Civil Wedding in Park der Gärten

The wedding day began quietly. During the getting ready at the couple’s home, there was a very particular sense of calm in the air — the kind of calm that lets you feel something beautiful is about to happen.
The groom’s parents helped with the final preparations, while the groom got dressed together with his best man. Between laughter, small gestures and silent moments, there it was: that warm tension before the yes. As soon as you entered the house, you could feel that a lot of love lived there.

The first look took place in the garden of their own home. Soft music, no audience, no pressure.
When they saw each other for the first time, their eyes said more than words ever could. Deep embraces, a pause, a sense of arriving. In that moment, the two of them were completely with themselves.

Together with their closest people, they then headed to the Park der Gärten in Bad Zwischenahn. Even the walk to the ceremony spot was filled with laughter, conversation and anticipation.

Before the ceremony itself, the couple wished for a ring-warming ritual. Slightly set apart, the guests gathered and passed the rings from hand to hand. Each person — young and old — silently placed their wishes and hopes onto them. Even the smallest fingers held the rings with great seriousness.

During the ceremony, the couple kept finding each other’s gaze. There were moments when it felt as if they were entirely within their own space — surrounded by everyone, yet alone together.

After the yes, the newly married couple left the ceremony room through a sea of soap bubbles. Warm embraces and congratulations from their guests were celebrated with a glass of sparkling wine. Afterwards, small lunch packages were handed out so everyone could settle into a relaxed break in the park, while we set off for the couple portraits.

The park offered many different backdrops, yet the focus remained the same throughout: their connection. Closeness, trust and affection — calm and effortless.

In the afternoon, there was time for a short pause back at the couple’s home.
The groom’s father prepared a small meal, his mother put the finishing touches on the wedding cake, while the bride took a short nap in her hammock in the garden. A wedding day so relaxed that the moment when the groom wakes his bride for dinner feels almost like Sleeping Beauty being kissed awake. Once again, that soothing sense of balance and love filled the air.

After a small snack, the couple retreated briefly to practice their wedding dance one last time. Barefoot, almost elfin, they glided across the floor, rehearsing the steps they had taught themselves. Another moment that made it clear how easily they can lose themselves in each other.

In the evening, the reception was joyful and light-hearted. Friends and family brought gifts, raised their glasses with the couple and shared conversations. During the first dance, you could feel the emotion in the room. The couple stood in the spotlight without being loud. Everyone present knew how it felt to watch them — completely with each other, the world around them fading away for a moment, forming a timeless unity.

This wedding makes one thing very clear: there are things you can do without — and others that are priceless.
The handmade invitations, the decorations, the cake, the small snacks for the guests, the dance they taught themselves.

The value of this day was not found in the budget, but in the love invested in every decision. And that is what remains.