ON TOP OF THE WORLD
Weddings can be a lot of hard work, but for Ashley Schmieder and husband-to-be James Sisson, the preparation to saying “I do” involved three weeks of trekking to get to their wedding location on Mt Everest! The Californian couple decided to climb the world’s tallest mountain for their nuptials and, on 16 March 2017, they exchanged vows at Everest Base Camp in front of the famous Khumbu Icefall. Their fi rst night as a married couple was spent on the glacier as bad weather meant the helicopter pick-up they had planned was postponed.
Buzzing with joy
It was a bee-utiful day for beekeepers Li Wenhua and Yan Hongxia when they tied the knot in July 2009 while being swarmed by their winged friends. Forgoing a run-of-the-mill wedding dress and suit, the pair planted queen bees in their clothing, which led to them being swarmed by 10,000 bees.
This story is from the August 22, 2022 edition of Woman’s Day Magazine NZ.
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