Subtle video game theme wedding

Subtle inclusion #1-

The guys ties: http://www.zazzle.com/ps_button_tie-151040713801227086

They look black and silver from a distance- but up close is where the fun begins

#2- My mom wanted to make our cake, but we are at a zoo and she can't without liability insurance. So we are going to go with cupcakes. BUT they are letting her decorate a big fancy fake cake (styrofoam) with a real top layer for us to take home I've asked her to write in icing somewhere on the cake "The cake is a lie" (portal reference)

#3- I found these at Micheal's for a dollar. I bought 5 of them, and am painting them watermelon. They look just like the little heart containers from classic fight games... or zelda. They will be on the head table holding the 4 BM bouquets + 1 mine in the middle

http://ep.yimg.com/ay/bevfabriccrafts/heart-bottles-clear-glass-with-cork-tops-4-1-4-6-bottles-3.jpg

We are kind of just adding small jabs of gaming where we can. We are also huge gamers so we wanted to do an "achievement unlocked" sign as our cake topper and I plan to get something gamer-ish inscribed inside his ring. Small stuff like that.

Your color pallet is very fun!

We were introduced at the reception with the Super Mario Bros. theme music.

OMG I love that one! Haven't picked one of those out yet Kind of matches our colors too!

#4 - if you take a shoebox, unfold it and then refold it inside out (so all the designs and stuff are inside), then use brown and black temper paint- you can create the look of an old chest ala Zelda. I used them for pirates chests for Halloween, but here it will be the card box.

Those are all of the ones I've come up with so far, but I'd love to hear more ideas I've been kicking around a couple other ideas, but they border on the blatant gamer! like this http://img0.etsystatic.com/021/1/8222668/il_570xN.494532424_o5sx.jpg but on a background that looks like a gameboy. Nothing wrong with that! But I've found that trying to hide little game references all over has become a lot of fun!

I'll post pictures of things I come up with as they are made, and please feel free to share your subtle and not-so-subtle gamer-themed wedding ideas!

What if instead of numbers for tables you did "lands" in your favorite video game or even just your favorite video game names?

I almost forgot! The song we are walking down the aisle to!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qeemulhp4hM&noredirect=1

I love the Mario cupcakes and toppers we cosplayed as Mario and Peach at a convention in Detroit!

@Lisa- I'd thought about something similar... I was thinking of doing little themes of our favorite games, each table a different game or level from a game (since the water level is VERY specific). To keep it simple I was thinking about just doing a vase and bouquet (of artificial flowers) in the color pallet and add a little charm or quote from the game in question. When I started that path though, it became complicated fast though!