Kevin Prince Boateng, a football player is being married today on metaverse. Anyone with a NFT ticket may be allowed to attend.

Former “AC Milan” and “Barcelona” player, currently playing in Bundesliga, Boateng is marrying his girlfriend, Italian model and businesswoman Valentina Fradegrada in a virtual ceremony on OVER metaverse. It is understood that the ceremony will occur in a unique location created for this purpose only.

“I wanted to do something special for Valentina, something that nobody had ever done. And thanks to Over, we can celebrate our love like no one has done before, in a space location,” Boateng earlier commented on his upcoming innovative wedding ceremony.

Valentina, his bride is running her own project on the OVER metaverse. She considers it one of the best for hosting events. “I thought it might be cute, current, and interesting to share with our fans online on the wedding day,” she said.

In addition to the metaverse ceremony, the couple has issued the wedding invitation in form of a dedicated unique NFTs, the creator of its design earlier shared with Boateng’s fans. Each ticket costs $50 and is available for a limited time on the OpenSea Marketplace.

YES! I can finally show you the artwork I’ve made for @KPBofficial & @VFradegrada ‘s wedding event in the @OVRtheReality metaverse This will be the official NFT invitation Congrats guys! pic.twitter.com/AwmbJfbDoX

— DɅRK (@francescodvrk) June 9, 2022

This is not the First One

The new phenomenon of virtual marriage is the result of the Covid-19 pandemic, when many people around the globe were locked down and Zoom-based relationships became the norm.

Although the NFL star may be the first to upload his vows to the blockchain, his wife and future bride aren’t the only ones who have done so.

An American couple got married in the metaverse last September. A real-life couple got married simultaneously in a metaverse with their avatars. They also walked down the aisle together and were kissed at end of ceremony.

Both of them worked for a virtual company. They chose to do a hybrid marriage model because they could celebrate with their friends who couldn’t attend in person. The couple shared their virtual guests with them and they even danced at the afterparty.

An older couple held a metaverse marriage 14 years after the legal, real-live union. “I am always fascinated by new and exciting things and have kept up with the emerging technologies around blockchain. I suggested to my wife that this would be a fun way to both renew our existing vows and extend our marriage to a multiverse that would last forever, ”commented the metaverse groom.

Virtual weddings are fun, and can bring people closer. However, in real life they’re not legally binding.

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