Rev. Bit, a programmed computer, has presided over a wedding between two Houston tech geeks. Miguel Hanson programmed the computer to greet the guests, talk about their relationship and go through the ceremony as he said “I do” to his bride, Diana Wesley.
According to the AP story:
The computer-officiated wedding won’t be legally binding. Hanson and Wesley still have to get a justice of the peace to sign their paperwork to make the marriage official. They plan to do that shortly after the ceremony.
“We’re both friends of the computer. So it’s kind of like our best friend is still marrying us,” Wesley said. “The computer is a huge part of our lives, so why not be a huge part of this?”
The story does not mention whether Hanson and Wesley are people of faith. I wish it had. In the video, after Wesley reads her vows from an iPhone in a hot pink case, she says, “We’re not a traditional couple; we’re kind of tech-y, we’re kind of geeky.”
Perhaps this is the rise of the Church of the Geek
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