{"id":229654,"date":"2019-04-18T05:00:12","date_gmt":"2019-04-17T19:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/uk\/real-weddings\/when-love-is-a-world-away-elli-and-terry-marry-at-german-castle-wedding\/"},"modified":"2024-03-14T10:48:56","modified_gmt":"2024-03-13T23:48:56","slug":"when-love-is-a-world-away-elli-and-terry-marry-at-german-castle-wedding","status":"publish","type":"uk-real-wedding","link":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/real-weddings\/uk\/real-weddings\/when-love-is-a-world-away-elli-and-terry-marry-at-german-castle-wedding\/","title":{"rendered":"When love is a world away: Elli and Terry marry at German castle wedding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\">\u201cMy mum always said: The perfect man for you lives on the other side of the world and that is actually where I found him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>German-born Elli Lang met the man of her dreams while holidaying in Australia. They returned to her home country to marry at their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/articles\/4-reasons-why-a-destination-wedding-will-save-you-money\/\">German castle wedding<\/a> on July 28, 2018. \u201cI need my alone time \u2026 he is perfect because he respects that and understands it, that I like time by myself and doesn&#8217;t feel offended or not loved,\u201d the bride says of her mum\u2019s comment.<\/p>\n<p>In fact it\u2019s what Elli says is key to keeping a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/articles\/5-habits-to-start-within-your-relationship-before-marriage\/\">relationship<\/a> moving forward. \u201cStill have a life of your own. Your own friends, your own hobbies, alone time, feel happy for your partner not envious,\u201d she smiles.<\/p>\n<p>The couple, who plan to move to Germany shortly, married in front of 65 loved ones, including their toddler daughter. Terry never actually proposed to Elli, her instead taking the reins with her dad! \u201cI actually decided it would be about time to finally tie the knot,\u201d she recalls. \u201cHe kind of agreed and when my dad booked the castle a few days later he couldn&#8217;t get out of it,\u201d she laughs.<\/p>\n<p>Photos courtesy of <a title=\"YTZ Weddings\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ytzweddings.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">YTZ Weddings<\/a>\u00a0and <a href=\"https:\/\/adorninvitations.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Adorn Invitations<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-118868\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Elli_Terry_German-Castle-Wedding_YTZ-Weddings_001.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-118991 alignleft\" 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title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-118973\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Elli_Terry_German-Castle-Wedding_YTZ-Weddings_038.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-118971\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Elli_Terry_German-Castle-Wedding_YTZ-Weddings_037.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-118975\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Elli_Terry_German-Castle-Wedding_YTZ-Weddings_039.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-118977\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Elli_Terry_German-Castle-Wedding_YTZ-Weddings_040-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1500\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-118984\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Elli_Terry_German-Castle-Wedding_YTZ-Weddings_043.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-119024 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Elli_Terry_German-Castle-Wedding_YTZ-Weddings_SBS_018-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-118860 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Elli_Terry_German-Castle-Wedding_YTZ-Weddings_SBS_036-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-118987\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Elli_Terry_German-Castle-Wedding_YTZ-Weddings_045.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-118988\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Elli_Terry_German-Castle-Wedding_YTZ-Weddings_046.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Life with him is never boring,&#8221; Elli says of Terry.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I did my makeup myself that day as I don&#8217;t like a thick layer of makeup and German weddings start quite early and end quite late so I didn&#8217;t want so sweat too much underneath,&#8221; says the bride.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I actually wanted a boho dress, but ended up with a more glamorous one as my dad booked a castle for the wedding and I didn&#8217;t want to look as if I was working there,&#8221; explains Elli.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Special thanks to my dad who was and always is extremely generous and paid most of the costs and didn&#8217;t even give us a chance to not let him and to my mum and sister who spent most of their time looking after our little one,&#8221; praises the 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