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Thank you all for coming.

I have really good news.

We found a new source of income.

We will be renting out the house for...

events!

Great! I love events!

Yeah, we already have our fist booking, it's for-

Illegal cockfights? - No.

Legal cockfights? - No.

Swingers club? - Poetry readings?

Cow-tipping? - No, wrong, all of it.

It will be...

A wedding!

Ah, as expected.

Um, is she...? - Dead?

Yea.

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Griet, that's just superstition.

Oh yeah? And that you have to hold your hand in front of your mouth when you yawn,

so that the devil does not enter you, is also just superstition?

Um, yeah.

Weddings at Donnerhall bring great misfortune, if you're not careful.

Everybody knows that!

Ok, so what terrible things could happen, hm?

Do you see the defense tower at the gate? - Yes.

Before the big wedding in the year 1645 it used to be twice as high.

Because the bride did not have a lucky penny in her shoe.

Lucky penny? - Mhm.

I fail to see the connection.

Because lightning struck the battlements

and caused the whole upper part to collapse.

And someone got injured. - The bride was dead as a doornail.

Crushed? - No. Fell down the stairs.

In the tower? - No, in the house.

Because of the lighting striking the tower? - No, it was years later.

I don't get it. - Yes.

Nobody understood why she didn't just put the lucky penny in her shoe.

None of this would have happened.

Well, I can't exactly explain that to the bride, you know.

It can't be helped. She's a lost cause then.

Alright, let's go!

- Hi. - Hello.

Did you find the place alright? - Yes, thank you, thank you.

So nice to see you. - You too.

And nice to see you too.

Wow. - Look, I have a surprise for you two!

Is that two... brides? - It appears so.

But, but is that... allowed?

In the Roman Empire it was normal for us, at least for men.

In our shared flat everyone did it with everyone.

In my video store there were entire shelves on the subject.

I had The gold membership...

Urs' tribe all normal too. Man, woman. Man, man. Woman, woman.

Man, woman, woman, Man. Normal.

Yes, now a new age of free spirits dawns again!

The world keeps turning.

Love always finds a way.

Well, let's hope that love at least cleans their shoes,

before it finds its way into our house.

♪ Cell phone ringing ♪ - Hello?

Hi!

Hi, I'm Emma. - Shila, hi.

Lovely to meet you. - You too!

Thank you for doing this on such short notice.

When the other location canceled, we thought that's a bad sign.

Aha!

Oh nonsense. From now on everything will go smoothly. - Yes!

Small problem.

The wedding speaker canceled, apparently he broke some bones.

But I've done this a few times before,

so I could step in.

Aha. - If you want, of course.

Um, sure, that's fine with me... - Okay. Great.

I, um, yeah.

I just would've liked to discuss it with Claire.

So, shall I bring you to her?

No, can't do that anymore.

I promised that we will stick to those classic wedding traditions.

Does she have a lucky penny in her shoe? Ask her.

Umm, do you have a lucky penny in your shoe?

No, what's that? - She's as good as dead.

Oh, doesn't matter.

So anyway, Claire doesn't want us

to see each other in our wedding dresses beforehand.

What kind of humbug is that?

No problem, then I'll just ask her. - Yeah?

Sure. - Oh cool, thank you.

See you. - See you later.

This will be a catastrophe.

Grit, I really don't have time for your nonsense right now.

So, everything's already set up here.

But where are all the guests?

So far nobody's arrived.

Maybe you put the wrong time on the invite?

No, no, no, it definitely says 2 o'clock.

♪ Cell phone ringing ♪ What is it now?

"Hello Tim. Unfortunately our bus broke down.

We have three flats." - Three? How do you manage that?

This whole thing is jinxed.

Um... maybe somebody could drive there

and bring the guests here in small groups.

Oh, "somebody"? Yeah, that's my name sometimes.

Thank you, you're a dear.

Hey. Did you see Claire, the bride?

You mean the second bride? - Exactly.

Allegedly, she resides in the lavatory, behind closed doors.

That's what our scouts reported. - Ugh, Joachim is peeping again.

Apparently, she isn't doing so well. - Shush!

Perhaps this was it for love, hm?

Claire? Are you in there? - No.

Okay.

What is it? - I'm Emma, who rented out the house.

Uh, hello. Is there a problem?

Uh, no, no problem, but, um, your wedding speaker canceled.

Tim would step in, if that's okay.

Claire? - I'm sorry.

Yes, yes, that's okay.

Or... - Yes?

We postpone the whole thing?

I might not be so sure anymore.

Whether Tim is a good wedding speaker? - Whether I want to get married today.

Oh.

I'm seriously considering blowing this whole thing off right now.

She said "blowing".

You drive me crazy.

Sorry. - No, no, no, not you. Sorry.

Okay.

Alright, come on in!

Those were the last ones. - You can put the gifts over there.

Hey, Emma, wait a second.

Did you hear that the guests' bus broke down?

Felix, I really don't have time to chat right now.

No, no, I didn't want to chat, I wanted to tell you...

Can we just focus on getting this whole thing over with?

O-okay. I'll leave you alone.

Uh, Shila? - Ah, hey.

Is that the bathroom? - Yes. But there is someone in there.

Oh, I'll wait a second then.

Um, I think it's gonna take a while.

But there's another bathroom downstairs.

Okay. Okay, great, thanks.

Claire? - Yes?

I made you some tea.

I'm suddenly not sure if I'm doing the right thing.

I think I know how you feel.

When Felix and I decided to move in together,

it felt like fireworks.

But on the day of the move I was suddenly no longer sure whether it was

what I really wanted.

And the longer I thought about it, the more things I found

that annoyed me about him.

So then I asked myself if I could stand being around him 24/7.

But then I imagined what life would be like without Felix.

And I couldn't even stand the thought of it.

And in that moment I knew that even though I was so scared

of taking this step, he's the right one for me.

Felix, hey.

Where's the bathroom down here?

On the left around the corner. - Thank you.

Is everything okay? - Could be better.

Okay. More bad news?

I heard Emma talk to Claire. - About what?

About the fact that Emma also wasn't sure about moving in with me,

that she also got cold feet.

What do you mean by "also"?

Okay.

Oh shit. Okay.

Okay.

Okay.

What happened?

It's really not easy to to find that one person,

you can laugh and cry with,

and who always has your back, no matter what.

So just ask yourself if you can imagine a life without Shila.

Oh.

After a speech like that even I'm asking myself

if I can imagine a life without Shila.

Thanks.

Thank you.

It's an old tradition. Smooth sailing from here.

Valerian tea. Drink up.

Why the hell did Felix tell Shila that Claire has doubts?

Oh, that's all cleared up now.

Wait, how did Felix know about that?

Doesn't matter how. - It does.

I only heard that you weren't sure

whether you want to live with me. - But did you hear the second part?

Alright guys, there is a wedding waiting for us.

Yeah, I just wanna explain... - Emma. I really don't have time to chat right now.

I organize break-up parties too, by the way.

Yes? - Head's up, it's me. Don't look.

Turn around.

Okay.

What now?

Sweetie, if you don't wanna get married, that's alright with me.

I want whatever makes you happy.

I only panicked because I want to do everything right.

Well, to me it all feels very right. - I...

...wasn't sure anymore if we really thought of everything.

All the traditions, I mean.

And ideally you only do this once in your life, so everything has to be right, right?

Babe, what if we get real traditional

and simply start our own traditions?

You know what?

Fuck traditions. - Language.

"What heavenly bliss, to follow one's heart alone."

Goethe stole that from me.

Come on, Adelheid, admit it. Love is a sharp sword. No matter who wields it.

Good God, we ought to leave them alone already.

What kind of horrible voyeurs are we. Just as bad as Joachim.

Shoo, shoo!

Shoo.

Alright, darlings, before we begin in a second,

we have to cleanse the room to get rid of evil spirits.

Us? - No idea.

Begone! They don't like that at all. Away!

Mh, good. - Really frees up the sinuses.

Hello?

What?

Catering just canceled. They all got food poisoning.

Oh. OK. Could we go and pick up the food ourselves?

Food poisoning. From ♪their♪ food.

Oh. Okay. Uh...

Somebody's gotta get something.

Yeah, that won't work. And I've also already...

Rule No. 1 in this business:

If you want something done well, you have to do it yourself.

Wait a second. No, you can't leave me alone with this.

I just got the brides' cold feet warmed up again.

Just entertain the people for a bit, play a few songs, tell them it's gonna continue soon.

And I will be right back. You can do it.

Hey. What are you two doing together?

We're doing what's right for us. We'll walk down the aisle like this.

Oh cool, so you're not gonna do that whole thing

where one person is waiting at the altar and the other one gets handed over my family member?

- Nope. - Cool.

Where's Tim? - He had to get something real quick but he'll be right back.

I'll take over in the meantime. You two can just relax for a bit longer.

Okay? - Yeah.

We'll be starting in just a moment.

I used to DJ at our club. - Aha.

If you need any tips.

Like "Highway To Hell" or "No Woman, No Cry" or...

Joachim, not right now please.

Huh? Shit!

Shit. Off. Fuck, fuck, fuck. Off. Off.

Where is ...? There!

Uh...

Dear Shila, dear Claire, um...

...dear guests.

We have gathered here today to...

...to witness... - I think she needs help.

How...

...Real love can merge two souls into one.

...how real love can merge two souls into one.

And even if you sometimes have to make compromises...

And even if you sometimes have to make compromises...

...two halves are more than the whole.

...two halves are more than the whole.

Here... Bumm, Bumm... more than...

...up.

The heart is more important than the mind. - Yea.

Marriage is like a war... - Marriage is like a war...

...that has only winners. - ...that has only winners.

Unless the cannon is jammed on the wedding night.

Unless the cannon is jammed on the wedding night.

She got it!

Psst, be quiet.

Sorry.

I'm not married.

But I know that I found it.

That true love.

The kind of love that can scare you sometimes.

Fear only shows me that something is important to me.

And that I don't want to lose that person.

Even if he can be clumsy sometimes.

Or forgets things.

Or already starts watching Christmas movies in October.

Is this still about us? - Dunno.

Or takes on expensive loans without asking first.

Definitely not about us. - No.

You don't fall in love with someone because they don't have any rough edges.

Love is when you can't imagine

a life without that person, even with their flaws.

I'm here, I'm here.

Let's begin.

May I? - Yes please.

Dear Shila, dear Claire.

We've gathered here today to celebrate your big day together.

Boooring! - It's so lovely that you found each other.

This room is full of people here to celebrate your love.

And I hope you will remember this day your whole lives.

Thank you for everything. It was such a beautiful day.

My pleasure. - If not the most beautiful day.

You shouldn't count your chickens before they're hatched.

Oh, one second. Almost forgot. - God, what?

Thank you. It worked.

I already wondered how she's still alive. - Yep.

Bye! - Bye!

If they had rubbed themselves down with a rabid polecat the night before

they really would've been on the safe side. - Absolutely.

But only very few people know about that. - Almost no one.

That's what I'm here for. - Thank God.

Look out, black cat from the left! - What? Where?

Oh, to hell with you!