Jess and Ladis Hoefkens ski to their wedding ceremony 8000-ft high in the French Alps – SWNSInstead of walking down the aisle, this bride decided to ski down in her wedding dress, tying the knot at 8,000-ft on a snowy mountain.
Jess and Ladis Hoefkens got married on March 28, at the top of Mont Brévant in Chamonix, France, in an intimate ceremony with 20 guests joining them on the slopes in their skiwear.
The father of the bride accompanied his daughter on skies down a 60-meter distance where they met the groom, the officiant, and guests before the couple exchanged vows with the French Alps as their backdrop.
The 36-year-old newlyweds then had canapes and champagne with their guests before they all skied down the mountain with the photographer in tow.
“I come from a family of pretty hectic mountain people,” said the bride from Dorset, England. My dad was delighted to be skiing down the aisle.
“It was just amazing, coming down the aisle. Obviously I’ve never skied in a dress before.
“We only had a short distance, so I thought ‘I hope this goes well’.
“Everyone is still talking about how amazing and special it was up there. It was just beautiful.”
Jess and Ladis Hoefkens at wedding ceremony on Mont Brévant in Chamonix, France – SWNSThe couple met in 2019 on the Tinder dating app—where both sharing their interest in the slopes.
After proposing on a walk at sunset in 2022, Ladis said Jess “mentioned she’d love a mountain wedding”.
It was “a bit more expensive” than a typical big day, as they put up their family and friends in Chamonix chalets.
The Moment
“We did know that Jess was going to ski down the aisle but obviously I had not seen her dress,” said Ladis.
“Her mum made the dress for her, and she didn’t know if she’d be able to ski in it. She just winged it.
“It’s pretty incredible; she made it look effortless.” (See the short video below…)
The groom says he has since accounted for “300 of the million views” on social media, “watching it over and over”.
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After skiing down the mountain, family and friends joined the newlyweds at the chalets.
“We had the most amazing, cute reception back at the chalet,” gushed Jess. “It was après ski basically (which means casual dress), and we had a really great band playing, too.
“It was a really awesome day, but also casual and low-key.”
WATCH the moment in the video below…
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