As a social MMO on the market for nearly 20 years, it comes as no surprise thatWorld of Warcraftand weddings have a long mutual history together. TwoWorld of Warcraftplayers recently got hitched and invited their entire guild to the festivities.Sunni, better known as LambbChops, is a popularWorld of WarcraftTwitch streamer, and the guild master of eGirls For Hire. At the end of May, she married Stangs, her fellow player, raid leader, and main tank.RELATED:World of Warcraft: Three New Patch 9.2.5 Epilogue Cinematics Hint at the Future of the Night Elves, Forsaken, and AnduinIn addition to their other friends and family, LambbChops and Stangs invited their entire guild to the wedding and subsequent afterparty. From the images, videos, and accounts LambbChops and her guild shared, it was quite the party, full of singing, dancing, andtons ofWorld of Warcraftreferences.
The cherry on top of the wonderful celebration, however, was a wedding gift prepared for LambbChops by her bridesmaids. They reached out to Patty Mattson, the voice actor for Sylvanas Windrunner, and had her prepare a special surprise. Mattson recorded a short message of congratulations to LambbChops in the voice of theBanshee Queen ofWorld of Warcraftinfamy. She, Blizzard Lead Mike Ybarra, and otherWorld of Warcraftfans and developers all offered their best wishes to LambbChops and Stangs on their posts.
LambbChops and the members of eGirls For Hire posted videos, galleries, and other media from the event on both Reddit and Twitter. LambbChops also streamed a live video of the wedding ceremony itself, which was equal parts nerdy, cute, and incredibly touching. The video can be found on her Twitch channel.
World of Warcraftweddings are not anything new, but that does not make them any less touching. Many players adorn their weddings withWorld of Warcraft-themed adornments and references.Jamie Lee Curtis even recently got in on theWoWwedding trendwhen she dressed up as Jaina Proudmoore to officiate her daughter’s wedding, which features cosplays from several different games.
As if it were a wedding present to the happy couple,World of Warcraftreleased Patch 9.2.5mere days after the wedding occurred. The patch broke down the boundaries between the Alliance and Horde by adding cross-faction grouping for dungeons and raids for the first time inWorld of Warcrafthistory. EGirls For Hire–and their sister Alliance guild, eBoys For Hire–will certainly be benefiting from the end of the faction war
