Overview

• The couple wed on Saturday, 18 September 2025, at Hotel Tortue in Hamburg, according to Bunte reports cited by multiple outlets.
• They chose an intentionally intimate setting with no guests and kept the event out of the public eye.
• The ceremony coincided with Claudia Effenberg’s birthday, which she described as one of the best of her life.
• Claudia said the health scare in late 2023 prompted the decision, crediting Stefan for calling emergency services and later proposing again.
• It is their third wedding after ceremonies in 2004 and 2009 on Sanibel Island, Florida.