The couple then found themselves smitten with the gorgeous city of Salzburg, home to classical music and the Sound of Music, two of which Wilson grew up loving. “We wanted it to just be with close friends, people we have been in touch with for the last four to five years, people who played a big role in our relationship,” says the bride. “It was surprising how many people said yes.” More than 100 guests flew to celebrate the Gatls’ big day, including the groom’s best friends Erwann Heussaff and Nico Bolzico, who initially said they couldn’t make it yet made quite an entrance complete with a band.

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After the ceremony, the newlyweds and the bride’s nephew Archie rode a horse carriage to Schloss Leopoldskron. “Everyone around the whole city was clapping and cheering us on,” Wilson laughingly recalls. They had the opportunity to savour the beauty of Salzburg, from cathedrals to the river.

There was no dry eye at the reception when the speeches came in. “My brother had one of the best speeches I’ve ever heard in my life,” she says. Sam Wilson read a letter written by her late father, Robert Wilson, who passed away in February this year.

Wilson discovered the letter hidden in her father’s apartment after he had passed. She found a quote about love written on a piece of paper. She tried to make sense of the quote and even had it printed on the church booklet. Underneath it was another paper with their father’s speech which Wilson’s brother memorised and delivered.

“At that moment, he became my dad. They have very similar mannerisms and very similar features. Everyone had goosebumps because it was as if my dad was in the room and he was talking through Sam,” says the bride. After the speech, her brother played the Liverpool anthem, the same song used by Gastl’s team, as her brother and father were avid football fans.

“I was just in tears, clapping and hugging him...Only two teams in the world have the same song. He played that song, and the whole room just started chanting and singing,” she shares.

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The guests were in high spirits, especially when Lou Bega’s Mambo No 5 came on. What started as a joke among friends became a memorable moment in time. “My friends had joked that I should walk down the aisle to that... Everyone standing on their chairs and whipping napkins was really fun. Everyone was just ready to party!” says the bride.

Even after dealing with a whirlwind of emotions on their big day, the newlyweds are grateful for finally closing the chapter on getting married. With the image of her fairytale wedding in mind, Wilson adds, “Every second of it was just surreal to me.”

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