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Would You Officiate This Metalhead Wedding in a Mosh Pit?

Published Tuesday, Apr. 29th, 2025


Composite image from Eric Curtis's Facebook post, afterparty and wedding script photos
Above: a composite image of two photos from Eric Curtis's Facebook post, afterparty fun and the custom wedding ceremony script in the background.

Metalheads, rejoice! Two metal-lovers took their vows in the mosh pit at a Cannibal Corpse show in Pittsburgh earlier this month with the help of a very dedicated wedding officiant.

 

The couple’s wedding officiant wrote a custom metal-themed wedding ceremony script, which was shared by the bride in a Facebook post: 

 

“As the band in front of us plays and sings about blood, wretched souls, and eating the heart, there are 2 dark beautiful hearts, 2 aeons of building rage, 2 awesome souls who are uniting together as one. 

 

In the words of the great Matthew Heafy of Trivium, All the pain in this world won’t stop us now, for we have each other. All the hate in this world can’t tear us apart. This love between Erica and Chris is forever.” 

 

(Read the full wedding script here.)


Hell yeah! This one-of-a-kind wedding is a great example of why having a friend officiate your wedding is so special – they get you on a personal level that a professional wedding officiant probably won’t. A friend officiant shares your passions, they share your values, and they're not afraid to jump in the pit to marry you! 

 

(They might even officiate your wedding in an Exodus t-shirt, if you ask nicely.)

 

Check out the post below to see video of their elopement in the pit, and afterparty photos with friends. 

 

Related: Sweet & Spooky Horror Movie Theme Wedding Ceremony Script

 

 

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