Movies The real Cocaine Bear will preside over a wedding (no, we're not high) We hope he doesn't blow it. By Maureen Lee Lenker Maureen Lee Lenker Maureen Lee Lenker is a senior writer at Entertainment Weekly with over seven years of experience in the entertainment industry. An award-winning journalist, she's written for Turner Classic Movies, Ms. Magazine, The Hollywood Reporter, and more. She's worked at EW for six years covering film, TV, theater, music, and books. The author of EW's quarterly romance review column, "Hot Stuff," Maureen holds Master's degrees from both the University of Southern California and the University of Oxford. Her debut novel, It Happened One Fight, is now available. Follow her for all things related to classic Hollywood, musicals, the romance genre, and Bruce Springsteen. EW's editorial guidelines Published on March 24, 2023 05:42PM EDT Here comes the bride, all dressed in white...suddenly has new meaning. On Friday, Kentucky for Kentucky, the organization that owns and displays the now-stuffed bear that inspired Cocaine Bear, announced that the taxidermied creature will preside over his first wedding as an officiant. Pause for you to snort with laughter... Known as Pablo Escobear, the stuffed black bear has been a tourist attraction at the Kentucky for Kentucky Fun Mall since 2015. With rising interest spurred by Elizabeth Banks' recent box office champ, which is loosely based on the true story of a bear's unintentional drug consumption, Kentucky for Kentucky co-founder Griffin VanMeter announced that the deceased bear would be available to preside over marriages. One happy couple has bumped up their wedding date to take advantage of the opportunity. The ceremony, which is open to the public, will take place on Monday, March 27. "We're so excited this couple has decided to be married by Cocaine Bear," said Adam Lewis, retail manager for the organization, in a statement. "We're getting the chapel prepared with flowers and glowing hearts. Cocaine Bear can't wait!" The cocaine bear in 'Cocaine Bear'. Universal Pictures EW has reached out to the museum for further details, including the potential legality of a marriage officiated by a stuffed bear. And how the presumably non-vocal bear might deliver his lines. Want more movie news? Sign up for Entertainment Weekly's free newsletter to get the latest trailers, celebrity interviews, film reviews, and more. Related content: Cocaine Bear goes for high scores with a people-eating 8-bit video game Elizabeth Banks explains how Cocaine Bear accidentally became a reunion of The Americans cast Elizabeth Banks reveals which Cocaine Bear character had an even gorier death in original cut