With a theme of red string, and a nod to Corpse Bride, Anna and Dani’s day felt more like a gathering of artists, misfits and rebels than a wedding. Anna told us, “We spoke about getting married for the first time while we were in Morocco last year. As we were finishing, we were playing with the red wires holding the bags of flatbreads together, bent them into rings, and went on to wear them for weeks until they broke. They would be replaced with red string, and later, red line tattoos. We later found out about the red string of fate story which says you have a string running from your heart, out of your finger, connecting you to your soulmate.”

Anna had little red bows on her veil and hat, and red beads and threads in all her jewellery. Dani had red thread attaching his buttons to his shirt, and red soles on his boots. They also had an artist friend make leather string bracelets for every guest so they could all be connected going forward.

The couple embraced an ‘”out dress us if you can” dress code, inviting their guests to express themselves boldly. Anna said, “People really rose to the challenge—from leather suits and corsets to sequins and big hats. It was like a fashion show of individuality.” Anna’s ceremony dress was a sentimental find—a Laura Ashley sample her mother had purchased decades ago for £9 in a charity shop.

At their Asylum Chapel ceremony, Anna walked down the aisle to Here Comes the Sun played by a friend. Both of their late fathers were honoured with front-row seats: Dani’s father’s biker jacket draped over one chair, and Anna’s father’s hat and walking stick placed on another. “During the ceremony, the registrar accidentally referred to me as the husband,” Anna shared. “It made everyone laugh, and that kind of joy carried through the whole day.”

Afterwards, guests enjoyed cocktails and photos at the chapel before boarding a bus to Westow House for the reception. Anna and Dani had decorated the venue with friends, incorporating DIY elements like a kick drum lamp emblazoned with “A Couple of Riots” and custom wedding signage. They had an open bar, a buffet and a self-curated playlist featuring everything from Tom Waits and Fleetwood Mac to Hungarian folk music. They didn’t plan an official a first dance, but when their song, Break My Baby by Kaleo, came on, their friends encouraged them to take the floor.

“Our favourite part of the process was just that we did it all together”, Anna said. “We love working on projects together and this was the guiltiest pleasure project of them all. The best part of having a non-traditional wedding was just that it was tailored to us first, and tradition after. At the end of the day, weddings are traditional by nature, so any deviation from the norm is just personalisation.”