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.