Overview

• Multiple outlets report the couple held a private ceremony at Hamburg’s Hotel Tortue in mid-September with no guests.
• The event coincided with Claudia Effenberg’s 60th birthday, which she called one of the best days of her life in an interview with BUNTE.
• Claudia said Stefan proposed a new ceremony after her life-threatening pulmonary embolism in late 2023, a moment she credits with deepening their bond, according to Bild.
• She planned much of the day as a surprise and later teased on Instagram that photos will follow, describing the experience as emotional and beautiful.
• BUNTE published the first images from the day, and coverage notes her white dress and his casual jeans-and-jacket look, while recalling their earlier weddings in 2004 and 2009 on Sanibel Island.