Trans writer and gaming journalist Laura Kate Dale has always loved trains. Being on the autism spectrum means that a love of trains (sometimes) comes with the territory, even if some folks view it as an outdated cliche. But honestly, there’s just something about a train that feels exciting, romantic, and fascinating all at once. So when Dale met her partner, fellow trans creator Jane Aerith Magnet-Dale on a train platform years ago, she knew that no wedding but a train wedding would do when the time came to tie the knot.
Sadly, last year was a year of frustrating postponements for couples trying to get hitched. Originally slated for 2020, Dale and Magnet-Dale’s wedding had to be postponed indefinitely once the virus hit. For awhile, it looked like an onboard train wedding was out of the question.
And then, a miracle happened.
🚃 All aboard the love train 💕
💍 We’re loving these photos of @LaurakBuzz and @ManiacJaneiac‘s wedding on a train.
🚉 After 18 months of restrictions and postponements, they won a competition allowing them to tie the knot on the same rail line where they met. pic.twitter.com/QHqOYMHOFZ
— Openly 🏳️🌈 (@Openly) August 11, 2021
Laura Kate Dale entered a Twitter contest established by a train company, expecting nothing to happen. When she learned she’d won a free trip two weeks ago, she and Magnet-Dale wasted no time. Yesterday, they tied the knot on a first-class train compartment journeying between London and Birmingham.
“My wife and I have been waiting to get married for a while we’ve had a lot of paperwork, hurdles that have slowed that down,” Dale told the BBC. “I wanted to get married on a train specifically because trains are wonderful. I’m a little bit obsessed with them.”
Now it’s past 9am I can actually talk about and share info about my train wedding on social media.
So yeah, yesterday me and Jane had an all expenses paid wedding on a train.
I’m autistic, and have a special interest in trains, so this was a once in a lifetime opportunity. pic.twitter.com/NQ1CQKTxgU
— Laura Kate Dale (@LaurakBuzz) August 11, 2021
Train box of cake! pic.twitter.com/Uw3eRBvrQU
— Laura Kate Dale (@LaurakBuzz) August 11, 2021
Honestly, this is the sweetest thing I’ve ever seen and we needed this.
Congratulations to Laura and Jane – this is peak wedding goals 😍 #MarriageCarriage pic.twitter.com/bG5VdiZaoa
— Avanti West Coast (@AvantiWestCoast) August 11, 2021
Come to think of it, why don’t more weddings take place on trains?
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