When Tony Miller envisioned marrying his fiance Kaela Schenk aboard a pirate ship, the lack of available seaworthy vessels was a mere technicality for the Rockton, Ill. man.

Miller is now building a handmade pirate ship in his yard — complete with handmade boulders and a man-made pond — hoping to finish the job before his and Schenk's wedding planned for August 3.