https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed If you're invited to a German wedding, you may find some of the customs a bit surprising, if not confusing. So we're here to help. https://www.thelocal.de/20190605/10-things-you-need-to-know-before-attending-a-german-wedding Wed, 05 Jun 2019 15:13:57 +0200 10-things-you-need-to-know-before-attending-a-german-wedding Germany is known for having some of Europe's highest bureaucratic hurdles to marriage, particularly if one partner is not German. We asked internationals to share their experiences of tying the knot. https://www.thelocal.de/20190606/ja-ich-will-internationals-share-what-its-like-to-get-married-in-germany Thu, 06 Jun 2019 18:48:52 +0200 ja-ich-will-internationals-share-what-its-like-to-get-married-in-germany A bride and groom in southern Germany were in for a big surprise when they came home after their recent wedding. https://www.thelocal.de/20180608/over-30000-deposit-bottles-given-to-bavarian-couple-as-wedding-gift Fri, 08 Jun 2018 12:41:30 +0200 over-30000-deposit-bottles-given-to-bavarian-couple-as-wedding-gift A man got much more than just love drunk when he popped the question to his girlfriend. But now he’s enlisting the help of the public to remember how she answered. https://www.thelocal.de/20161006/yes-or-no-man-searches-for-witnesses-of-his-drunken-proposal Thu, 06 Oct 2016 13:07:56 +0200 yes-or-no-man-searches-for-witnesses-of-his-drunken-proposal A gay couple will make history as they become the first homosexual couple to be ‘married’ in a Protestant church in Berlin on Friday, reports the Berliner Zeitung. https://www.thelocal.de/20160812/first-gay-wedding-in-berlin-protestant-church Fri, 12 Aug 2016 19:11:36 +0200 first-gay-wedding-in-berlin-protestant-church A fellow wedding guest shot a 21-year-old woman in Hanover, inciting a fights at the celebration on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.de/20160314/21-year-old-woman-shot-dead-at-wedding Mon, 14 Mar 2016 09:39:32 +0100 21-year-old-woman-shot-dead-at-wedding A suspect is on the run after wounding another man with a gun on Sunday night, police said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20160222/wedding-shocked-by-2nd-shooting-since-christmas Mon, 22 Feb 2016 15:37:29 +0100 wedding-shocked-by-2nd-shooting-since-christmas A family outing turned into tragedy on Monday, when a best man in Thuringia accidentally killed the groom-to-be just days before his wedding. https://www.thelocal.de/20150804/best-man-kills-groom-to-be-in-woodland-accident Tue, 04 Aug 2015 13:07:15 +0200 best-man-kills-groom-to-be-in-woodland-accident A man died of his injuries on Friday, nearly two weeks after being attacked by Berlin police who had been called because he was walking the streets with an axe and two knives. https://www.thelocal.de/20121020/45675 Sat, 20 Oct 2012 13:48:00 +0200 45675 Authorities are investigating violent tactics used by Berlin police to subdue a man on Saturday. After shooting him in the leg, officers used pepper spray, kicked him in the head, and set a dog on him. The incident was caught on film. https://www.thelocal.de/20121008/45425 Mon, 08 Oct 2012 20:12:00 +0200 45425 A fairytale wedding in southern Bavaria at the weekend turned into a nightmare when the pastor dropped dead in front of the happy couple before they could say “I do.” https://www.thelocal.de/20120925/45181 Tue, 25 Sep 2012 17:06:00 +0200 45181 A man who shot dead the mother and sister of his former wife and injured several others when he sprayed their car with bullets has been jailed for life by a Berlin court. https://www.thelocal.de/20120815/44373 Wed, 15 Aug 2012 12:33:00 +0200 44373 A man accused of shooting and killing his ex-wife's mother and sister, and seriously injuring another man, late last week in Berlin’s Wedding district has finally been arrested, police announced Monday morning. https://www.thelocal.de/20110808/36811 Mon, 08 Aug 2011 09:18:00 +0200 36811 The hunt for the man who police say shot and killed two women and seriously injured a man in Berlin on Thursday, has gone nationwide, after authorities admitted they could not find him – and that he was still armed. https://www.thelocal.de/20110805/36759 Fri, 05 Aug 2011 17:29:00 +0200 36759 A wedding in the German coastal region East Friesland ended in a brawl over the weekend, as the bride and groom fought with their guests. https://www.thelocal.de/20080728/13335 Mon, 28 Jul 2008 13:57:00 +0200 13335 The German national team captain and Chelsea midfielder tied the knot with partner Simone Lambe in Lake Starnberg in Bavaria on Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20080714/13055 Mon, 14 Jul 2008 16:38:00 +0200 13055