Peter’s first chance with Ev lasted two dinner dates, and his second arrived three years later in a car full of plants.
Ev Schwarz-Moenius was 67 when she married Peter at a historic castle on a river in Germany, with 60 or 70 family and friends around them, People reported on 31 October.
Her niece, Vanessa von Schwarz, a 25-year-old actress based in California, shared the day on TikTok. The video has drawn 4.9 million views.
“Everything was so elegant and classy, but still felt really warm and inviting,” von Schwarz said.
Ev and Peter haven’t spoken publicly. The story comes from her niece.
Ev and Peter met at a disco night in February 2020, just before the pandemic brought lockdowns worldwide.
“They went on two dinner dates, but then Germany went into lockdown in March, and they ended up losing touch,” von Schwarz said.
Then nothing, for three years.
When they reconnected, they moved at different speeds. “Apparently, for Peter, it was love at first sight the second time around, but my aunt took a little longer to come around,” her niece said.
So what changed her mind? “What finally won her over was when he showed up one day with his car completely full of beautiful plants for her balcony,” she said.
Peter proposed, and Ev said yes.
“They got married at this gorgeous historic castle right on a river in Germany,” von Schwarz said. “It was a very intimate celebration, around 60 or 70 people, just family and their closest friends.”
Some of those friendships began in childhood. “She had friends there she’d known since she was 8 or 9 years old,” her niece said. “These are people who’ve been in her life for almost 60 years!”
Not bad for a love story that nearly ended at two dinners.
The castle hasn’t been named. Nor have the wedding date, the dress designer or Peter’s age.
So you can’t book it, but you can watch it: the niece’s TikTok shows the look of the day.
For a German castle you can name, see how Elli and Terence married at Schloss Kronburg, or how Carlie and Markus married at Burg Schwarzenstein. More like them sit in our real weddings.
Her son was there. People’s photos, taken by Isabel Michos, show Ev walking with him.
Through her niece, Ev ranks the wedding and the days before it among the most important moments of her life, “second only to the birth of her son, Alexander.”
The video moved viewers to share love stories of their own. Fashion Times UK called it “a powerful antidote to quarter-life anxiety”.
Her niece put it more simply. “You really have no idea what’s around the corner, or who might find their way back into your life,” von Schwarz said.
Peter found his way back three years later. Ev married him at 67.
Ev had friends of almost 60 years in the room. If yours are spread across countries, Wedded Concierge sources the venue and looks after guest travel and stays, and our 10 European castle wedding venues are a place to start.
And the plants? “Apparently, flowers are nice, but an entire balcony garden is even better,” von Schwarz said.
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