜歡這個哈利波特的主題。

The most important detail from their Harry Potter wedding was the series’ overarching emphasis on love.

哈利波特主題婚禮最重要的細節，就是對“愛”的反覆強調。

“The [Wizarding] World is so encompassing, you can get lost in it, and each new reading brings more insight into the characters and world.”

“魔法世界簡直是包羅萬象，置身其中你可能會迷惑；但是每次重新閱讀都讓我更加理解其中的人物角色和魔法世界。”