After falling for the local undertaker, a Brazilian woman spent two years attending funerals in her community in hopes of catching the man’s eye.
Daniela Signor and Apollo Scariot surprised a lot of people when they arrived at their wedding venue in a funeral hearse, but to those who knew their unusual love story, the choice made perfect sense. Daniela first laid eyes on Apollo in early 2023, while attending the funeral service of a deceased relative, and immediately knew she had to do everything she could to draw his attention. He was the funeral director and seemed to be too focused on his job to notice her, but she didn’t let that discourage her. Every three months or so, she would attend funerals in her community just to see Apollo and hopefully get seen by him. It took a while, but her strategy actually worked.
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33-year-old Daniela hails from Pinhalzinho, a small community south-west of Sao Paulo, where every one of the 2,832 residents knows everyone else to some extent, so attending random funerals just so she could see Apollo didn’t really seem that strange. The thing is, the 31-year-old undertaker wasn’t always there, and when he was, he was always focused on his work.
“I used to think, ‘I’ll give the family a hug just so I can see him,’ you know? But he wasn’t always there,” Daniela told What’s The Jam. “He had no idea – I only told him later, when we finally started talking. Then he was like, ‘Wait, how did I never notice you before?’ He was always so focused on work.”
It took a while, but Daniela caught Apollo’s eye at some point, and after dating for a while, the two tied the knot last month. They arrived in a hearse because it just fitted their story so well, but they made sure to explain it to everyone.
“Everyone at the wedding was shocked, but during our vows, we explained everything – we read out our story,” Daniela said. “Then people understood why I arrived in the hearse.”
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