Turning Dreams Into Reality: First Ever Mount Everest Wedding!

Destination weddings are quite popular and anyone interested in having such a wedding definitely try to find an amazing wedding destination but, why to fall for usual or predictable destinations? Get inspiration from this beautiful Californian couple, Ashley Schmieder and Jameswho reached the top of the world for their wedding, No, not metaphorically, they literally reached the top of the world to exchange their wedding vows.
Yes, they got married at the base camp of Mount Everest and hence, became the first couple to do so.  Their stunning journey and wedding photos on Mount Everest will simply blow your mind.

The couple hired an adventure photographer, Charleton Churchill for their wedding. The photographer had attempted the wedding on Mount Everest back in 2015 with another couple but, the devastating earthquake ruined the plan. Charleton was the one who gave this unique wedding idea to the couple which, they agreed upon immediately.

Journey to the Mt. Everest has never proved easy for anyone and it stands the same for the couple and the Churchill but, Ashley and James both were tough enough to take this fierce journey with a smile on their faces. They really managed well in -8 degree to 10 degrees Fahrenheit temperature and pressure and lack of resources until James suffered from a bad case of “Khumbu cough”. The altitude finally started taking toll on their bodies despite weeks of training and preparation.

James almost suffocated himself due to high altitude just the night before they were supposed to reach the Everest Base camp at 16942 feet height. The guide and Sherpa accompanying them hooked oxygen mask to James to relieve him from the suffering. For the remainder of the night, James slept with oxygen mask on.

This incident led Churchill and couple to settle that they are not going any further and they will drop their plan. The decision was to fly out and not attempt to trek further. However,  James felt better when he woke up next morning. After little bit of discussion, the couple decided to take a chance and solemnize their wedding at the base camp of Mt. Everest. After all, wedding on Mount Everest is something that demands some efforts for sure.

Within a 90-minute window, the couple reached the Base camp of Everest to exchange their wedding vows. It was on March 16, 2017 when the beautiful wedding photos on Mount Everest saw the light of the day. In front of the famous Khumbu ice-fall and with the beautiful Nuptse face in the backdrop, the wedding photographs are a complete bliss. The wedding on mount Everest was an epic one, surrounded by beautiful mountains. However, the weather worsened and they were not able to leave as planned.

After sleeping on the glacier for one more night and threatened by the cracking below them, the helicopter came early in the morning and took them to a lower altitude. Within few hours, they reached back to Kathmandu on a bus and took away the beautiful memories and stunning pictures of their coolest wedding on Mount Everest.

Glimpse of these stunning wedding photos on Mount Everest will give you Goosebumps.