The Covid-19 pandemic has consistently become a global issue. Events such as large public gatherings like weddings and other crowded events have had to be canceled, as these can be hotspots for disease transmission. Recently, a couple who was about to get married had to postpone their wedding for the same reason: Covid-19.
However, that doesn’t mean this wedding won’t happen; in fact, it’s being organized in a very unique and interesting way. Both partners are true true gamers, and they decided to use a famous game called Animal Crossing: New Horizons to hold their wedding ceremony.
Animal Crossing: New Horizons is an engaging game for the Nintendo Switch that launched in the first half of 2020. The timing of this game’s release coinciding with the outbreak of Covid-19 unexpectedly became a unique advantage. As everyone stayed home to protect their health and that of their families, they needed something to entertain themselves and connect with others; thus, many players, including the two gamers in this article, chose Animal Crossing.
Ashmush, a Reddit user, took advantage of the gameplay in Animal Crossing to organize her own wedding after everything was closed by the government. Friends and Ashmush’s fiancé secretly gathered items in the game to build a romantic and unique wedding setup by the beach in the game. There was even a heart-shaped path leading to the altar, adorned with torches and flowers, just like a real wedding.
Of course, organizing this wedding took quite some time; the heart-shaped path took two hours to complete, along with a lot of time to gather items beforehand. This wedding truly left both families surprised and feeling very entertained.
Animal Crossing is a real-time life simulation game where players take on the role of an adventurer moving to a deserted island to explore and ultimately create their own community. The wedding of this gaming couple in the game serves as a message to everyone to try to stay home to protect their health and that of their loved ones. Something that everyone around the world should be doing right now.
