Wedding Date on Apr 7, 2021

“We had planned to get married on 5th September last year. We were organising it last spring when the coronavirus pandemic hit and we decided to wait,” Sumarliði explains. They waited and waited, with no concrete wedding plans, until one day late last month the wedding planners from Pink Iceland got in touch to suggest holding the ceremony at the volcano. The motivation was simple: an unforgettable day for the happy couple could also prove a PR boost for the Icelandic LGBTQ+ travel agency. “At first we were stressed at the thought of doing it right away, but then we decided to go for it,” Sumarliði says. “We only had five days to arrange suits, our rings, and get haircuts!” “We didn’t know what to expect. We went there to look at the area on Wednesday and ended in a massive pollution cloud. All the gas meters were beeping on all the search & rescue workers when we go there and the area was being emptied out. The day after was awful weather and nobody up the mountain, so we didn’t really know what to expect on the Friday,” Sumarliði explains. The wedding party hiked in a snow shower on Friday, but the skies cleared and the sun came out when they reached the volcano. In big winter coats, hiking boots, and with wet hair, the couple and their guests got changed into their finest clothing right there in front of the volcano. The wedding reception will be held when coronavirus restrictions ease.