Australian Star Wars fans, Andrew Porters and Caroline Ritter get married at the forecourt of Hollywood's TCL Chinese Theater IMAX in Los Angeles on Thursday, Dec. 17, 2015. The couple stood alongside a wedding party of “Star Wars” characters, including Chewbacca, top left, and Darth Vader, top right. (AP Photo)
Los Angeles: The Force is definitely with two ‘Star Wars’ fans, until death does them part. Caroline Ritter and Andrew Porters got married outside the TCL Chinese theatre IMAX in Hollywood on Thursday.
CEO of TCL Chinese theatre Alwyn Hight Kushner introduced the bride and groom, explaining they camped out for 12 days on Hollywood Boulevard in anticipation of the film's release this week, raising money for the Starlight Children's Foundation through LiningUp.net.
The ceremony began with R2-D2 gliding down the red carpet aisle accompanied by a violinist playing the ‘Imperial March’. While the bride and groom weren't dressed up, the couple stood alongside a wedding party of ‘Star Wars’ characters, including Darth Vader, Chewbacca and a stormtrooper.
The officiator Obi-Shawn Crosby started off the ceremony with a few jokes. "I hate when the Wookie gets a fur ball, it's awful."
Crosby began the vows by quoting ‘The Princess Bride’, starting with his best rendition of "Mwarriage is what brings up together today. Mwarriage -- that blessed arrangement."
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