Karim (23, law student) and Sema Marzouk (24, optician) gave in Schmargendorf says yes: “We’re getting married today because we love each other! We met each other at school. We’ve been in the same class since we were 7 and we really liked each other back then,” she says. He: “I made the application to her in December last year at the Lichtenrad village pond. It was really cold, her hands too – and here we are today” Photo: Sven Meissner
By Danilo Gladow
Berlin dares! People in the capital are getting married more frequently again. 34 lucky times a day!
Tying the knot is becoming a trend again. According to the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the number of marriages in Berlin rose to 12,341 (+ 1.5%) in 2022. On average, around 34 couples are married every day. A year earlier there were at least 12,163 marriages.
Hiva Byanmand (22, Tesla employee) and Hussein Sabra (23, self-employed in the financial sector): “We were made for each other and that’s why we’re getting married today! We know each other from school, he was a year above me, but we met through friends,” she says. He: “I rented a room with a view of the Berlin skyline for last year’s application. We had a wonderful evening and I started singing for her – luckily she said yes” Photo: Sven Meissner
The number of marriages in Brandenburg is even clearer: According to Destatis, 13,178 (+ 11.5%) couples said yes here in 2022. In the previous year, on the other hand, there were only 11,818 marriages.
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Esra (27, civil servant) and Tuna (29, police officer) Sillmann-Yonkuc: “He approached me in a café and after two months we got together. Last year he applied in the Sanssouci Palace Park with music and balloons – he really tried his best and I didn’t expect it. We love each other and we celebrate it today,” she says Photo: Sven Meissner
But: Last year, the number of divorces in Berlin also rose slightly – by 0.2% to 5851. That is nine more than in the previous year (5842).
A strong sign of love: the bottom line is that there are more than twice as many marriages as there are divorces.