Dedication comes in many forms -- and when it was time to tie the knot, these longtime My Chem fans made their wedding one to remember by going all out with their very own Black Parade.
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Let's suspend any debate over whether or not My Chemical Romance is an 'Emo' band, or a 'Goth' band, or a 'Pop-Punk' band... and for a moment please focus on the positive: Vanessa and Jordan, who met at an Emo Nite concert, decided to get married in the very same church from MCR's iconic "Helena" music video. That, my friend, is pretty Emo.
"When we first started talking about the wedding," Vanessa tells People she joked, "'What if we get married in the 'Helena' music video church?' I'm a big My Chemical Romance fan and we had gone to an event they always have there called 'Ghouls Day Out,'" she explained. "They decorate the Immanuel Presbyterian Church on Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles, California, to look just like the music video. They have a model dressed as Helena, the coffins and vendors. The vibe is great. So we went to one of those a few months before we got engaged, and I got teary-eyed. I knew I wanted to have either my wedding or my funeral there." That's definitely one for the Goths.
Vanessa says of her wedding day experience, "It was crazy. We woke up and it was pouring rain, just like on our first date. We got to the church to set up and put down our flowers and we had some friends help. Slowly, it started to come to life like in the music video. I started to cry because it was too perfect," she adds. "The church itself was beautiful but as I saw my photographer's photos, I couldn't believe it. The vibe is so dark and beautiful, I can't explain it."
Because most of the attendees likely had no idea about the MCR reference, Vanessa says she "made similar pamphlets to the ones in the video," with photos Inside of her and Jordan, "styled similar to the demolition lovers from the 'Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge' album cover. It was a lot of little things, because I didn't want to put too much. I wanted it to be just right," she said.
Now that the photos have gone viral Vanessa says, "It's been a little bit crazy. I had one person say, 'Oh she's living the generation's dream.' And it was really special to me, as a big My Chemical Romance fan, with a husband who was on board and loved it as well. I love that it's been so positive and that people are so happy for us."
Check out the incredible pics and videos of Vanessa and Jordan's special day above -- and see My Chemical Romance at the upcoming When We Were Young festival, returning for a third year to the Las Vegas Festival Grounds October 19 + 20 2024, also featuring Fall Out Boy, Jimmy Eat World, The Used, Simple Plan, Dashboard Confessional, Coheed and Cambria, and tons more.
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