The kinkiest wedding in the Bay

I've got one last story to tell before I get Fetish Con out of my system and I won't have to think about whips and chains for another year. In case you haven't been following So Tampa Bay, a wedding took place Sunday at Fetish Con with all the glamor of a traditional wedding along with a kinky twist.

There was no way I expected it to turn out the way that it did. One point I want to make clear right off the start: it was beautiful and I mean that sincerely. As cliched as it sounds, it always gives you a warm feeling inside when you see a couple joining together for the rest of their lives. When the ceremony involves ropes and a screwdriver, that just makes it all the better.

It started out with a bang when April Metz, the bride, was brought in over the shoulder of one of the groomsmen and placed down in front of the altar by her husband-to-be, Mark Harrington. All the while the maid of honor was holding a leash attached to her neck. From there, the first half of the ceremony ran fairly normal but when the vows were given and rings were exchanged, the wedding took a turn to the kinkier side.

April immediately turned around and kneeled as her maid of honor removed her collar and leash. Mark then proceeded to gently bind her with rope. Once she was completely bound and teary-eyed - which I hope was just because she was emotional and not because the ropes were too tight - Mark placed a permanent collar around her neck symbolizing her as his property. From then on, the wedding was just a traditional affair and if it wasn't for the dresses made of latex and leather vests, it would've looked like it was a normal reception.

Honestly, despite the variety of fetish models in attendance and the fact that the officiator of the wedding was holding a horse-hair whip, the wedding was about the two of them being in love. For them it just happens to be a more painful sort of love.

On one final weird So Tampa Bay note, Mark put the garter around my arm after the wedding. Here's hoping for no wedding bells in my future. My life is crazy enough.

Be sure to check out more photos from the ceremony here.

And you can see the rest of the pics from Fetish Con 2008 here.

[Photos by Leigh Armstrong/tbt*]

Comments

[Master Tim Witworth]

I belive this is the best wedding senario EVER. happyness to all