We’re still nearly 6 months away from season 4 premiering, but George R. R. Martin is already teasing the pending royal nuptials, calling it “the wedding of the year”. He tells TV Guide:

“It’s going to be the wedding of the year, and as memorable in its own way as our wedding last season,” promises the books’ author, George R.R. Martin, of the marriage of King Joffrey Baratheon (Jack Gleeson) and Margaery Tyrell (Natalie Dormer). “It’s what the fans call the Purple Wedding, based on the color of the wine, which plays a big part.” Martin says the wedding scenes “look spectacular. The bride’s dress incorporates roses, there are 77 courses at the dinner feast, and there’s some wonderful halftime entertainment.”

Winter Is Coming: Based on recent set photos of the event, it does look like quite the extravagant affair. And if current speculation is correct, it seems like Martin himself will pen the episode.