Our Wedding Story
From a Conversation to Marriage
Our wedding story does not begin with a wedding dress, a ceremony or an invitation.
It begins with a conversation.
In spring 2024, I get in touch with a woman from Thailand through a well-known online dating application.
At first, it is simply a conversation between two people living thousands of kilometres apart.
But the conversation continues.
Messages become regular.
Calls become part of everyday life.
After chatting and calling almost every day, a connection gradually develops between Luxembourg and Thailand.
The First Journey
After months of talking, I decide to travel to Thailand for the first time.
In October 2024, I leave Luxembourg and travel through Zurich to Bangkok.
After months of messages and calls, we finally meet in person.
Not everything is perfect at first sight.
But the story does not end there.
We continue talking.
We continue calling.
And the relationship becomes deeper and stronger.
Sometimes the most important stories do not happen exactly as expected.
A Relationship Across Two Countries
The distance between Luxembourg and Thailand is enormous.
Meeting each other requires planning.
Flights have to be booked.
Connections have to be chosen.
Long journeys have to be made.
And eventually, every journey ends with another goodbye.
But after the first visit, another journey follows.
I return to Thailand in April 2025.
Later that year, my girlfriend visits Luxembourg.
The relationship is no longer simply a conversation between two people in different countries.
It becomes a shared life involving journeys, memories and experiences.
The Decision to Celebrate in Thailand
By 2026, our story reaches another important chapter.
We decide to celebrate a wedding ceremony in Thailand.
The ceremony is planned near the hometown of my girlfriend’s parents in Isaan.
We invite relatives and friends from Luxembourg to travel to Thailand and become part of this special event.
Preparing for the journey is not always easy.
Some relatives and friends experience flight cancellations and changing connections.
Nevertheless, family and friends eventually make the journey from Luxembourg to Thailand.
This makes the celebration even more special.
People from two countries and two different cultures come together.
The Religious Wedding Ceremony
Our religious wedding ceremony takes place in Thailand.
For our particular ceremony, no official documents are required.
The ceremony is held by my wife’s cousin.
Because the ceremony takes place in the region where my wife’s parents live, it is surrounded by family and local traditions.
It is difficult to describe all the emotions of such a moment.
After the first conversation.
After months of calling.
After the first journey.
After the distance.
After the repeated meetings and goodbyes.
The journey finally brings us to this day.
It is an unforgettable experience.
And an emotional time.
Marriage Is Also About Family
The wedding is not only about two people.
It brings families together.
Relatives and friends travel from Luxembourg.
Family and friends are already waiting in Thailand.
For a short period, the distance between the two countries seems much smaller.
People who would probably never have met without this story are now together.
That is one of the most beautiful parts of the journey.
From Thailand to Luxembourg
After the religious wedding ceremony, another important chapter is waiting.
We also need to prepare for our civil marriage in Luxembourg.
Because we are already in the region where my wife’s parents live, we use the opportunity to visit the local government office and begin collecting the documents required for our civil marriage procedure in Luxembourg.
The romantic journey now becomes mixed with administrative work.
Birth certificates.
Residency documents.
Proof of civil status.
Name-change documents.
Translations.
Legalisation.
Appointments.
And many stamps.
Our Civil Marriage in Luxembourg
Later in 2026, my wife returns to Luxembourg.
This time, the journey leads to our civil marriage.
The story that begins with a conversation in spring 2024 has travelled across continents.
From Luxembourg to Thailand.
From Thailand to Luxembourg.
From online conversations to real meetings.
From long-distance calls to family gatherings.
From a religious wedding ceremony in Thailand to a civil marriage in Luxembourg.
Destiny
ThaiLux is not sponsored by the dating application where our story begins.
It is simply our real story.
Neither of us imagines where the first conversation will lead.
Sometimes it still feels like a dream.
We call it destiny.