An aisle of bikes or a ride down the aisle? It’s not just a big party, there’s serious stuff first!
Traditional Biker Wedding Ceremony
The typical biker wedding ceremony will have bikes lined up on two sides to form an aisle for the bride and her bridesmaids to walk down. As the bride passes, each biker revs the engine of his/her motorcycle with all of them making noise when she reaches the front.
The video below shows an aisle of motorcycles with the bride in a short dress riding up next to her groom. They get off the bikes and walk up the aisle together as the motorcycles are revving their engines.
A signal is usually given to shut the bikes off all at once, or they can be shut down one at a time. The bride and groom will have written their own biker wedding vows or with help from their wedding officiant, who is most likely a biker himself. Rev. Chip suggests using phrases like “brothers/sisters in the wind” as well as tongue-in-cheek things like, “shiny side up”, “dirty side down”, or “the starting fluid of love”, etc.
Once the bikers are pronounced husband and wife, the motorcycles are reved up again as the bride and groom walk up the aisle together. Then it’s PARTY TIME!
Variations for Biker Wedding Ceremony
One of the things you must consider the most is how much space is available for the motorcycles and of course if your wedding is inside or outside. (I ran across a photo where the groom was actually sitting on his bike in the church!)
Here’s an idea from Rev Chip: “I did one in Sayler Park last summer where ALL the wedding party entered on bikes in staggered parade formation, with the exception of the Groom & the Best Man, who rode in first with me, and the bride, who rode in last. She had her wedding gown modified with a full-length slit in the front and back with lace shorts underneath! You need a BIG open field and a good PA system for a ceremony like that.”
If the biker bride wants to wear a full-length wedding gown, she could ride in on a trike or sidecar. She could be delivered straight to the front or dropped off at the beginning of the motorcycle aisle to walk the rest of the way. (Please do not wear a long wedding dress on a motorcycle!)
If you expect a lot of guests to arrive on their motorcycles, have space available for them to sit on their bikes during the ceremony.
Or how about setting up seating in a circle with the bikes surrounding the circle with the bride and groom in the center – ahhh, a circle of love.
If you can and they want, give guests a ride to their seats.
Get the guests involved and have a mini poker run on the way to the reception while you have your pictures taken. The winning hand could get the first dance with the bride after the groom.
This video has a surprise! If you both ride your own, make sure to watch.