Irish Wedding - Gay marriage in one of the most Catholic countries in Europe | Getting Married (3/5)

The Irish introduced gay marriage long before other countries by referendum. This surprised the world - Ireland is considered one of the most Catholic countries in Europe. How does it love, live and marry there today? What do the neighbors in the small town say about the couple and the Catholic pastor?

The IT expert Wayne (32) and the stylist Heitor (30), are having an absolute dream wedding in designer suits and fireworks, in which every detail has been planned for years. Even Hollywood could not have staged this perfect ceremony more beautifully and romantically.

But the happy ending was in jeopardy, because the ordered tailor-made suits were not finished in time. Only three days before the wedding they hear about the mishap. Therefore, they have to reschedule at short notice and search for new suits.

A church wedding is still not possible even for religious same-sex couples. Why not?

From celebrant Lynne we learn a lot about special Irish customs such as handfasting and ring warming, two elements that the bridegrooms absolutely want to integrate into their celebration. In handfasting, the witnesses connect the hands of the couple with ribbons, which symbolizes the marriage covenant. During ring warming, the witnesses and closest friends warm the wedding rings and wish them all the best. Only then are the rings attached.

Despite all the differences in the wedding rituals, one thing is the same everywhere: love. No matter who marries whom where in Europe.

No eye remains dry.

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Chapters
▷ 0:00 - Intro
▷ 00:38 - Ireland | Getting Married (3/5)
▷ 24:10 - Credits

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Five weddings. Five completely different ways to celebrate them in Europe. And a presenter interested in getting married. Authentic, warm and humorous, this documentary series accompanies people before and during the supposedly most important day of their lives.

Every year more than two million Europeans say yes to each other. No wedding in Europe is the same as any other. Lived and loved European diversity.
The Finns in the far north marry unlike Turkish Cypriots, unlike Italians with southern European influences, unlike gay couples in Catholic Ireland, unlike folkloristic Bulgarians in the poorest country of the EU. What are the differences between the ceremonies? What is the most important thing about a wedding across cultures and countries? How do the preparations work? How to find the perfect wedding dress? What role does religion play? What goes wrong? And how does it feel to say yes to one's life?

Presenter and producer Andreas Korn come amazingly close to the wedding couples. He laughs, suffers, cries and celebrates with them. One of his favorite rituals: "I really liked how in Finland the bride and her best friends sweated out their ex-lovers in the sauna. And when she ran around the hut and shouted the names out loud to be free for marriage, I had to laugh a lot. A super ritual!”

And despite all the differences between weddings, one thing is the same everywhere: love. No matter who marries whom where in Europe.

Original title - Getting Married! Episode 3: Ireland
A film by Katrin Molnar, Michael Schmitt, Carmen Knothe & Andreas Korn

© 2019, Licensed by Autentic
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