Dylan (from the UK) and Nadine (from Germany) met the way a lot of modern love stories now begin: online. Both musicians, they first connected through TikTok after Nadine commented on one of Dylan’s covers of Simple Math by Manchester Orchestra. He messaged her directly and before long they were talking every day, singing together over video calls while navigating a UK-to-Germany long-distance relationship.

“A few months later after speaking and video chatting every single day, he made his way to Germany”, Nadine explained. “We´ve been doing long distance ever since, but never made it longer than three weeks without seeing each other.”

When it came time to get married, they kept the plan small and simple. A town hall ceremony, dinner at a local restaurant and great photos. They chose Kolding Town Hall in Denmark and worked with Getting Married in Denmark to make sure all the legal bits were in order. “The most difficult part was all the paperwork”, they said. “But we hired a company to help us get everything in order so we could get married as fast as possible! It was the most expensive part but they were lovely.”

With just two best friends and their photographer Natalescha in tow, the couple had a a quick legal ceremony and the read their own vows to each other on a bench outside.

“The ceremony was short but lovely, we had no music, and during the ceremony there was no time to read vows. However, the officiator read out the poem These I Can Promise by Mark Twain. This small moment is where the smiles turned to happy tears. Once we were officially married, we took a few photos with our friends, and made our way to the front door of the town hall. This is where we shared our vows that made us cry and laugh, and threw away the umbrella that the Denmark wind had destroyed on our way to the hall. It was really cold but we didn’t mind.”

They then headed to The Mokka Café for food before stopping at a vinyl shop where they bought themselves a record called Long Distance. It became their wedding keepsake instead of favours, decorations or a reception venue.

Later that evening, back at the apartment they shared with their friends, they played a wedding-themed Dungeons & Dragons session.

“The whole day was truly unforgettable. We kept costs down by keeping things simple and out outfits were mostly borrowed. We drove all the way up to Denmark with our two best friends so we just shared the fuel money. We also stayed in an apartment together which wasn’t too expensive.”

Looking back, they feel strongly about how non-traditional weddings are often framed. For them, this was never about rejecting weddings. It was about creating one that reflected the way they already lived together. “This is our tradition, our love and our happiness”, they concluded. “We got married the way we have traditionally done everything in our relationship. Full of love and hopeful the half-planned chaos would work out.”