His presence at the wedding was symbolized by a candle, the portrait of Captain Sparrow, and a ring on a pirate’s sword. There she was married at sea to Jack Sparrow’s spirit by a local legal registrar and officiant. In July 2016, Amanda Sparrow Large Teague, 44, gathered her friends and her four children onto a boat and sailed 12 miles off the coast of Belfast in Northern Ireland. The guests drank and danced under banners and balloons reading “Just Married.”īut this wasn’t quite an ordinary wedding, because in the groom’s place was a painting - specifically, a painting resembling one of Johnny Depp’s most famous characters: Captain Jack Sparrow from the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise. The bride and groom took pictures on the beach, and a small reception of friends and family took place in a low-ceilinged room afterward.
Her bridesmaids each held a bouquet that matched their differently colored lace dresses. The bride wore a white dress with a long train and bows on the lace sleeves, her hair done up in a mock beehive.
At first glance, it looked like a completely ordinary wedding.
