Bacon, in all its sulfite and sodium-filled glory, has become the height of hipster cool these days... so much so that people are going so far as to get married at an event called Baconfest in Iowa (because really, where else would you be able to hold this?). And the happy couple who tied the knot at Baconfest exchanged vows where the husband declared that his wife was "second only to bacon!"

Tricia Snyder and her husband Tom Watson were the first couple to tie the knot at the Blue Ribbon Baconfest in Des Mones, Iowa over the weekend, reports the Huffington Post. A second couple, April and Craig Rouch, also married at the festival.

Watson and Snyder made the most of a splash because Snyder said that his 41-year-old bride was the love of his life... after bacon. Still, Snyder professed to love his new lady "in good times and bacon"... which is certainly an interesting way to think of "bad times," considering that over-consumption of bacon, over an extended period of time, can lead to "bad times" such as heart disease, elevated blood pressure, cholesterol issues, and -- eventually -- heart attacks, strokes, and death.

The Daily Mail reports that the couples' chapel was encased in glass, and overlooked the fair that featured vendors selling bacon wares of all kinds. How romantic!

And in case you were curious, the couples' wedding menu was also bacon-based: a wedding cake topped with a bacon bride and groom was preceded by pork loins wrapped in bacon, and wedding festivities included tours of various bacon vendors. (Eat a salad, folks!)

In recent years, bacon has become so popular that a term "Baconmania" has been coined to describe the phenomenon. The phenom is mostly prevalent in the United States and Canada, because many countries -- especially those whose concerns are religion-based -- don't permit bacon consumption. Orthodox Jews, Coptic Orthodox Christians, some sects of Hinduism, and Muslims all forbid the consumption of bacon -- and pork of all kinds -- because pigs are considered unclean.

Some experts trace the phenomenon back to the 1980s and 1990s, when the explosion of high-protein fad diets (such as Atkins) increased the demand for bacon and other meat-based ilk.

What's the weirdest wedding you have ever been to? What was the theme?