You're supposed to practice what you preach, even if you (unfortunately) preach abstinence. Two Chicago abstinence activists proved they walk the walk by saving their first kiss for their wedding day.

The pious couple met on a missionary trip in Uganda. After a long-distance courtship, Claudaniel Fabien relocated from Tuscon to Chicago to be with Melody La Luz, and the two officially began dating. They made a pact to not even kiss in order to avoid temptation while dating (and perhaps to test the age-old "blue balls" theory).


10 Outrageous Theme Weddings

    Biker Wedding Why leave your Harley at home for the big day when you can ride down the aisle in style? This couple takes leather to the altar and shows their guests exactly how to ride off in to the sunset, without chafing.

    Mad Man Dan / FaithRiders

    Renaissance Wedding Grab your lute and mount your trusty steed! If you're donning a garter, run swiftly. One rather aggressive medieval tradition called for guests to try and grab a piece of the garment by any means necessary.

    youandyourwedding.com

    WWII Wedding Time to party like its1939? All 100 guests at this wedding got in to theme, donning fur wraps, berets and caps adorned with feathers. For authenticity they piped in the sound of sirens and Lancaster bombers flying overhead.

    Hartlepool Mail

    Zombie Wedding If the undead get married, then it really is a union that will last forever. To make it really authentic you could even get carried in a coffin to the altar. Consider eating beforehand if you don't like brains.

    wedlog.com

    Star Wars Wedding We hope Yoda presided over this wedding ("Take the bride, do you?"). The London Telegraph reports on one such union where Princess Leia was the ring bearer, clad in the infamous gold bikini.

    klobtime, Flickr

    Disney Princess Wedding Nothing makes your wedding more personal than buying a dress from a Disney franchise. Weddings at the actual Disney parks start at 10 grand ("Cinderella" is the most-requested theme, and Mickeywill pose with you.) Next up: "Lion King" groomsmen!?

    Disney Bridal

    Football Wedding This couple was married at the Cincinnati Bengals' Paul Brown Stadium. No word on whether the bride wore a sports bra.

    Gangster Wedding Bonnie and Clyde made being a gangster romantic and now you can too with some vintage duds and smart pinstripes.

    thebreadline, Flickr

    Hello Kitty Wedding Never moved past your Hello Kitty pencil case? You can pay to have two giant hello kitties escort you down the aisle, like this couple.

    jennfc.com

    Lord of the Rings Wedding "One ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them." Take your 'precious' to the Alter and recite lines straight from Tolkien's classic as the vows. These LOTR superfans earn bonus points for their Minas Tirith cake.

    Sarah and Patrick Needham



In July, Fabien proposed by writing "WYMM" in the sand on a Miami beach. Fortunately, La Luz was able to decipher what this meant, and the two were wed on Saturday, exchanging their first kiss after the minister said, "Now you may kiss the bride." The couple delayed their honeymoon for a night together in Chicago. "We got business to take care of tonight," said the visibly excited new husband. Yuck.

To see some couples who we WISH had saved themselves for marriage, check out Asylum's gallery of the Worst PDA Ever.

Also on Lemondrop: Check out our collection of the most sugary-sweet sappy movie romances. Gag.


Ten Super Sappy Hollywood Romances

    The Bridges of Madison County
    There isn't a camera on the market with enough soft-focus for these love scenes.

    Everett Collection

    The Notebook
    All right! Jesus. You're a bird.

    New Line

    Ghost
    Just a few notes of "Unchained Melody" and we unchain our lunches all over our laps.

    Zuma Press

    City of Angels
    An angel falls in love with a woman, gives up his immortality for her... and then she dies.

    Everett Collection

    Up Close and Personal
    An older, wiser journalist shows a cub reporter the ropes in love and network news... and then he dies.

    Getty Images

    Sweet November A sprightly, devil-may-care young woman teaches an uptight guy to live again... and then she dies.

    Warner Bros

    A Walk to Remember
    Oh!.. She dies, too.

    Warner Bros.

    Love Story
    So does she!

    Everett Collection

    The Way We Were
    We WISH one of them died.

    Everett Collection

    Titanic Celine Dion! Celtic flutes! Awful dialogue! A tragedy of historic proportions indeed.

    Zuma Press