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| Photo: Kristin Kruthaup |
| Nora and Mike, now 'married'. |
Nora, 35, and Mike, 46, are not drunk.
"Yesterday we walked by the tent and laughed about the idea of the wedding tent", says Mike in English (with a strong scottish accent). "And then Nora proposed to me and I said yes." Mike looks much younger than he is. He has several tatoos on his arm, a weird hair cut and vivid blue eyes. Nora is a small, very energetic person.
They have been a couple since November 2010 and were introduced by a collegue of Mike. It must have been love at first sight, because since a few weeks ago they've been living together in Scotland. They even bought a house there together. On the marriage though, Nora says "This is just for fun... I think it will happen that we marry. But not now."
When it's their turn at the wedding tent, the ceremony doesn’t take more than two minutes.
Each of them reads the lines of the certificate aloud:
- Whenever my partner has a headache, stomach ache or feels sick I will be there to ease the pain.
- I will be faithful to my partner till the end of my life, but at least until the end of this Festival.
- Whatever we have (beer, wine, cigarette, dog, cat) we put together tonight and we will share with each other.
They then sign the certificate, the reporter signs the certificate as a witness – and KISS.
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| Photo: Kristin Kruthaup |
| 'Elvis' and 'Marilyn Monroe' give out marriage certificates |
Yesterday the festivals program organizer, Fruszina, told me that the Sziget festival tries to build a magical world for one week. In a way, Nora, 35, and Mike, 46, followed that philosophy very strictly. In the magical world they said yes – and are married now. At least until Sunday!
Kristin Kruthaup, A co-founder of E&M, is reporting from Sziget Festival in Budapest.
