Couples are saying ‘I do’ in ‘Minecraft’ as virtual weddings become more popular

Destination weddings are out, and virtual weddings are in.

Rather than traveling to the Amalfi Coast or Provence, Wired recently interviewed a couple who chose to host their nuptials in the place they first met and fell in love: Minecraft.

Sarah Nguyen, 24, from Portland, Oregon, and Jamie Patel, 25, from Leicester, England, met at 13 years old on a Minecraft role-play server. “It’s the closest thing we have to a shared home,” Nguyen told Wired.

Most of their relationship was long-distance...