"I married a stranger I met on TikTok for fun - but we’ve fallen in love and couldn’t be happier"
- last year
A woman who married a stranger she met on TikTok for "life experience" fell in love with her husband and "couldn’t be happier".
Danielle Gross, 26, jumped at the chance to tie the knot with Gunnar Michels, 26, when she saw his video asking a stranger to marry him.
The content creator had always felt she would get married in a “silly way” and, after chatting for less than a week, Gunnar surprised Danielle by coming to her hometown of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US, to propose.
Two weeks later, the strangers took a road trip to Las Vegas, Nevada, US, to wed on Valentine’s Day 2021.
Gunnar and Danielle admit they had planned to divorce a week later but as they got to know each other their relationship blossomed.
In March 2021 they started travelling across America in a converted ambulance and have now settled in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US, and are looking to buy a home together.
Danielle said: “I always had the idea in my head that any way I got married it would be something silly – like Vegas.
“So when I saw Gunnar’s video I thought: ‘This is the silly way.'
“I had to jump on the opportunity.
“Our original plan was to get divorced a week after the wedding.
“But then we were chatting and thought let's keep talking as friends and then it became something more.
“Gunnar and I never would have gone up to each other in a bar.
“It opened our eyes to other people.”
Gunnar, a video creator, said: “Looking back it seems like a story.
“It doesn’t feel real.
“But it definitely happened.”
Gunnar had the idea to find a stranger to marry him during the pandemic in January 2021.
He said: “In the pandemic I was looking for a way to make content and meet people.
“I came up with this idea of getting married to a stranger.
“It was pretty wild.
“I wasn’t seriously looking for a life partner - more to have a life experience.
“So many people wanted to do it.
“I got them to make a video for me on why they would be a good fit for me.
“Danielle posted a video and it was hard to miss.”
Danielle was among the thousands of strangers competing for Gunnar’s marriage.
Danielle said: “My video went viral.
"I had an army of people getting him to pick me.”
The pair started chatting and FaceTimed twice before Gunnar surprised Danielle by driving down to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US, get down on one knee.
The couple drove to Las Vegas two weeks later and tied the knot on Valentine's Day but were not expecting the marriage to last.
The pair dived in head first and have spent the last two year travelling around 50 states of America in a converted ambulance.
Danielle Gross, 26, jumped at the chance to tie the knot with Gunnar Michels, 26, when she saw his video asking a stranger to marry him.
The content creator had always felt she would get married in a “silly way” and, after chatting for less than a week, Gunnar surprised Danielle by coming to her hometown of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US, to propose.
Two weeks later, the strangers took a road trip to Las Vegas, Nevada, US, to wed on Valentine’s Day 2021.
Gunnar and Danielle admit they had planned to divorce a week later but as they got to know each other their relationship blossomed.
In March 2021 they started travelling across America in a converted ambulance and have now settled in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US, and are looking to buy a home together.
Danielle said: “I always had the idea in my head that any way I got married it would be something silly – like Vegas.
“So when I saw Gunnar’s video I thought: ‘This is the silly way.'
“I had to jump on the opportunity.
“Our original plan was to get divorced a week after the wedding.
“But then we were chatting and thought let's keep talking as friends and then it became something more.
“Gunnar and I never would have gone up to each other in a bar.
“It opened our eyes to other people.”
Gunnar, a video creator, said: “Looking back it seems like a story.
“It doesn’t feel real.
“But it definitely happened.”
Gunnar had the idea to find a stranger to marry him during the pandemic in January 2021.
He said: “In the pandemic I was looking for a way to make content and meet people.
“I came up with this idea of getting married to a stranger.
“It was pretty wild.
“I wasn’t seriously looking for a life partner - more to have a life experience.
“So many people wanted to do it.
“I got them to make a video for me on why they would be a good fit for me.
“Danielle posted a video and it was hard to miss.”
Danielle was among the thousands of strangers competing for Gunnar’s marriage.
Danielle said: “My video went viral.
"I had an army of people getting him to pick me.”
The pair started chatting and FaceTimed twice before Gunnar surprised Danielle by driving down to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US, get down on one knee.
The couple drove to Las Vegas two weeks later and tied the knot on Valentine's Day but were not expecting the marriage to last.
The pair dived in head first and have spent the last two year travelling around 50 states of America in a converted ambulance.