Louise:
I just love weddings, I really do! I started Danish Island Weddings in 2008, the first wedding agency on Ærø island. I always knew that Ærø was a very special place, and the most perfect wedding location, because it has a calm romantic style and charm which I have never found anywhere else.
I spent my childhood and youth in Ghana and Japan. But my family are from Ærø and the island has always been home to us and - like the swallows - we returned every summer.
I worked as a cabin attendant for Japan Airlines for 5 years before starting my first business importing candles and other stylish Danish stuff to the UK, where I lived for 12 years. I married John Moloney (we call him Moloney) in Vicenza, Italy in 2000 and we have lived in both England, Italy, Germany and Belgium with our 2 boys, Max & Charlie, before we settled on Ærø for good.
Yuki:
I was born in Japan - hence my name - and grew up there, as well as in the UK, USA and on Ærø. I got my Master’s degree in corporate law & economics at Copenhagen Business School and worked for a film company for a couple of years before I moved back to Ærø in 2013 to work with my sister, Louise, who had started Danish Island Weddings 5 years earlier. I am now in charge of the day-to-day administration of DIW and absolutely love working with our small team creating an unforgettable experience for our couples!
I live with my English husband, Michael, and our Ukranian rescue dog, Ivana. I like people, long walks, and football, but my true passion is singing and I still play the occasional gig when I have the time.
Anna:
I grew up in Ghana and Japan and worked as a flight attendant for JAL based in the UK - Louise and I even flew together a few times. I married an American and now live in the States. I love languages and I try to keep my Japanese up to date. My two children are now both grown up, so although I am no longer part of the DIW team on a day to day level, I spend as much time as I can on Ærø, and help my sisters out whenever I am there. The rest of the team tease me for using 5 different colour codes when I file wedding bookings, but hey, I like to be organized.
Moloney:
When Louise and I got married, I had no idea she was nurturing a secret plan to make Ærø the wedding centre of the world. So my plans to golf, fish and hike were put on hold for a bit. I grew up in Sussex, and got a Master's degree in PPE at Oxford University before joining the RAF. I flew Tornadoes and Jaguars, and then ended up as the Air Attache in the UK Embassy in Berlin, and finally as a staff officer in NATO HQ. For the weddings, my 30 years of military training come in handy for opening bottles of Moet and officiating the occasional vow renewal, although my main jobs are accounting and invoicing.
You might be interested in reading my thoughts on “International Marriage and Human Rights” on the Blog, an issue which is close to my heart.
Lone:
Lone is mother to Louise, Anna and Yuki, and has been helping with just about everything since the early days of our little family business. You are likely to bump into her during your stay, either as your witness or running errands, and generally being busy in the Old Merchants House – cleaning table cloths, chauffeuring brides, arranging flowers, supplying a wide array of vintage items from her personal collections to create just the right DIW mood and style.
She is also the one making our cosy family beach hut available to our couples for beach weddings and she is a qualified Ikebana (Japanese flower arranging) teacher.
Lone was happily married for 45 years to Frederik (a true Ærø boy), until he passed away in 2011. They were an adventurous couple, travelling the world with their three daughters, until they finally settled back home on Ærø in 1992.
Mira:
Mira grew up here on Ærø, but moved off the island to train as a beautician in Copenhagen. (She was also a finalist in Denmark's Next Top Model, but she is the most humble woman we know and would never mention that herself). Mira loves all things natural, especially Danish design and organic cosmetics. She joined the DIW team in 2013, and alongside running her own holistic skincare clinic, she creates the stunning floral arrangements for our venues, and helps keep everything clean and organised. Mira and her husband, Stefan, have 4 kids between the two of them and when they married back in 2017, we all helped create a stunnning wedding day for them, DIW style of course.
Camilla:
We have known and worked with Camilla Jørvad for over 16 years, and we are really excited that she finally agreed to join our team in 2024. Camilla was best known as one of Scandinavia’s top destination wedding photographers, but she retired from life on-the-road and weddings in 2018, passing the baton to Neli (who you can get to know below), focusing instead on lifestyle photography. Preferring to stay behind-the-scenes here at DIW, she is now using her extensive gardening knowlege to grow organic cutflowers on her Ærø farm exclusively for our bouquets and arrangements; and using her aesthetic instincts and organisational skills to handle our website and Instagram, and works closely with Louise to grow and sharpen our visual brand in everything we do and create for our couples.
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Neli:
British-born photographer, Neli, has been friends with Louise for over 25 years. After listening to endless stories about this magical little island, she decided to come over for a visit and fell completely in love with it. Now that her 4 kids have grown up, she has made a home here. For almost a decade, she has worked exclusively with Danish Island Weddings’ couples here on Ærø making sure their unforgettable big day is captured in every detail.
Her technical expertise, boundless energy and genuine love for her work and the people in front of her camera shines through in every image she captures.
View Neli’s portfolio.
When Neli is not available on your wedding date, we refer to photographers Amogh Pant and Maria Fynsk Norup.
Ærø Hair & Makeup Artist
Augusta:
Augusta was born and raised on Ærø, but trained as a beautician, and later as hair stylist too, on the mainland. As a teenager she dreamed of becoming a fashion designer and her favourite tv-show was “Say yes to the dress”.
She has been working freelance for us since 2017 and takes such good care of our brides. Beauty and styling truly is her passion (She also loves spending time with her cat, Nayla, doing diy projects, and hiking with her boyfriend), and she has always known that a job with a strong focus on creativity was part of her future.
Augusta’s best bridal beauty tip: wash your hair the day before your wedding - not on the day of - and make sure your skin is properly moisturized in the weeks leading up to your wedding day.
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