# Virtual Reality Weddings AltspaceVR Helped a Couple to Get Married in a VR Venue By Joey Haar | Published 2017-12-15 | Lifestyle Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/virtual-reality-wedding References: [time](http://time.com/4814766/virtual-reality-wedding-video-interview/) [Booking a venue](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/unique-wedding-venues) is often one of the toughest considerations to take into account during [wedding planning](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lets-celebrate), but a couple from Wales managed to avoid that stress altogether by holding a virtual reality wedding. Elisa Evans and Martin Shervington partnered with AltspaceVR to create a complete wedding ceremony in a virtual reality world. Though the virtual reality wedding was in a hall in the midst of a mystical, red-tinted environment, the real world location was in a local cafe. Shervington and Evans wore VR headsets throughout the entire proceeding, while the 40 guests passed around a few headsets to get into the virtual world. After the wedding itself, the couple held a reception without the use of any VR technology, combining the traditional with the hyper-modern. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.5/10 - Popularity: 15% | Activity: 53% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Lifestyle](https://www.trendhunter.com/lifestyle) > [Romance](https://www.trendhunter.com/romance) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Virtual Reality Weddings:** Opportunity for wedding vendors to offer virtual reality wedding experiences, allowing couples to have unique and immersive ceremonies. - **Virtual Reality Events:** Potential for virtual reality to revolutionize the events industry by providing virtual venues and immersive experiences for attendees. - **Blending Traditional and Virtual:** Growing trend of combining traditional elements with virtual technology, creating hybrid experiences for weddings and other events. ### Who This Affects Most - **Wedding Planning:** Wedding planners can incorporate virtual reality into their services, offering couples a range of innovative and customizable options. - **Virtual Reality:** Virtual reality companies can tap into the wedding market by creating VR experiences specifically designed for weddings and receptions. - **Event Management:** Event planners can explore virtual reality as a way to enhance traditional events and offer unique experiences to clients. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Fast-Food Metaverse Ceremonies](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/taco-bell-wedding-1.md) - [Inclusive NFT Marriages](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/closeup-city-hall.md) - [2D/3D Wedding Design Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/planner-5d.md) - [VR Dating Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/flirtual.md) - [Stranger Wedding Marketplaces](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/invitin.md) - [AI Wedding Planners](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lovers-ai.md) - [Virtual Wedding Planning Programs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mad-about-weddings.md) - [Custom AI Wedding Themes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/celebrateally-ai1.md) - [AI-Powered Wedding Planning Experiences](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/make-it-yours-by-the-knot.md)