Jemma Schofield and Chris Watson eloped in an ice cave in Iceland.
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Jemma Schofield and Chris Watson held their wedding inside an ice cave in Iceland.
As dairy farmers from the UK, they rarely get the chance to travel and wanted something different.
Ann Peters of Iceland Wedding Planner, who specializes in adventurous elopements, planned the event.
Jemma Schofield and Chris Watson always wanted to get married in the land of fire and ice.
"It was just always Iceland," Schofield told Insider of their dream wedding destination, adding that she and Watson wanted "something different, an adventure."
As dairy farmers from Lancashire, UK, they rarely get the chance to leave the cows and travel together, and they're used to getting a bit dirty. So when it came time to say "I do," they booked a private elopement through Iceland Wedding Planner, an event-planning business specializing in adventurous weddings and luxury elopements founded by Ann Peters.
Peters ensures that the exact locations she brings couples for elopements and weddings remain secret. Many of them are located on private property, with landowners granting her exclusive access.
On June 2, 2023, Schofield and Watson exchanged vows inside a glacier, followed by a picnic at a waterfall and photos in a canyon and on a black-sand beach.
The daring couple first met in school when they were 10 years old.
"I was so in love with him, it's not even funny," Schofield said. "I told my grandma and granddad I was going to marry this boy, but he doesn't remember me."
The two eventually went their separate ways before reconnecting in their 20s, when Watson walked into a bar where Schofield was bartending. The way she tells it, she went home with him and never left.
Take a look at Schofield and Watson's non-traditional wedding.
Jemma Schofield and Chris Watson exchanged vows in an ice cave along Iceland's southern coast on June 2, 2023.
Chris Watson and Jemma Schofield.
Ann Peters
The wedding day began in the town of Vík, where the bride and groom boarded a super Jeep for the adventure ahead.
Boarding a super Jeep.
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The wedding venue — an ice cave inside a glacier — was located in a remote area with no paved roads or tourists.
Hiking to the ice cave.
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Iceland Wedding Planner founder Ann Peters spotted the cave from a plane she chartered last summer, and keeps its location secret to provide her clients with exclusive access.
The ice cave.
Ann Peters
"I've spent days, hours, hiking, droning, doing all the things to find this area," Peters told Insider. "Everything changes because the area is alive."
Inside the ice cave.
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Peters and her team provided the couple with helmets, ropes, and other necessary equipment to safely enter the cave.
The bride and groom getting in their gear.
Ann Peters
The bride wore white ... and crampons on her rubber boots. The groom wore waders over his suit.
The bride and groom in their gear.
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Schofield and Watson climbed into the ice cave in their wedding finery.
Entering the ice cave.
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After navigating knee-high rivers flowing through the melting glacier, they arrived at a scenic spot for the ceremony.
The ice cave wedding.
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A local Lutheran pastor officiated the wedding over the roar of rushing water.
Saying "I do" in an ice cave.
Ann Peters
They shared their first kiss as husband and wife, then celebrated with a swig of Icelandic moonshine.
Celebrating with Icelandic moonshine.
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After the ceremony, Schofield and Watson posed for more photos in the cave before moving on to their next location.
The newlyweds inside the ice cave where they got married.
Ann Peters
At the foot of a private waterfall, the newlyweds shared a picnic of fruit, macarons, Champagne, and other treats.
A post-wedding picnic.
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They then posed for photos in a narrow canyon accessible only by super Jeep.
Taking photos in a canyon.
Ann Peters
For their last stop before dinner, Peters used a drone to capture photos of Schofield and Watson on a private black-sand beach.
On a black-sand beach.
Ann Peters
Back in Vík, they changed out of their muddy wedding clothes and sat down for dinner in the hotel's dining room.
The newlyweds share a wedding dessert.
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"I loved every minute of it," Jemma said of their adventurous elopement.
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