Blizzard Developer throws Dream Wedding

Author: Joe Martin
Published: 4th October 2007
Comments (16) Stumble
The wedding of Blizzard's lead level designer included Zelda ice scupltures and a Mario wedding cake.

The wedding of Blizzard's lead level designer included Zelda ice scupltures and a Mario wedding cake.

It's not every day that we get to post news with even a slightly romantic twist to it so, the soppy lot that we are, we thought we'd seize this chance to post something a little bit different.

Cory Stockton, lead level designer at Blizzard, got married recently. Being a sensitive soul as well as an enormous geek, Cory wanted to leave his own mark on the wedding ceremony while still keeping the event tasteful. The solution? A games themed wedding, of course.

The Stockton wedding was a geek party like no other then, incorporating a Super Mario wedding cake, tables named after game consoles (with the head table called 'Press Start to Begin') and a Legend of Zelda ice sculpture/vodka luge centerpiece. Check out the throughly impressive pictures below.

"I actually tried to sit people at table names that matched up too. For instance we had the grandparents at the NES table and all the kids at the Wii table. I will say, the Virtual Boy table was not all that popular." Said the groom.

Apparently, Cory's wife was fine with him adding his personal touch to the event, though he freely admits it was his only real involvement and that his wife was largely responsible for organising the wedding.

Allow us to be among the first to pass on our congratulations to the happy couple and to say that the honeymoon better not take too long - that man has to get back to work on Starcraft 2 after all!

We've got a handful of pictures of the event below, so check them out and head to the forums to pass on your congratulations. While you're at it, why not let us know about any geek parties you've been to?


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Quote Yemerich 4th October 2007, 11:46
Well... At least he had the sense not to put "Diablo" or a "Zerg" in the wedding cake...
Quote Washfordmonkey 4th October 2007, 12:08
the cake is smart!! :D
Quote Duste 4th October 2007, 12:10
That's so awesome, good on 'em!
Quote z3rb 4th October 2007, 13:09
Epic cake is epic.
Quote samkiller42 4th October 2007, 13:26
Congrats to 2 strangers;)

Sam
Quote wolff000 4th October 2007, 14:06
Damn I just got married and I so should have done that. Ours was a tropical theme since we got married in Jamaica. The last real geek party I went to wasn't really themed just full of geeks. So many of us had PCs or laptops with us a spontaneous lan party broke out. We played till we were far too drunk to game and then went for a few more hours. Fun for all ages! If you were old enough to drink that is.
Quote CardJoe 4th October 2007, 14:11
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Originally Posted by wolff000
Damn, I just got married

CONGRATULATIONS!

:D
Quote Redbeaver 4th October 2007, 14:15
damn, thats a nice cake. gratz for them! and for wolff000 too!!
Quote naokaji 4th October 2007, 14:25
now that guy must be a real nerd.... if he even lets games dominate his wedding...
Quote wolff000 4th October 2007, 14:52
Thanks to all the well wishers on my own marriage and big congrats to THE man at blizzard, Cory Stockton. I also agree that he should enjoy himself on his honeymoon but don't take too long, I want my Starcraft II!
Quote completemadness 4th October 2007, 17:27
wow ossom

that is SO kool, I'm surprised he got away with it though :p and grats to wolf as well :D
Quote Bungle 4th October 2007, 17:55
Shouldn't this be posted in the "things that make you feel nerdy" Thread.;)
Quote pendragon 4th October 2007, 18:01
hehe awesome cake! .. i bet they probably used fondant for the frosting.. not so tasty, but it sure looks great! ..the tables settings looked really nice too.. heh "playstation"
Quote Dvs98SK 4th October 2007, 18:56
Congrats.
Quote HourBeforeDawn 4th October 2007, 20:41
I love the wedding cake, that is perfect for a gaming geeks ^_^

So was that cake made by Ace of Cakes :)
Quote MilkMan5 5th October 2007, 09:17
I wonder who attended the wedding and what kind of presents did they get.

I bet you someone gave them a Wii as a wedding present - haha
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