As Hungary lifts restrictions, couples can wed at last

Bianka Uti and Patrik Dragoner celebrate their wedding ceremony as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions are eased in Biri, Hungary, June 4, 2021. Picture taken June 4, 2021. REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo

BUDAPEST, June 5 (Reuters) - Marton Aszalos, a young Hungarian ambulance paramedic, and vet Eniko Tokacs-Mathe had to cancel their wedding twice during the pandemic and are finally getting ready for their big day this summer as COVID-19 restrictions are lifted.

The couple, who met in 2016 at a clinic where Eniko was working and Marton was then a trainee, say the emotional rollercoaster of the past 18 months has been draining but has made their relationship stronger.