NewsJune 18, 2018
Vows in the air: German couple married in tightrope wedding
BERLIN � A couple in eastern Germany have gotten married in a swing dangling from a motorcycle atop a tightrope, 46 feet above the ground. The German news agency dpa reported a pastor standing in a cage atop a fire service ladder presided over the wedding of Nicole Backhaus and Jens Knorr in the town of Stassfurt on Saturday. ...
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BERLIN � A couple in eastern Germany have gotten married in a swing dangling from a motorcycle atop a tightrope, 46 feet above the ground.
The German news agency dpa reported a pastor standing in a cage atop a fire service ladder presided over the wedding of Nicole Backhaus and Jens Knorr in the town of Stassfurt on Saturday. The couple exchanged rings in the air but, for safety�s sake, waited until they were back on the ground to kiss.
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More than 3,000 people watched the wedding in the sky, which took place during a local festival.
The tightrope was stretched between the town wall and a tower, and the motorbike was ridden by Falko Traber, a member of a family of artists.
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