Family and friends also played a large role in creating the couple’s dream wedding. Once the Game of Thrones theme was officially in place, no one shied away from making subtle—and not so subtle—nods to the HBO series in the decor and ambiance. David’s mother, Renee Pifko, made three lifelike dragon eggs out of foam and thumbtacks, which she painted individually before assembling. For the reception, Erin’s bridesmaid Taylor Neumann found champagne flutes with stems shaped like dragons. Even the wedding invitations were handmade by Erin’s friend and bridesmaid Laura Joseph, who runs Paper & Honey in Brighton with her husband, and David’s best man, Max.
“We joked about walking down the aisle to the GoT theme song, until it became real,” David says. “We decided the string quartet version of the song was better suited and we used that as our recessional.”
The day was so magical that David’s dad extended the reception for another hour at the last minute. “We were all having too much fun to go home!”
Read Next: 15 Ideas for Your Northern Michigan Fairy-Tale Wedding
